-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Craig White wrote: > On Sat, 2007-12-15 at 06:17 -0500, David Boles wrote: >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> Gene Heskett wrote: >>> Greetings all; >>> >>> I just tried to install F8 on a fresh 400GB sata disk, on an offboard >>> controller. I configured it so as not to touch the existing drives with FC6 >>> installed on them so that I had some continuity and could back up to Fc6 as I >>> am now. >>> >>> Everything was marching along at a good rate, with basically an everything >>> install, 1266 packages IIRC. >>> >>> At the 805th package it bailed out. The package was: >>> >>> xorg-x11-xinit-1.0.7-2.fc8.i386.rpm >>> >>> It either could not be opened or was missing. The media did pass checksum, >>> and the network was alive & well, the install getting much of its info from >>> there according to the traffic on my router. >>> >>> Next? >>> >>> Thanks. >> >> If this is an official Fedora 8 DVD an 'everything install' does not >> really install everything. Anaconda only 'knows' about what is on the 3+ >> GB disk. If you just let Anaconda do a standard install when it is >> complete and the system is up and running in the 'Add/Remove Software' >> menu selection you are shown the same, or a very similar application >> selection screen. And that, since you are know able to install from The >> Internet, really does offer 'everything'. More than what would fit on >> two full DVDs. >> >> Why do it this way? The 'standard install' works because it was tested. >> There could be no way, or enough time, to test every possible package >> selection for installation. >> >> I do my clean installs this way. A basic install and add the missing >> packages later. It works every time. Plus you get the added benefit of >> not having to install a package and then update. You get the updates, if >> any, installed when you make your selections of packages to add. > ---- > Fedora 8 (perhaps 7 did too) allows you to add repositories for > additional installation right from anaconda. Not that I disagree with > you but the option is there for those that want to add more stuff on > initial installation. I was aware of that feature also. I did not mention it because it takes a little planning, you have to find and write down the URL path, and not just put a check mark in a box. I have done this and it does work. Quite well actually. But as I said Craig it takes a little more effort than I see many making before they start. ;-) - -- David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) iD8DBQFHY/HgAO0wNI1X4QERAmKcAKC4DOhWeTvQd5SRtdP5HKet6AwKnACePw8/ fvCEacOIyCglfCPp4yL/QE0= =n5iM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
