On Saturday 15 December 2007, David Boles wrote: [...] >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. > >Enjoy. That blowup was, I'm now convinced, caused by the newer bios defaulting to a 400mhz FSB, on a cpu that only supports 333. It took about 2 hours to find a ps2 keyboard so I could get back into the bios after doing a cmos reset cuz even that left it running at 400. And I had to use the expert mode to even make that crap visible and changeable. fscking jerks. But, a nice side effect, the cpu is now running about 17F cooler, which tells me the cpu's bus drivers aren't working as hard as before, better timing. Now that I once again have it running at stable settings, I'll install the card again & retry it when I'm awake again. The fixups and e2fsck's by hand took till about 5am. Thanks David. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Please ignore previous fortune.
