On Saturday 15 December 2007, David Boles wrote: >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. ;-) Regarding that, no. I checked the boxes, gave it good network settings all pointing at my DD-WRT router, and that all Just Worked(TM). -- 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) Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. -- Francis Bacon
