Red Hat 8 Install Hang

[Neil Koert]

When installing Red Hat 8 I get the following error and the install stops.
This is my first experience with Linux.

Traceback (most recent call back):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 639 in ?
itutil.makedrivedevicenodes()
File "/usr/lib/bin/itutil.py" line420,in makedrivedevicenodes
isys.makedevinode (drive,"dev%s"%(drive))
File /usr/lib/isys.py"line265 in makedevInode -isysmakedev/inode (name,fn)
systemerror:(2,'no such file or directory")

any help to get this installed would be appreciated.

Ne...@optonline.net

[Jason Dixon]

On Thu, 03 Oct 2002 22:52:26 -0400, Neil Koert wrote:

> When installing Red Hat 8 I get the following error and the install
> stops. This is my first experience with Linux.
>
> Traceback (most recent call back):
> File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 639 in ?
> itutil.makedrivedevicenodes()
> File "/usr/lib/bin/itutil.py" line420,in makedrivedevicenodes
> isys.makedevinode (drive,"dev%s"%(drive))
> File /usr/lib/isys.py"line265 in makedevInode -isysmakedev/inode
> (name,fn) systemerror:(2,'no such file or directory")

What type of installation media are you using? CD? FTP?

Jason Dixon
RHCE

[Neil Koert]

I am using a retail CD bought at CompUSA

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[Neil Koert]

I am using retail CD bought at CompUSA.

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[Jason Dixon]

Can you provide more information as to your installation platform? Drives,
peripherals, other OS partitions, etc? Anything you feel might be
relevant.

-J.

[Ulrich Hagen]

Sorry, I can not help you, but: You are not alone!
I downloaded the ISO images, burned the CDs and tried to install:
Exactly the same error message as you have. Checksums of the ISO
images are OK, verification of the CDs at the beginning of the
installation says: PASS.

Some details of my machine: 2 CPUs (P3), 3 HDs (hda, hdb, hdd)
Master on seconde IDE channel is the CD-burner, from which I am trying
to install.
Machine runs RedHat 7.3 currently.

I am most interested in a solution of this installation problem.

Ulrich

[Dirk Koppka]

Hi Neil Hi Rest,

I do have exactly the same problem. I even downloaded the ISO images from
different FTP servers. The hang appears shortly after trying to go into
X-mode. Before that it identifies SCSI, Monitor, mouse etc correctly. I use
CD-boot installation without diskette. Previous 7.3 installation worked fine

My configuration (all about 3 years old):

AMD Athlon 800

ASUS K7V Board

Tekram SCSI controller

3 EIDE hard-disks (2x120 GB + 1x80 GB)

Dual Boot (Win + Redhat 7.3)

Any help is greatly appreciated as well

Gruß

Dirk

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[Stephan]

Hi everyone,

i want to join this thread by reporting the exact same problem. i
tried to install rh 8.0 booting cdrom, bootdisk, network, without
success. it doesn't matter whether i boot anaconda in graphical or in
text mode. the problem is equal.

my configuration:

- athon 1800+
- asus a7m266 mainboard
- 512 mbs of pc2100 ram
- adaptec 2940u scsi controller
- sound blaster live audigy
- 3 ide disks, (76gb, 80gb and 20gb)
- adaptec firewire card
- asus geforce 4

any help would be appreciated.

thanks,

stephan

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[Jeremy Silver]

I have this problem with one of my systems. The cause seems to be a
problem installing with the Adaptec 2940U in the system. To get
around it I ran the installtion by adding 'noprobe' to the kernel
argument, then manually added my network card by *not* the scsi
adapter during installation.

After installation kudzu discovered my SCSI adapter an everything
works fine.

---
Jeremy Silver
jeremy...@yahoo.com

[Ulrich Hagen]

In our last exciting episode Jeremy Silver wrote:

>I have this problem with one of my systems. The cause seems to be a
>problem installing with the Adaptec 2940U in the system. To get
>around it I ran the installtion by adding 'noprobe' to the kernel
>argument, then manually added my network card by *not* the scsi
>adapter during installation.

Jeremy,

you are my hero! I tried the installation with 'linux noprobe', and it
worked like a charm. I do have a SCSI adapter (not Adaptec, but
Dawicontrol) and a network card in my computer, I wonder which of them
does cause the trouble.

Thanks again,

Ulrich

[Thomas Bollman]

I Have the same Problem in here - i Start with noprobe but the error comes
again :(
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[Achim Linder]

On 7 Oct 2002 03:06:45 -0700, Stephan wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> i want to join this thread by reporting the exact same problem. i
> tried to install rh 8.0 booting cdrom, bootdisk, network, without
> success. it doesn't matter whether i boot anaconda in graphical or in
> text mode. the problem is equal.

Same problem over here. The loader can't identify the CD-ROM format if
more than one SCSI CD-ROM drive is detected. See also
<pan.2002.10.12....@guglhupf.net>

BTW there's another bug in the installer (goes into an endless loop if
/boot is on an extra partition).

Achim

[Dirk Koppka]

Hi all,

it's true! After disconnecting two of my three SCSI CD/DVD Drives it would
install perfectly. Reconnecting the drives afterwards and all is up and
running.

Very strange though!

Gruß
Dirk
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