RedHat 6.2 install throws exception

> > I tried to install via ftp, using the bootnet-20000407.img, and for some
> > reason it just froze or perhaps dropped the connection (cable
> modem) part
> of
> > the way through the install process.  I was using ftp.nmt.edu.
> The cause
> > goes unanswered, but since I had earlier downloaded RedHat 6.2 to a hdd
> > partition I decided to boot using the boot-20000407.img which
> produced the
> > following:
> >                                 Exception Occurred
> > Traceback (innermost last):
> > File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 342, in ?
> > intf.run(todo, test = test)
> > File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1165, in run
> > rc = apply (step[1](), step[2])
> > File "/usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 702, in __call__
> > if todo.doInstall ():
> > File "/tmp/updates/todo.py", line 1140, in doInstall
> > db = rpm.opendb(1, self,instPath)
> > rpm.error: cannot open

> > Let me just show a little map of what's on my E: drive.
> > ----i386   /* Files in this folder are listed below
> >         |
> >        doc   /* empty
> >         |
> >        dosutils  /* just rawrite.exe
> >         |       |
> >                 ----autoboot     /* complete... 3 files
> >         |
> >         images    /* just for the boot disks
> >         |
> >         misc    /* empty
> >         |
> >         RedHat   /* completely downloaded w/ all subfolders