Just for grins - try re-seating the IDE cable on the board and the CD drive.
Maybe try the drive on a different IDE channel?
--
Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
Cameron Technical Services, Inc.
(512) 454-3200 Main
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ernie L. Bérriz" <
Ernie_Berriz@qwest.net>
To: <
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Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 2:53 PM
Subject: RE: Red Hat 8.0 Installation Takes Way Too Long
>
> <4> hdc cdrom_decode_status: status 0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error}
> <4> hdc cdrom_decode_status: error 0x30
>
> At this point, I am waiting for Red Hat's word on this, and I also want to
> try installing to a different system (I have another system with a P4
> processor, but I have to wrestle it away from my kids). I will report back
> anything else I find, but in the meantime, if anyone has any ideas, they
> would be GREATLY appreciated.
>
>
> Ernie
>
> Ernie L. Bérriz
> Mesa, Arizona
> Fax: 509.752.6776
> Ernie_Berriz@qwest.net
>
>
> | -----Original Message-----
> | From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> | [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Thomas
> | Cameron
> | Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:18 AM
> | To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> | Subject: Re: Red Hat 8.0 Installation Takes Way Too Long
> |
> |
> | That's highly unusual - did you verify disks first? Sounds like bad
media
> | or CD drive.
> | --
> | Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT
> | Cameron Technical Services, Inc.
> | (512) 454-3200 Main
> | http://www.camerontech.com
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Ernie L. Bérriz" <Ernie_Berriz@qwest.net>
> | To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> | Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 12:08 PM
> | Subject: Red Hat 8.0 Installation Takes Way Too Long
> |
> |
> | > I am attempting to install my first Linux system, Red Hat 8.0, from a
> | boxed
> | > set. I was doing the text-based installation, taking my time to
> | make sure
> | I
> | > understood as much as possible for future reference, and
> | everything seemed
> | > to be going fine, except for the fact that after 6 hours of
> | installing the
> | > RPMs, the installation counter showed it still had 10 hours to go.
> | >
> | > I have read all the documentation I could get my hands on, searched
the
> | Red
> | > Hat site, as wells as googled for more information, all to no
> | avail. I am
> | > assuming this is not normal :)
> | >
> | > My system is a Pentium-II running at 266-MHz with 640-MB of RAM, a
13-GB
> | IDE
> | > hard drive for the Linux system, and a CD-RW drive, from which I am
> | > installing. It's not state-of-the-art, but it's well within the specs
> | listed
> | > by Red Hat in their Hardware Compatibility List. It also has
> | been running
> | > Windows 98 with no problems.
> | >
> | > I was attempting to install it on the second drive (hdb or D:\,
> | depending
> | on
> | > the OS), and using GRUB to choose the OS to boot. Drive C:\ still has
> | > Windows 98 on it.
> | >
> | > This is all the information I can think of that may be relevant to
this
> | > problem, but I will be glad to provide anything else that may help to
> | > analyze this problem.
> | >
> | > I would be extremely grateful for any assistance.
> | >
> | >
> | > Ernie L. Bérriz
> | > Mesa, Arizona
> | > Fax: 509.752.6776
> | > Ernie_Berriz@qwest.net
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