RedHat 6.2 install throws exception

[Craig White]

Actually, I don't think it's a bad download...it has something to do with
finishing script in python.  It checks your ip address against dns and it
reeks. Better to just set the initial setup to DHCP (dynamic) and it will
install and finish. You can then fix the ip address & name manually after
reboot.  I think there is much on this in Redhat's bugtrack.

Craig

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Keyser
> Soze
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 2:04 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: RedHat 6.2 install throws exception
>
>
> No need to respond to this question.  I suspected the problem was a bad
> download of a distribution.  Turns out if you have a failed install, you
> need to reformat your partition before attempting a reinstall.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keyser Soze" <keyser-soze11@home.com>
> To: "PLUG" <plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2000 1:13 PM
> Subject: RedHat 6.2 install throws exception
>
>
> > Firstly, I'm a new subscriber and just wanted to say hi.
> > Hi.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Now, I don't know what all this is saying, but this happens with or
> without
> > using the
> > "boot: linux upgrades" command and associated floppy.
> >
> > Note about the download:
> > I downloaded ftp from the following point
> .../redhat-6.2/i386/RedHat/ and
> > added other files and directories later.
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Files in the /i386 folder are
> > .buildlog
> > autorun
> > boot.cat
> > COPYING
> > IMAGE.DAT
> > IMAGE.IDX
> > ls-IR.gz
> > README
> > RELEASE-NOTES
> > RPM-GPG-KEY
> >
> >
> > The reason I've included the map is the concern that I'm missing a file.
> >
> > Thanks for reading all of this.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> >
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