Re: Problem installing

On Wed, 16 Oct 2002, Dan Haines wrote:

> Hello All.
> 
> Im trying to install RHS 6.2 on a dual xeon P4, by way of CD.
> 
> The installation crashes when anaconda tries to read package names from
> the
> /RedHat/base/comps file:
> 
> Exception occured
> <removed many lines of dump>
> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line 299, in readCompsFile
> comp.addPackage (packages[l]) File "/usr/lib/anaconda/comps.py", line
> 46, in
> __getitem__ return self.packages[item] keyError : basesystem
> 
> I have searched the net for similar problems, and found this one:
> 
> http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/gotchas/6.2/gotchas-6.2-4.html#ss4.6
> 
> It details a problem with prior installed partitions being FAT32, and it
> details that you cannot install a root partition ( / ) greater than 2GB.
>  The machine was tested at the suppliers with Win2k Server, and then the
> partitions wiped, so this problem description looks to be true.
>
    This problem applies to a "Partitionless Install", which as I
understand it is an installation which puts root and swap inside the FAT32
partition as files redhat.img and rh-swap.img instead of making them
actual partitions. But you said:
 
> I have tried removing all partitions, and rebuilding the table with:
> 
> 20mb boot
> 512mb swap
> 1800mb root
>

   This makes it seem as if you really are proposing to repartition the 
disk, not simply put a couple .img files onto a partition that also
has the Win2k system.
 
> and the install still fails in the same manner.  I then searched the web
> for the later part of the error message, and found this:
> 
> http://www.prairienet.org/library/redhat/redhat-list/2002/03/msg00439.php
> 
> Does anyone know where I can get the update diskette, or something
> similar to help fix this problem?

-- 
Steven Yellin