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Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update
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Chuck Moss |
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Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update |
Date: |
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 16:51:49 -0500 |
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On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 01:40:10PM -0800, Taylor, ForrestX wrote:
> I am still testing, but I do have some new info.
>
> I have been testing using kickstart files. I just tried a regular install,
> and it seems to be much faster--about three times faster. This may limit
> our use of kickstart on low-memory machines.
>
> The installation that I had started just died after two days. It sounded
> like a hard drive malfunction, so I tested the drive with the WD Data
> Lifeguard disk, and I checked the memory with memtest86. Nothing showed up,
> so I am re-burning my discs. This may be a low-memory problem, so it is
> worth investigating.
>
> Before I started re-burning the discs, I decided to try a regular
> (non-kickstart) install, choosing only a minimum of packages. I did the
> custom install, and chose:
>
> X Window System (but not KDE or GNOME)
> Network Support
> Messaging and Web Tools
> Utilities
> Software Development
I would be curious how a base install would do.
Please post the image online somewhere. This is an image with a modified
anaconda, correct? Are the only mods to skip the check for low memory?
Chuck
>
> These were 978MB, and it took a little over an hour (until it died with 8
> packages left). If you want, I can post my boot.img (or put it on the
> web/ftp site), and everyone else can try it on their low-memory systems [or
> use mem=16M at the boot prompt].
>
> Forrest
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marco Fioretti [mailto:address@hidden
> >
> > Forrest,
> >
> > any news on this?
> >
> > Ciao,
> > Marco
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 09:34:15 at 09:34:15AM -0800, Taylor,
> > ForrestX wrote:
> > > Well, I am still waiting for the installer to complete.
> > >
> > > For those who haven't been following my work on the
> > enigma-list (Red Hat), I
> > > tried to simply change the code in anaconda allowing for
> > 8000K RAM instead
> > > of the default 17000K. I tried removing packages until it
> > fit on one disc,
> > > and used 'linux mem=16M'. The install took over three
> > hours on a PIII
> > > 500MHz [1153MB of total packages]. I tried the standard
> > two-disc set, with
> > > the modified anaconda, and I am awaiting the results.
> > >
> > > It doesn't look too promising, as it has been 20 hours, and
> > it still hasn't
> > > started installing packages. It now has the Processing
> > [Preparing to
> > > install...] screen, but the progress bar has not started.
> > >
> > > Once (if) this finishes, I will try one further test with
> > this disc-set. I
> > > want to select minimal packages [currently I have selected
> > 1739 MB of total
> > > packages], and see if that is any faster.
> > >
> > > I will keep you all updated.
> > >
> > > Forrest
>
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- [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Taylor, ForrestX, 2002/02/06
- RE: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Taylor, ForrestX, 2002/02/07
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update,
Chuck Moss <=
- RE: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Taylor, ForrestX, 2002/02/07
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Marco Fioretti, 2002/02/08
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Chuck Moss, 2002/02/08
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Bill Crawford, 2002/02/08
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Martin Stricker, 2002/02/08
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Bill Crawford, 2002/02/08
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Marco Fioretti, 2002/02/09
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Chuck Moss, 2002/02/09
- Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update, Marco Fioretti, 2002/02/10