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 http://www.camerontech.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernie L. Bérriz" To: 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" > | To: > | 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 > | > --- > | > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > | > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > | > Version: 6.0.484 / Virus Database: 282 - Release Date: 5/27/03 > | > > | > --------------------------------------------------- > | > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > | > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > | > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > | > > | > | --------------------------------------------------- > | PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > | To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > | http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > | > | --- > | Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > | Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > | Version: 6.0.484 / Virus Database: 282 - Release Date: 5/27/03 > | > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.484 / Virus Database: 282 - Release Date: 5/27/03 > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >