Topic: Multiple Installation Failures

[Leky]

SME 6.5 RC1

I have tried installing SME 6.5 RC1 a number of times and the install takes a dive while installing packages. I've downloaded the ISO, did md5sum verification and have burned the ISO to cd on FC3, Win2k and NT4 Workstation boxes. Installation failed using all of these burns. The installation fails during the aspell package installation every time. I am finding it uncanny that 3 ISO's downloaded, verified and burned on 3 different boxes and 3 different OS's fail at the exact same place durning installation attempts. Has anyone else experienced this?

[compdoc]

all installed on the same pc? describe the hardware.

[Leky]

It's an older box with socket 7 board, AMD K62 500 MHz processor, 384 MB RAM, IMB SCSI2 HD, GB Exxtreme video, etc. I did try several IDE cd drives. I'll probably try an install on another box tomorrow. This box did accept a FC3 install though and also ran NT4 server without hardware issues prior to this install.

[cc_skavenger]

how big is the hard drive?

[Leky]

4.1 Gig

[compdoc]

SME runs on an older kernel. Try ide hard drives and cd.

[Leky]

Using IDE drives isn't a resolve here seeing there are only SCSI drives are used in the entire place. Also, it isn't logical for me to consider that SME's kernel doesn't accept basic SCSI stuff such as Adaptec 2940 controllers, SCSI2 drives, etc. I'm of the opinion SME 6.5 uses the 2.4 kernel and I have sucessfully installed both Slackware and FC with 2.4 kernels on this machine.

I have, however, resolved the problem. I tried an install on a box using a Tekram 390U2 SCSI adapter and U160 SCSI drives. SME installed flawlessly. I then gutted that box and installed everything from the problem box in it, except the motherboard, RAM and power supply. The SME install worked correctly. I tried all 3 disks I had burned and all 3 installed okay.

That leaves the motherboard, the RAM or the power supply as the only suspect hardware items in the problem box. I still do not know what the problem really is though, seeing that box accepted a FC3 install and a Slackware install. Whatever, I am not going to spend a lot of time trying to figure it out. I have SME up on a box and I will simply use that box.

Thanks to all for the input.