From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from pony.its.uwo.ca([129.100.2.63]) (7860 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 22:48:35 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from MailAndNews.com (MailAndNews.com [199.29.68.161] (may be forged)) by pony.its.uwo.ca (8.10.0/8.10.0) with ESMTP id e7N2mcc10938 for ; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 22:48:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from foreverd [216.234.193.181] (starfire_7@mailandnews.com) by MailAndNews.com; Tue, 22 Aug 2000 22:48:36 -0400 X-WM-Posted-At: MailAndNews.com; Tue, 22 Aug 00 22:48:36 -0400 From: "Bruce Pfeiffer" To: Subject: RE: trouble with upgrading rh 6.1 to rh6.2 Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 20:46:15 -0600 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0007_01C00C7A.03B34E80" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 In-Reply-To: <000c01c00a7a$40e4d3c0$101f0dcf@airmail.net> List-Id: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C00C7A.03B34E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit William: If you would like a copy of the Redhat 6.2 CD, send me your address, and I'l be happy to burn it for you. [Bruce Pfeiffer] Regards: Bruce Pfeiffer Web Site: http://brucep.freeservers.comm email: starfire_7@mailandnews.com -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of William Hubbs Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 1:43 AM To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: trouble with upgrading rh 6.1 to rh6.2 Hi all! I am having a problem with the redhat installation/upgrade program. I have downloaded the iso image for redhat 6.2 for an i386, and copied the files from the image to /home/redhat. Next, I downloaded the rh 6.2 boot disks from the speakup site and created a boot disk so that I can do an upgrade from the hard disk. I created the boot disk by issuing the following command. dd if=dtlkb.bin of=/dev/fd0 I reboot from the floppy I created, and the system starts talking fine, so I know that is not the issue. After I select the language and keyboard type, the system wants me to select where the installation files are. I select "hard drive", then tell it where the files are by selecting /dev/hda7 (my /home partition), then I also fill in the "directory holding redhat" field with "/redhat". The system starts to load the 2nd stage ram disk, then gives the following messages: error 2 reading header: Success cpio failed on (null): (internal) install exited abnormally -- received signal 11 Then all processes are stopped, filesystems are unmounted and I am told to reboot my system. What is going on? Can anyone help with this? Thanks, William ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C00C7A.03B34E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
William:
 
If you = would like a=20 copy of the Redhat 6.2 CD, send me your address, and I'l be happy to = burn it for=20 you.
 
[Bruce=20 Pfeiffer] Regards:
Bruce=20 Pfeiffer
Web Site: = http://brucep.freeservers.comm
email: starfire_7@mailandnews.com=
 -----Original=20 Message-----
From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca=20 [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of William=20 Hubbs
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2000 1:43 AM
To:=20 speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: trouble with upgrading rh = 6.1 to=20 rh6.2

Hi all!
 
I am having a problem with the redhat = installation/upgrade=20 program.  I have downloaded the iso image for redhat 6.2 for an = i386, and=20 copied the files from the image to /home/redhat.
 
Next, I downloaded the rh 6.2 boot disks from the = speakup=20 site and created a boot disk so that I can do an upgrade from the hard = disk.
 
I created the boot disk by issuing the following=20 command.
 
dd if=3Ddtlkb.bin of=3D/dev/fd0
 
I reboot from the floppy I created, and the system = starts=20 talking fine, so I know that is not the issue.  After I select = the=20 language and keyboard type, the system wants me to select where the=20 installation files are.  I select "hard drive", then tell it = where the=20 files are by selecting /dev/hda7 (my /home partition), then I also = fill in the=20 "directory holding redhat" field with "/redhat".
 
The system starts to load the 2nd stage ram disk, = then gives=20 the following messages:
 
error 2 reading header: Success
cpio failed on (null): (internal)
install exited abnormally -- received signal = 11
 
Then all processes are stopped, filesystems are = unmounted=20 and I am told to reboot my system.  What is going on?  Can = anyone=20 help with this?
 
Thanks,
 
William
 
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