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I'm hoping there's a Linux expert floating around who's willing to help me out. I *have* to install linux on a laptop today. It *has* to be Redhat v9 (although I'm downloading Fedora as a backup - which is taking it's time) The laptop is running XP and VMWare 5. I get as far as inserting the CD, making it through to the boot menu, selecting "install in graphical mode", going through the regional settings, and then it asks me to specify the media with the source files. I select the CD Rom Drive and always get the error "The Red Hat Linux CD was not found in any of your CDROM drives. Please insert the Red Hat Linux CD and press OK to retry". Now I've tried burning the ISO image to CDROM twice (I'm 99% sure I'm burning it correctly). I've also tried mounting the image using Daemon Tools an getting the same error. I've also tried telling VMWare to use an image file as a CDROM, and still get the same error. The internet isn't offering much assistance, so if you have any hints, then please pass them on. I *really* need to get this sorted!! [MH] |
Any Linux experts around?
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Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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This mentions a similar problem and a possible fix.
/Hopes that helps
Oh, and welcome back! Hope you enjoyed chucking shapes around the island. -
Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoThanks Retroid. I've already found that link and it didn't seem to help much, but then again I'm not really sure what the problem is!
Making shapes was indeed fun!
Wasp, I'll take a browse around. I'm trying to install it onto a HP Compaq nx8220.
I'm willing to install from either the HDD or perform an NFS install if either will get the blasted thing working, however I'm not sure how to do either.
I'm trying to boot directly from the CD Rom, and leaving out VMWare to simplify things, even though I don't think VMWare is the problem here.
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Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoHmmm it also seems possible to install the files via ftp and http. Can you think of an easy way to access the files on my main pc via those protocols? Would I have to configure an FTP server?
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Ummm, there's a way to install remotely, aye, but I'm not exactly sure how that works. An "appget" or similar.
Should work over an ethernet cable but I have no idea how to get the CD shared over the network in a form that the distro would recognise :S
Does the lappy have a floppy drive?
Perhaps you could get a boot floppy running to get the CD drive recognised?
That's how I managed to get some of the "Live" distros running on my ancient lappy.
Or perhaps this...?
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Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoFloppy boot disk has been touted as a solution, however, no floppy drive in this laptop unfortunately. I honestly thought I'd never want to see one again!
Checking out your link now...
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Is is bootable from USB...?
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silentbob 29,527 posts
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Registered 19 years agoOK - so you're able to boot and get to deep into the graphical installation? It isn't likely to be a IDE driver issue. Possibly an ATAPI CDROM issue - but even so..
There is an option before you hit teh graphical user installation to check the CD image before proceeding. It takes time, but it will prove whether readin the CD is your issue.
Also, try to verify the image you downloaded by using the MD5 checksum on the Redhat site. Then, try burning the image with an alternative burning software (CDR-WIN?) as slowly as possible. If this still failes then Redhat is pissing about.
The installers have come a long way recently, and Redhat 9 is considered pretty old news on the Linux front. I'd go with the spanking new Fedora distro - what is your reason for speicifying RH9?
I have not got around to trying to install from FTP, but it is apparently very effective - although I seem to recall it being a little tricky. To be of any use to you - the image would have to be on a local network FTP server (another home machine perhaps?). -
Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoI'm not confident about the image. I've just double checked the image sizes, and although it said it downloaded 600+mb of data the file size is closer to 160mb!!!
So corrupt file methinks. What's weird is that the installation menus work fine, the documentation on the CD can be read, and most other tools (such as the boot disk etc.) seem to work ok too.
I've tried downloading it again, and this time it weighed in at 173mb, even though it once again said it downloaded 600+mb and took bloody 2 hours to do so.
I'm giving it another shot as I've rooted around the redhat site and found the files hidden away there. Failing that my last hope is go along to this course and simply write "I am a fish" 100 times on the paper, before saluting and passing out.
SB - it's for a training course and they've specified redhat 7,8 or 9. I'm fairly sure Fedora would be fine as it appears to be based on the redhat core, but I'd prefer red hat 9 just to be sure. That said, it looks like I might not have a choice.
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NBZ 2,425 posts
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Registered 18 years agoI would NOT install RedHat 9. It may have been good at the time, but I started using Redhat at fedora core 1 (at the time basically redhat 9.1/10).
Fedora Core 2 was a massive improvement over that. Fedora core 3 was a massive improvement over core 2. Core four is way faster than core3, with many drastic improvements on it.
(however, there are a couple of bugs with selinux atm, so you may need to turn it off until its updated.)
Net install is possible, but its best to ask (or search) at FedoraForum -
/Is relieved people have arrived who've obviously done more than a bit of idle fiddling (matron)! -
silentbob 29,527 posts
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Registered 19 years agoMH - sounds as if your download manager might be to blame - Redhat provides mirrors for all of its software, and you should be able to find several FTP sites based in the local (read Europe) area from which to download. Make sure you use a proper FTP client, and use RedHat's MD5 checksums to verify you have the correct file intact upon downloading.
NBZ - well the move to the 2.6 kernel's haev not been trouble free. In fact I recently ditched a trial of RedHat AS 4.0 due to software RAID issues and some oddities with inbuilt generic HW drivers (i2o). It is still relatively early days for the newer kernelt, and more cautious (i.e. ones that keep their jobs for more than 5 minutes) are even sticking with the tried and tested faithful of RH 7.2!
The new kernel has far better in built hotswap device compatibility, and is far better at coping with and recognising devices in general. Oh and the new bluecurve Gnome desktop included with the distro's is purty too.
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Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoWell - I've finally managed to download a working ISO. I say working, buy that I mean this one is the correct file size, and the checks (MD5, installer check) say everything's fine. However, I still get the same problem with the CD Drive...
I'm messing about with a few settings now, but I'm not hopeful...
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I can only wish you good luck Mr Hunt...
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Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoHmm... I seem to have gotten a step further by mounting the ISO image using Daemon Tools. It's by passing the CD Rom, so it's working, but it's very slooooow as the image is mounted on a wireless network. I'm burning off another CD now to quickly copy the file over to the laptop, so fingers crossed this'll work!
Who knows, I may even get some sleep tonight!
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mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agoI'm wondering if your laptop's CD drive is even supported by Redhat9? I have a similar problem with a SCSI CD drive and Open BSD. It manages to boot to the install menu, since the CD drive appears as a very big floppy disc to the BIOS. But as soon as it's loaded the kernel in order to run the install menu, it's not got any drivers to access the CD hardware any more, so it promptly gets stuck there. -
mal 29,326 posts
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Registered 20 years agoOh, and it's worth mentioning that support for laptops seems to have been one of the later things the linux guys have concentrated on, probably due to the availability of hardware. I'd have thought that these days there'd be enough people with all sort of laptops for someone to come up with a driver for any laptop, but you never know. -
Mike_Hunt 23,524 posts
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Registered 19 years agoWell CD one installed fine! Excellent! I left CDs 2 and 3 downloading overnight whilst I tried to get *some* sleep in this heat. Of course my connection got reset - lurvely... Looks like I'll be getting the very late train down to London this tonight!
Mal - cheers for the pointers, that does indeed make sense! I least I can work around it using a virtual CD ROM drive. Can anyone recommend a good application for quickly and easily ripping CDs into ISO images?
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ilmaestro 32,932 posts
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Registered 18 years agoA test for York, from page 1000.
Also, comments on that 'hack a PS3' thing wouldn't go amiss in here, I guess. -
Donny 1,491 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThought I'd ressurect this thread to ask a quick question.
Saw a video of a man running Linux and he had four desktops that he could flick between. Just wondering which version of Linux this was and where I could get it to try?
Any help would be aprreciated..gif)
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NBZ 2,425 posts
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Registered 18 years agoIf you mean just having four desktops, then any. It is standard.
If you mean the spinny 4 desktops on a cube thingy(basically a semi 3d desktop), then something recent such as Fedora Core 6 or the latest ubuntu (6.10 I think), or another distro released in the past few months.
Your requirements for that would be Xorg version 7.1 (which it is in the above mentioned distro's. In others you would have to check), and either a nvidia graphics card, or an ATI one that is older than the current x1000 series. (x800 etc going all the way back to 8x00 should be ok.)
With Nvidia, you will need the Nvidia drivers too, with ATi, the standard driver will do, but the Ati ones will not (they will better for the games, but not the 3d desktop).
I think the standard Intel drivers work out of the box, but don't quote me on it.
I think you mean the 3d desktop stuff. I personally reccomend Fedora, however many others really like Ubuntu.
Both have massive support communities so it would be hard to go wrong with either.
Edited by NBZ at 22:25:43 25-02-2007
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THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAncient thread bump!
Just took delivery of my hard drives for my Linux server, 3TB and 4TB (the 3TB is for data, the 4TB for backups of the 3TB and the server / laptop / gaming rig SSDs)
It seems like i have to jump through a few hoops to create partitions over 2TB which is fine, but question is why is there protection against it? Is there something dangerous hdd wise having a partition over 2TB large? -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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MMMarmite 1,659 posts
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Registered 15 years agoIs this GUI or command-line Linux? I've never seen any warnings when making large partitions via the command-line, apart from the usual "are you sure you want to do this? You may lose data!" Type messages.
Large partitions can be an issue if you're using certain RAID types as the rebuild when a drive fails can take ages, during which time your data is vulnerable. -
chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoWhat file system are you creating that partition in and what are you creating it with?
I've got a 4TB NTFS drive for storing a bunch of DVD rips on and nothing worrying happened. Can't imagine that ext4 is any less capable. -
chopsen 21,958 posts
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Registered 16 years agoQuick google indicates it's fdisk's fault. It won't create a larger drive than 2TB as it only supports MBR allocation tables, not GPT.
Weird that a linux tool would be so retro while windows doesn't bat an eyelid.
parted apparently supports it ok, but I think most linux install proceedures use fdisk.
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Here's why, but fuck it, break the limits:
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/askcore/2010/02/18/understanding-the-2-tb-limit-in-windows-storage/ -
neilka 24,021 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSorry but all of the Linux experts are out
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Yeah, fdisk is the cruddy old but familiar thing that hasn't been extended to support anything new since about 1995. Surprisingly, for GPT discs if you want the old familiar interface, look to gptfdisk.
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