[BlueOnyx:04547] Re: CentOS-5.5 is out - new ISO image, too

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

Hi Herb,

> Is has one CD-Rom and one hardware RAID 5. It did install but I had to answer
> alot of questions.

Ouch.  Do you mean that you had to guide Anaconda through the steps?  I 
don't like the sounds of that.  You ought to be able to run the 
installer by hitting "Enter" on the first screen and then tell it to 
reboot when it's done.  The only questions should be after the reboot. 
  Is the install working out OK?

I've seen the installer go nutty on a flaky image before.  If you're 
still in the experimental stages with this particular box & BlueOnyx 
installation (ie: you haven't put it into production yet) I would 
suggest re-downloading the latest ISO and making a fresh burn to CD to 
see if the install results go differently for you.

I have also seen this happen using older CD-ROM drives, like you might 
find on an older server.  In that case, swapping out the optical drive 
made all the difference.   I'm not sure if it's the older drives not 
supporting the way the ISO was burned or if they're just out of 
alignment or what.  My experience is that this happens with older 
hardware, and I typically don't spend a lot of time drilling down the 
reason for the failure.  I usually opt to just swap the faulty hardware 
and move on.

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