Re: Problem during installation( Anaconda Traceback )

[Vipul Mathur <vipul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 10:54:51PM -0700, Sayantan Sur wrote:
> >I am trying to install Red Hat 7.0. My configuration of the system are.
> 
> >hard disk-2 gb
> >ram-32 MB
> >pentium-200 Mhz
> 
> with your kind of configuration, don't even try to install X-windows
> on your computer.

Not true!! I am running X on a Pentium 90 MHz with 16 MB RAM, true KDE or Gnome don't boast of blazing speed, but WindowMaker does!!

This is with RH 6.2 I'm not sure if RH 7 is any different, may be someone else can comment.

Bottomline: X-windows DOES not require cutting edge configs to run.

> >but during the installation i get the following error:
> 
> >Traceback (innermost last):
> >  File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 438, in ?
> >    intf.run(todo, test = test)
> >  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 1030, in run
> >    rc = apply (step[1](), step[2])
> >  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/text.py", line 507, in __call__
> >    if todo.doInstall ():
> >  File "/var/tmp/anaconda-7.0.1//usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1466, in doInstall
> >    self.fstab.makeFilesystems ()
> >  File "fstab.py", line 666, in makeFilesystems
> >    isys.umount("/mnt/loophost")
> >  File "isys.py", line 116, in umount
> >    mountCount[what] = mountCount - 1
> >TypeError: bad operand type(s) for -
> >
> >Local variables in innermost frame:
> >what: /mnt/loophost
> >removeDir: 1
> >
> >ToDo object:
> >(itodo
> >ToDo
> >p1
> >(dp2
> >S'method'
> >p3
> >(iimage
> >CdromInstallMethod
> >p4
> >(dp5
> >S'progressWindow'
> >p6
> >
> ><failed>
> 

You seem to be using the graphical install mode. Try the text mode by typing "text" at the CDROM's boot prompt. THe text mode is much more efficient, even more so with limited system resources like yours.

HTH

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