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Everytime I try to install RH Linux on my box, I get the same error message. It says something about "Can't find /usr/bin/anaconda something or other."
Can someone please help me.I am dazed and confuzed so Please help or point me to the right place.
When exactly do you recieve the error message? During the installation? If so, during exactly which part of the intsall? After your RH installation during the first boot? Is it possibly referring to /usr/bin/anacron? Anacron is a program which is designed to run jobs on a machine automatically, but does not necessarily depend on the machine being on 24/7 (unlike it's sister program, cron).
During installation, right after installing all the packages, but before doing the Post installation configuration.
This is the error message:
traceback (innermost last):
File "/usr/bin/anaconda.real", line 225 in ?
intf.run (todo, test = test)
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/text.py", line 1000 in run
rc = apply (step[1].(), step[2])
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/text.py", line 468 in _call_
todo.getCompLists ()
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/todo.py", line 942 in getCompLists
self.getHeaderlist()
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/todo.py", line 930 in getHeaderList
self.hdList = self.method.readHeaders()
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/site-packages/urlinstall.py", line 45 in readHeaders
url = urllib.urlopen(self.baseUrl + "RedHat/base/hdlist")
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/urllib.py", line 59 in urlopen
return _urlopener.open(url)
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/urllib.py", line 157 in open
return getattr(self, name) (url)
File "/tmp/lib/python1.5/urllib.py", line 370 in open_ftp
--cut to last line--
File "/var/temp/python-root/usr/lib/python1.5/ftplib.py", line 201 in getresp
IOError: [Errno ftp error] 550 pub: No such file or directory.
I also downloaded a new disk boot image, as suggested from RH site, but to no avail
I tried a cd and hard drive install. Also its version 6.1 and tried 6.2. I checked out Redhat's website. It told me to try using an updated boot image. I downloaded that and put it to floppy, but same thing happens every time. Could it be possible that linux doesn't like my motherboard, an Asus P3C4X w/ via chipset? Or could it be possible that I am doing something wrong. I tried just installing Gnome workstation, Kde workstation and Install everything, they all failed with the same error.
Distribution: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Ubuntu
Posts: 13,602
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Can you give us some more information about your configuration (Are you dual booting, any previous problems with other OS's)? The only other time I saw this error it was an FTP install so I'll have to research it a bit.
I found the problem, I think. I finally got it install. I took my box over to my school. Their monitor is the same that I use, as is their mouse, however, they use a different keyboard. I use a Logitech Deluxe. The one with the internet keys. I just borrowed a standard keyboard and reinstalled, and it worked fine. Go Figure. I will keep you informed of my Linux endeavours, and maybe ask some questions when the need arises. Thanks for helping me though.
Not sure yet, I just downloaded Nvidia drivers for my geforce, and the newest version of Xfree86. Probably take me a week to get that going, I don't have much time to play on it. Any advice will be helpful.
Distribution: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Ubuntu
Posts: 13,602
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Advice
Hmm... some advice. Read the man pages, learn how to configure things manually (use as little GUI config tools as possible), don't get discouraged if you don't get something exactly right the first time (we were all 's at some point), and visit LinuxQuestions.org as much as possible.
Which version of XFree86 are you trying to install? I'm really tempted to try something from version 4.x, but I heard it's a little buggy still. Please post your experiences with your geforce card and XFree, I'd be really curious to see how well Linux can a recent 2d/3d accelerator like the GeForce.
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