>> Dave, I don't have access to a Linux system...however, I do have access to
>> the bash# shell, as it is a small version created in RAM, for the
>> installation process. Just selecting keys Alt-F2 will jump you from the
>Unfortunately you would have great difficulty using the bash shell during
>the install.
I don't seem to have difficulty...other than having to contort my fingers
to press ALT-F2. If there is such difficulty, why would the installation
routine provide access to the bash shell? Isn't this for troubleshooting?
But if the bash shell is useless for troubleshooting, then what's the point
of running test commands like:
rpm -qvvl Setup-1.9-2.i386.rpm
(That was one of the failed packages.) Since I use the command from a bash
shell, at the beginning of the installation process...how would this test
command be of any help?
Any way, thanks for examining several of my failed packages. If the
packages are not corrupt, then what other reasons would there be for Linux
to respond with those errors? In other words, what are those error readouts
telling me? There are three different kinds of error readouts, as in:
RMP install of libtermcap failed: read failed: Input/output
error (5)
RMP install of bash failed execution of script failed
RMP install of newt failed: unpacking of archive failed on
file /usr/bin whiptail: -1: Input/output error
Perhaps if I *knew* what these error means, I could narrow down the
problem. I just noticed: the error list starts with "RMP", which seems
incorrect; shouldn't it be "RPM"?
The suggestion to try installing Red Hat on another system is
appealing...but I am very hesitant. I do have access to a client's
system...with a copious slave hard drive. But I don't want to screw up the
bootup process (he uses Windoze95 with DOS). If Linux is acting so screwy
with installation, how can I be assured that I can return my client's
bootup to its original configuration? Whether or not Linux installs on his
system, I will need to uninstall Linux, and make sure his bootup has not
changed.
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