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31-May-2005, 03:17 PM #1
Installation Freeze
I have tried twice now to install Red Hat 8 and both times it has froze at 1:04 seconds remaining in the install, this is the point of the installation where it is installing Open Office, the first time i shut down the system and tried to install again, now im stuck again....any suggestions??
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31-May-2005, 04:08 PM #2
Are you sure you have a good installation disk?
If you burned the ISO did you do the md5 checksum to make sure the download was good?
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31-May-2005, 05:07 PM #3
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Are you sure you have a good installation disk?
If you burned the ISO did you do the md5 checksum to make sure the download was good?
the cd's came with my Hello Linux book, (comprehensive hands-on course) I'm pretty sure they are good!
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31-May-2005, 05:33 PM #4
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the cd's came with my Hello Linux book, (comprehensive hands-on course) I'm pretty sure they are good!
Well then, if the disk isn't scratched or smudged I have no other ideas........
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31-May-2005, 05:42 PM #5
Try Expert package selection or whatever they called it back in 2002. Deselect OpenOffice and see if that allow the installation to finish.
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