Redhat 7.3 Hangs when transfering image to HD...

[SwashbucklerDude]

Hey all,

I'm installing Redhat Linux on a Pentium 233MMX box with 96 MB RAM and a 6 Gig HD. The HD is booting Win2kPro on the front 3 gigs and I'm trying to install RH 7.3 on the back 3 gigs.

I've tried RH 7.1 and 7.3 and both do the same thing. It formats the file systems and then it hangs when trying to transfer the install image to the HD (the CD-ROM stops moving and then the HD light stays on but nothing happens.......)

I leave it alone for about 15 mins and the progress indicator stays at the exact same place.................hmmmm.... :D

I'm not sure whats up, but I've used both sets of media to install RH on other boxes. I've also done a media check and all comes out as a pass!



Any clues....?

Thanks all!

[elderdays]

Have you had linux on that kind of hard drive before? I was doing an installation of SuSE on a computer at my work, it hung up every time, even after trying several times and different configurations. I then tried several times to do a Red Hat install, same problem. I swapped the hard drive out with a different one and it worked fine. I wish I could tell you exactly what hard drive it was. I'll look around here and see if I didn't throw it away. But, I'd try putting another HD in there and see if it will work then.

[jdctx]

Look at the dmesg log during the time frame you had the problem.

One of my first problems with Linux was a hung cdrom. I seemed to work fine in windows but when I tried to use it under Linux in hung up on me. In my case it was the interrupts that kept having the problem.

My solution.

1. got new cables for cdrom and hd
2. Put cdrom and hd on seperate ide (no more slaving off first ide).
3. Looked at hdparms to be certain all setting looked fine( hdparm /dev/hda)
4. Looked at lsmod to be certain it was loading right module for cdrom (in my case it wasn't. I recompiled kernel and added support directly into kernel and removed all other. just to avoid accidental loading)

[SwashbucklerDude]

:D

Thanks you guys!

I'll try these things on Monday....as the PC is at my desk at work :cool:

I'll repost after that...

Laterz

[athos]

Hey, I´ve been having the same problem with a Maxtor 20 GB drive. The whole machine hang up and the both lights, fronm the cdrom and the hd reamin lit.

The weird thing is that a couple of months ago I installed RH Linux 6.2 with out a hastle.

I thought maybe someone could tell me how to look at the dmesg log, I dont know how to do that. And another thing how do I look at hdparms , doesnt linus have to be installed to use it?

thanks.

[rioguia]

I had a pretty hard time installing (kernel panic error messges) with many different distros but it turned out that my problem was mismatched memory. I changed out the RAM for some new Viking Ram and voila, install. There is a free download to test your memory at www.memtest86.com.

[StanFrancisco]

I'm having a hell of a time installing RH 7.2
The install gets to "Transferring Image to Drive", gets about 25% of the way then stops with the error stating insufficient disk space. I'm using a 20GB Western Digital hard drive. The partitions are set at 51MB Boot, 5000MB /root, and a 251MB swap.
Any ideas?

[StanFrancisco]

Here are the errors I get:

<4>hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
<4>hda: dma_intr: error=8x84 {DriveStatusError BadCRC }

Then I get the "Probably out of disk space" message.
I'm working with a 3GB drive now. My third drive so far. The install package size is 1200MB now and the swap is 256mb.

I did however load RH 6.2 without a hitch on the same drive and hardware.:confused:

[fancypiper]

Did you try with check for bad blocks during format? Bad crc usualy mean the disk is about to go.

I think there are disk stress tests you can download to check them, but I don't have a link handy, but there is google.

[Magnakai]

At the initial start of the install when you're sitting at boot: type linux ide=nodma. DMA appeared to hang up my cd rom and that fixed the problem after two days of trying to install it for the first time. Yep, a newbie figured it out. Atleast for me.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by StanFrancisco
Here are the errors I get:

<4>hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
<4>hda: dma_intr: error=8x84 {DriveStatusError BadCRC }

Then I get the "Probably out of disk space" message.
I'm working with a 3GB drive now. My third drive so far. The install package size is 1200MB now and the swap is 256mb.

I did however load RH 6.2 without a hitch on the same drive and hardware.:confused:

You can install using ide=dma as Magnakai suggested and then if necessary, recompile the kernel to enable

CONFIG_IDEDISK_MULTI_MODE:=y

If you get this error, try to say Y here:

hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }