Re: [Rule-list] Modifying the current anaconda--progress update

[Chuck Moss]

On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 01:40:10PM -0800, Taylor, ForrestX wrote:
> I am still testing, but I do have some new info.
> 
> I have been testing using kickstart files.  I just tried a regular install,
> and it seems to be much faster--about three times faster.  This may limit
> our use of kickstart on low-memory machines.
> 
> The installation that I had started just died after two days.  It sounded
> like a hard drive malfunction, so I tested the drive with the WD Data
> Lifeguard disk, and I checked the memory with memtest86.  Nothing showed up,
> so I am re-burning my discs.  This may be a low-memory problem, so it is
> worth investigating.
> 
> Before I started re-burning the discs, I decided to try a regular
> (non-kickstart) install, choosing only a minimum of packages.  I did the
> custom install, and chose:
> 
> X Window System (but not KDE or GNOME)
> Network Support
> Messaging and Web Tools
> Utilities
> Software Development

I would be curious how a base install would do.

Please post the image online somewhere.  This is an image with a modified
anaconda, correct?  Are the only mods to skip the check for low memory?


Chuck


> 
> These were 978MB, and it took a little over an hour (until it died with 8
> packages left).  If you want, I can post my boot.img (or put it on the
> web/ftp site), and everyone else can try it on their low-memory systems [or
> use mem=16M at the boot prompt].
> 
> Forrest
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Marco Fioretti [mailto:address@hidden
> > 
> > Forrest,
> > 
> > any news on this?
> > 
> >     Ciao,
> >             Marco
> > 
> > On Wed, Feb 06, 2002 09:34:15 at 09:34:15AM -0800, Taylor, 
> > ForrestX wrote:
> > > Well, I am still waiting for the installer to complete.
> > > 
> > > For those who haven't been following my work on the 
> > enigma-list (Red Hat), I
> > > tried to simply change the code in anaconda allowing for 
> > 8000K RAM instead
> > > of the default 17000K.  I tried removing packages until it 
> > fit on one disc,
> > > and used 'linux mem=16M'.  The install took over three 
> > hours on a PIII
> > > 500MHz [1153MB of total packages].  I tried the standard 
> > two-disc set, with
> > > the modified anaconda, and I am awaiting the results.
> > > 
> > > It doesn't look too promising, as it has been 20 hours, and 
> > it still hasn't
> > > started installing packages.  It now has the Processing 
> > [Preparing to
> > > install...] screen, but the progress bar has not started.
> > > 
> > > Once (if) this finishes, I will try one further test with 
> > this disc-set.  I
> > > want to select minimal packages [currently I have selected 
> > 1739 MB of total
> > > packages], and see if that is any faster.
> > > 
> > > I will keep you all updated.
> > > 
> > > Forrest
> 
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