Newbie Installing Redhat

[Janina Sajka]

Hi:

More information would be very helpful. I know it's a pain, but we should be able to figure this out.

As I understand you, this happens during package installation, which comes after the disk has finished formatting,
correct?

On Sat, 20 Apr 2002, Liz Hare wrote:

> 
> >
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm a newbie installing RedHat for the first time, thanks to Janina, who 
> provided me with the CDs.
> 
> There is a problem with the installation, it gets to one package (Something 
> about USB, but unfortunately I didn't write that down) and stops.  It tells 
> me to hit enter to try again.  THe problem is that it never works, and it 
> doesn't give me any other options, like getting this package and installing 
> it later.  I have to abort the installation because all it will let me do 
> is try getting this package again.  (I suspect there's a problem with the 
> disc, although it also offered the possibility of a bad package.)
> 
> I don't have a fast connection so  Ican't download a whole new disk.
> 
> 
> What I"m wondering now is, how hard is it really to buy the RedHat CDs, 
> install them, and then install Speakup.  The Speakup website says you 
> should have some experience playing with the kernel, which I don't have.  I 
> realize I will also have to hijack a pair of eyeballs for a few hours.
> 
> Liz
> 
> 
> 
> Liz Hare, Ph.D.
> Research Associate
> Animal Breeding and Genetics Group
> B47 Morrison Hall
> Cornell University
> Ithaca, NY 14853
> (607) 255 2380
> eh51 at cornell.edu
> 
> 
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