Problems with x86 installation

[Michal Moskal]

On Fri, Aug 10, 2001 at 09:35:26AM -0700, Bob Van Cleef wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Michal Moskal wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, Aug 09, 2001 at 02:04:20PM -0700, Bob Van Cleef wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > FYI - I followed up with an install attempt that selected the default
> > > > partition sizes.  The partitions were created without problem, but
> > > > the partions were left basically empty, just a couple of empty 
> > > > directories, but no binaries were installed.
> > > 
> > > Maybe you could cite last few messages from installation?
> > > After 100...200... etc?
> > 
> > I'll go back and run a re-installation.  I do not remember any error 
> > messages at all and did not record any in my notes.
> 
> 1 - I saw an error, but, as a first-timer, didn't realize it was an error 
> message: Poldeck: Buggy package set
> I would recommend expanding it to something like:
> 	Poldeck: Fatal error - buggy package set

Yes, you're right.

> 2 - If I do not change the package selections, the installation
> appears to run - it is running as I type on another system.
>     If I select all packages, it fails.
>     If I only add:
> 	Apache web server + PHP
> 	MySQL database server
>     it still fails.
> 
> Running "installer | more" I see:
> 	broken dependencies
> 		apache-mod_perl-1.26-1
> 		mysql-bench-3.23.39.-1
> 		mysql-extras-perl-3.23.39-1
> 		(and others)
> 	not found
> 		php - a bunch of stuff
> 		rsynch and others

I don't know what it is exactly. Anyway you surly can install
base and then add apache. I hope we'll be able to fix it soon, though.

> Recommendation:
> 	Have installer keep a log so that the output could be
> reviewed for errors.

It's kept. In /var/log/installer afair.

> 
> Of course, apache, php and mysql are central to my interest in
> this distribution, so this is a disappointment.

Well, I have them running... :)

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