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by jeffersnet 1 view

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I am attempting to install Redhat 9 on a Compaq Proliant ML530 and it keeps stopping. The error says the media may be bad but I later used the CD to install it on another machine with no issues. I also downloaded a new ISO and tried this one with no luck. I found an older version and installed Redhat 7.3 on this system and it went fine. The problem is that we had someone build a software program that requires Redhat 9 and we really want it on this machine.

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by lyon_bleu

It sounds like the combination of burner, media, and reader is
not optimal. It happens. Is it possible to replace the CD reader
with the one in the machine that successfully installed RH 9, at
least temporarily? That would at least remove one possible cause
from consideration.

HTH,

paul

by jeffersnet

Ok, I tried this quick and no luck. I was thinking that Redhad 9 doesn't like something in the server, maybe some hardware that just doesn't work with 9 but works with 7. I wish the error was a little clearer on what was going on but it does make it sound like the CD is bad. We are thinking about trying the software with something else, it won't work with 7 but I'm thinking of trying Fedora... I'd welcome any other suggestions as I don't have more time today to mess with this system so I'll be able to read more suggestions before I can get back to this project.
Thanks all..........

by jaqui

if the hard drive interface is the same between sucessfull machine and the proliant, put proliant hdr drive in other machine, run the install then transfer the hard drive again.

it should be able to boot, with hardware changes, on the proliant afterwards.
( checking for new hardware will find the differences and make needed changes.)

if that doesn't work, see if fedora core 3 ( latest red hat ) will run the app you want and install on the proliant machine.

by jeffersnet

I can't try that, my other machines with SCSI drives are being used right now, one of them was set up yesterday using the same Redhat 9 CD. My other test machines right now can't do SCSI. fedora is my next step if i can't figure this out....
thanks anyway, it may have worked if i didn't have my one from yesterday in production now..........

by earlezo

This might be a bit of a runaround, but set up another machine, (even a shock gasp horror Windows machine) as an ftp server and then see if you can install from an ftp server. You copy all of the redhat / rpm files directory to the ftp server and give it a try.

Good luck

Earle

by jeffersnet

hmmmm... maybe but too much work. i found a solution that worked. i loaded redhat 8 which seemed to be the answer for now even though it still means that i don't know why version 9 won't finish installing. the program made for us is working with version 8 and it is working on the server.

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