I have a similiar experience , so far on two machines using three
diferent cd drives I get these results
Booting from the cd the installer dies just after initialising
the cd at the third selection option
Booting from dos with autoboot installer dies trying to
initialise the cd
Booting from a floppy gets the install done but after at least
six installs I have never found -any- combination of alphanumerics
that was accepted as a root password. That does't mean one doesn't
exist, just that I got tired of trying.
My supplier (LSL.com.au) also replaced the cd twice.
I gave up. Any one want some coasters?
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On Mon, 1 May 2000, Monte Milanuk wrote:
> Don't know if anyone else has had these problems. I did a
> quick scan thru the expert and newbie archives and didn't
> find anything mentioning these problems specifically, so
> don't shoot me if this has been answered before.
>
> When doing an install of LM 7.0-2, I chose 'expert' and
> went about my merry way, up until the part for configuring
> LILO. I wanted to make it so LILO would require a password
> to boot in single-user mode. I entered the password I
> wanted, clicked 'restricted', and o.k. Well, then I get an
> error message telling me that I must supply a password to
> be able to enable the restricted option. Fine. I go back
> and reenter the password. Same thing. WTF?
>
> Also, I found out the hard way that the installer doesn't
> like some root passwords. The one I initially entered was
> '$6gd2w!' (doesn't matter, since I've since changed it.)
> Then when I reboot the system at the end of install, I try
> to log in as 'root'. No go. Fine, probably just have to
> log in as a normal user first, then 'su' to root. No go
> either. I couldn't reach the root account any way at all.
> I go back, reinstall, using a password of 's6gd2w', and it
> works like a charm. It would seem to me that there is a
> slight problem w/ the installer if it locks the root user
> out because of the password!
>
> Monte
>
>
> =====
>
> "Here, catch! Don't worry, it won't bite...BBZZZZAAAAPPP!!!...much <snicker>"
>
> What an unsuspecting mechanic hears as he learns to never, ever, play 'Catch' with a
>bored electrician ;)
>
> Monte Milanuk
>
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