Problem solved! The installation works now with my new Pentium 4 system. Solution: Download the update for the 6.2 boot images (boot-20000407.img,-20000407.img,..). - Rene
Matthews, John wrote: > I'd be interested to know for sure, whether or not Red Hat Linux 6.2 > is supported on Pentium IV's. I would have thought that it would work no > problem, but I've read of a few other people who have had similiar problems > to this one. > > Thanks, > John Matthews > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arthur H. Johnson II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 10:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: RedHat 6.2 fails on Pentium 4? > > > Red Hat 6.2 should install on a Pent 4. It is backwards compatible with > x86 platforms. Besides, the error doesnt look like it has anything to > do with the type of processor. > > On Fri, 2002-03-01 at 10:44, Trond Eivind Glomsrød wrote: > >>Kapeller Rene PSI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> >>>Hi, >>>I tried to install redhat-6.2 on a pentium 4. >>>The installation actually goes well until it tries to get the package >>>list (or something like that). >>>Anaconda then complains with >>> >>> File "/usr/lib/anaconda/comp.sys" >>> line 46 in __getitem__ >>>return self.packages[item] >>> KeyError: basesystem >>> >>>has anyone successfully installed rh-6.2 on a pentium 4? >>> >>I doubt that[1], you need a newer version. >> >>[1] There was no such CPU when RHL 6.2 was released. >>-- >>Trond Eivind Glomsrød >>Red Hat, Inc. >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Redhat-list mailing list >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
