I get the same thing that Chris is seeing on my IBM
ThinkPad 600E, with Xircom PCMCIA Ethernet card, when
trying to install Helios. I did however have Mandrake
6.0 installed on the same machine. I also have tested
panoramix a couple of times but it never seems to
finish the install I get an error when it tries to
install lilo that it can't find the kernel package. I
would have to try the install again to get the exact
error message. I tried gi_pcmcia.img and gi_hd.img.
--Mark
--- Chris Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Sorry to say, but I don't even know what Panoramix
> is.
>
> I'm not an expert, but I've installed Redhat and
> Mandrake 10-20 times on 3 separate machines without
> this problem.
>
> I am using the standard bootnet.img file from the
> 6.1 distro. It requires the pcmcia.img file as
> well. I boot the bootnet disk
> (and select pcmcia if using a portable - which
> prompts for the second disk). Then do a normal
> FTP/DHCP install. Like I said, after
> entering the ftp server address (10.0.0.2 which is
> an NT ftp machine on my internal network) and
> pressing OK, it says "loading
> second stage ramdisk", the progress bar moves a
> little and then the error message.
>
> The FTP server doesn't seem to be a problem because
> (1) another Mandrake 6.1 install on another machine
> worked fine and (2) the
> first part of the portable install *does* work. The
> initial installation pages on the portable *do*
> successfully access the FTP
> files. Only later in the install does it give the
> "loading second stage ramdisk" section error.
>
> I tried using various newsgroups to solve the
> problem, but no responses. It sounds like it might
> be a very esoteric problem only
> solvable by the actual people who programmed the
> install. Since Redhat 6.0 *does* install properly
> on the same machine, I am of the
> opinion that Mandrake 6.1 broke something.
>
> Also, I never tried Mandrake 6.0 on the machine
> which is causing the problem. Therefore, I do not
> know if 6.0 would generate the
> same error as 6.1 is doing.
>
> Can someone elaboarate on what the installation
> program is doing at the point when it gives this
> error message and why
> it would say "read only file system" ?. What is
> this part of the program trying to do?
>
> > /usr/bin/runintall2: cannot create
> /modules/modules.cgz: read-only file system
>
>
>
>
> chris
>
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: Francois Pons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Chris Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 8:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] install error: "cannot create
> /modules/modules.cgz"
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Are you using Panoramix for installing the system
> ?
> >
> > Francçois PONS.
> >
> > Chris Cobb wrote:
> >
> > > Additional info...the machine that was
> successfully installed from the same Mandrake 6.1
> files was not a portable and did not
> use
> > > PCMCIA. That might be a factor in the problem.
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: Chris Cobb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 5:59 AM
> > > Subject: [Cooker] install error: "cannot create
> /modules/modules.cgz"
> > >
> > > > I'm installing Mandrake 6.1 onto a Toshiba
> Tecra laptop.
> > > > Using FTP install with DHCP.
> > > > I start the installation
> > > > DHCP works fine (the PCMCIA/Ethernet seems ok)
> and the machine gets it's DNS
> > > > and gateway settings properly.
> > > >
> > > > I then enter "linuxTecra" for the machine name
> and leave the doman blank (I
> > > > have no domain - just 10.0.0.x NAT attached to
> a cable modem).
> > > >
> > > > Then, right after entering my FTP server
> address (10.0.0.2) and root
> > > > directory "/", the screen says "Loading second
> stage ramdisk". The meter
> > > > progresses a little and then the message below
> comes on the screen.
> > > >
> > > > I have installed another machine successfully
> from the exact same FTP server
> > > > (and Mandrake files) so those seem OK. I have
> also successfully installed RH6.0 on to
> > > > this portable and it does *not* give this
> error message.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas what was changed on Mandrake to
> crash the install?
> > > >
> > > > The tecra is: pentium, 144Meg, 2Gig HD on
> primary IDE, CDrom on secondary
> > > > IDE. BIOS is current.
> > > > ===
> > > > /usr/bin/runintall2: cannot create
> /modules/modules.cgz: read-only file
> > > > system
> > > > install exited abnormally
> > > > sending termination signals...cardmgr[14]: +
> cat: not found
> > > > cardmgr[14]: + ./network: /sbin/ifconfig: not
> found
> > > > cardmgr[14]: + sed: not found
> > > > cardmgr[14]: + .: Can't open ./setwork.opts
> > > > cardmgr[14]: check cmd exited with status 2
> > > > cardmgr[14]: exiting
> > > > done
> > > > sending kill signals...done
> > > > unmounting filesystems...
> > > > /tmp/pcmcia
> > > > /tmp/image
> > > > /proc
> > > >
