Python Errors during Dependancy check

[Kalisto]

Hi all;

Ok, so I'm trying to help my friend setup his first linux box and he wants to use fedora.

It's an AMD K6-2 @ 500 mhz with 384 megs RAM and 6.4 gig HD, which IMHO is fine for him. at best he is wanting to use it to watch movies using vlc.

anywho doesn't matter all that.

Installing Core 6, cause there is no dvd drive on this pc.
I'm doing a network install, cause i'm cheap and don't want to burn 4 cd's

This happens on both graphical and text based installs.

Everything goes smoothly until it gets to the depenancy check and there is a bunch of error vomit on the screen (too much to list ), what I can determine is that it is all python based (seemingly surrounding anaconda).

I have no clue what might be causing it, although I considered a bad burn, or some kind of imcompatablilty problem with the system and core 6 perhaps core 5 would be better?

Any suggestions would be fantastic.

Cheers,

Kali

[scottro]

Are you using kickstart? I know that sometimes you get somewhat obscure errors (possibly python, I've forgotten) when there are errors in the kickstart file. The other option might be to try to install in text mode, though that's a stab in the dark .

[Kalisto]

scottro;

No as far as I know I'm not using Kickstart.

@ prompt I use linux text askmethod, then proceed to choose ftp. I was thinking that perhaps file corruption from the ftp servers? I dunno

Yes I've tried both text and graphical installs as I orginally considered that the graphical install was the culprit.

Cheers and Thanks

Kali

[scottro]

Ok, then you're not using it. (It's a special thing, not something that gets used by default, so you would know if you were using it.)

What about burning him one of those live CDs on a CD-RW? With the liveCD, you can do an installation, though it lacks some of the choices of programs offered from the DVD (or full CD set.)

Then you're using Fedora 8 which gives a better shot at hardware recognition.


This of course, doesn't answer your question, but is an attempt to offer an alternative solution. Hrrm, though on the older machine, your idea of Fedora 6 might be better.

Anyway, using a CD-RW would eliminate the waste.