[ltp] why "install exited abnormally"?
Lawrence Lam
linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Wed, 03 Nov 1999 00:35:10 PST
I experienced this problem when I re-installed RH6.1 on mt TP600E. I didn't
know what caused the problem, but I managed to solve it by removing all old
Linux partition manually, reboot, and re-install.
Hope this helps.
Lawrence.
>From: Vasanth Rakasi <v_rakasi@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
>To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
>Subject: Re: [ltp] why "install exited abnormally"?
>Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 00:04:01 -0800 (PST)
>
>Thanks, Brian.
>The following is what I see on the other consoles.
>
>Alt-F1:
>-------
>install exited abnormally -- received signal 7
>sending termination signals...done
>sending kill signals...done
>unmounting filesystems...
> /mnt/source
> /dev/pts
> /proc
>you may safely reboot your system
>
>At-F2:
>------
>bash#
>
>Alt-F3:
>-------
>* in startPcmcia()
>* pcmcia probe returned: |PCI bridge probe: not found.
>Intel PCIC probe: i82365sl B step found, 2 sockets.
>|
>* need to load i82365
>* going to insmod pcmcia_core.o (path is NULL)
>* going to insmod i82365.o (path is NULL)
>* going to insmod ds.o (path is NULL)
>* cardmgr running as pid 14
>* cardmgr returned 0x0
>* going to insmod fat.o (path is NULL)
>* going to insmod vfat.o (path is NULL)
>* 65 keymaps are available
>* loaded 9 keymap tables
>* reverse name and lookup worked
>* going to insmod sunrpc.o (path is NULL)
>* going to insmod lockd.o (path is NULL)
>* going to insmod nfs.o (path is NULL)
>* mounting nfs path 10.19.13.93:/mnt/cdrom
>* going to insmod raid0.o (path is NULL)
>* going to insmod raid1.o (path is NULL)
>* going to insmod raid5.o (path is NULL)
>
>Alt-F4:
>-------
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: bresp: vendor: 58 4 0x
>0 0x 0 0x 0 0x5
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: bresp: vendor: 59 4 0x
>0 0x 0 0x 2 0x4
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: bresp: vendor: 6 8
>0xab 0x44 0x a 0x4
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: bresp: vendor: +++++ 0xab
>0x44 0x a 0x8c
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: bresp: vendor: 3 4 0x
>a 0x13 0x d 0x5
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: bresp: vendor: 54 4 0x
>a 0x13 0x d 0x5
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: bresp: vendor: 0xff
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: PUMP: got lease
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: device: eth0
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: set: 160
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: bootserver:
>10.19.13.89
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: reqLease: 0
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: bootFile: (null)
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: ip: 10.19.13.94
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: netmask:
>255.255.255.248
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: dnsServers[0]:
>171:68.10.70
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: dnsServers[1]:
>171.68.10.140
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: numDns: 2
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: gateway: 10.19.13.89
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: broadcast:
>10.19.13.95
><15>Nov 3 03:16:27 loader: intf: network: 10.19.13.88
><6>raid0 personality registered
><6>raid1 personality registered
><6>raid5 personality registered
>
>I hope this helps.
>
>(Although there is a command prompt "bash#", I can't
>type anything. I think at that stage the system is
>already frozen.)
>
>vasanth
>
>--- Brian Button <bbutton@oma.com> wrote:
> > As I recall, several of the other virtual consoles
> > are used for output
> > as you install. Try switching to console 2, 3, or 4
> > after the error and
> > see what it says. In case you don't know, you switch
> > with Alt-2, Alt-3,
> > etc, etc.
> >
> > bab
> >
> > Vasanth Rakasi wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to install Linux on a ThinkPad 755CX,
> > which
> > > doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. It has a PCMCIA
> > ethernet
> > > card and I'm able get on the network.
> > >
> > > Thanks to suggestions from the members of this
> > list,
> > > ThinkPad is finally able to start installation of
> > RH
> > > 6.1 from nfs.
> > >
> > > However, I have another problem now. During
> > > installation (within the first minute or so), I
> > get:
> > > ===================
> > > install exited abnormally -- received signal 7
> > > sending termination signals...done
> > > sending kill signals...done
> > > unmounting filesystems...
> > > /mnt/source
> > > /dev/pts
> > > /proc
> > > you may safely reboot your system
> > > ===================
> > >
> > > What am I doing wrong? Suggestions, please...
> > >
> > --
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> > Senior Consultant Object Mentor, Inc.
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> >
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