Re: (newbie) Installation interruption or impatience
On Sat, Aug 18, 2001 at 07:47:23AM -0600, C. Ridout wrote:
> I have read that 'a chicken' could install this thing.
>
> I have hit "Initialize a Swap Partition" and begun the process -- no scan for bad sectors this time (last time, I stop-a'd the thing after 30+ hours of scan for bad sectors). How long do I stare at the flashing cursor before punting.
>
> Feeling silly . .
What type of system? Note, you can switch to the other consoles to see
what is going on. Use ALT+F3 to see the log console, and you can switch
to ALT+F2 for a shell.
Try to see what's going on during this freeze.
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