I've been doing a CentOS 7.6.1810 net-install since last night. The machine seems ok but has been stuck with "performing post-installation setup tasks" for hours. This is an old Dell T5400 box, so it isn't blazing fast but ...
Is there a way to pull up its skirt (so to speak) and check/monitor the installation activity while installing it? Having already started the installation?
BTW, in the phase of the install process, is it still hitting the net?
On Tue, 2019-07-30 at 13:24 -0400, John Chludzinski wrote:
I've been doing a CentOS 7.6.1810 net-install since last night. The machine seems ok but has been stuck with "performing post-installation setup tasks" for hours. This is an old Dell T5400 box, so it isn't blazing fast but ...
Is there a way to pull up its skirt (so to speak) and check/monitor the installation activity while installing it? Having already started the installation?
Yes, there are shells running on the alternative consoles, so if you are doing a GUI install then do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the text console - that console is the one running the install and may have some error messages. Do Alt-F2 from there to get to a shell prompt with root privileges, Alt-F3 for the anaconda log, Alt-F4 for the storage log, Alt-F5 for other log messages and Alt-F6 to get back to the GUI install.
P.
Pete Biggs writes:
On Tue, 2019-07-30 at 13:24 -0400, John Chludzinski wrote:
I've been doing a CentOS 7.6.1810 net-install since last night. The machine seems ok but has been stuck with "performing post-installation setup tasks" for hours. This is an old Dell T5400 box, so it isn't blazing fast but ...
Is there a way to pull up its skirt (so to speak) and check/monitor the installation activity while installing it? Having already started the installation?
Yes, there are shells running on the alternative consoles, so if you are doing a GUI install then do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the text console
- that console is the one running the install and may have some error
messages. Do Alt-F2 from there to get to a shell prompt with root privileges, Alt-F3 for the anaconda log, Alt-F4 for the storage log, Alt-F5 for other log messages and Alt-F6 to get back to the GUI install.
It is my experience too that starting with CentOS 7, "post-installation setup tasks" take up an inproportionate amount of time during. All I was able to find out was that the kickstart %post section was not the culprit.
It would be nice to have some detailed documentation what these post-installation tasks actually are. ISTR a lot of dracut this and that showing up in top.
After finally completing and trying to reboot, the machine goes into "Emergency Mode" and asks that I log in as root. That fails and the machine becomes completely unresponsive.
I tried the minimum install and got the same result.
Hard to diagnose an unresponsive machine.
On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:54 PM isdtor isdtor@gmail.com wrote:
Pete Biggs writes:
On Tue, 2019-07-30 at 13:24 -0400, John Chludzinski wrote:
I've been doing a CentOS 7.6.1810 net-install since last night. The
machine
seems ok but has been stuck with "performing post-installation setup
tasks"
for hours. This is an old Dell T5400 box, so it isn't blazing fast but
...
Is there a way to pull up its skirt (so to speak) and check/monitor the installation activity while installing it? Having already started the installation?
Yes, there are shells running on the alternative consoles, so if you are doing a GUI install then do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the text console
- that console is the one running the install and may have some error
messages. Do Alt-F2 from there to get to a shell prompt with root privileges, Alt-F3 for the anaconda log, Alt-F4 for the storage log, Alt-F5 for other log messages and Alt-F6 to get back to the GUI install.
It is my experience too that starting with CentOS 7, "post-installation setup tasks" take up an inproportionate amount of time during. All I was able to find out was that the kickstart %post section was not the culprit.
It would be nice to have some detailed documentation what these post-installation tasks actually are. ISTR a lot of dracut this and that showing up in top.
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
John Chludzinski wrote:
After finally completing and trying to reboot, the machine goes into "Emergency Mode" and asks that I log in as root. That fails and the machine becomes completely unresponsive.
I tried the minimum install and got the same result.
Hard to diagnose an unresponsive machine.
Please don't top post.
I've seen things like that, but only when it can't load a filesystem it expects to be there.
You can't log in as root? Did you not set a password for root during the install?
mark
On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:54 PM isdtor isdtor@gmail.com wrote:
Pete Biggs writes:
On Tue, 2019-07-30 at 13:24 -0400, John Chludzinski wrote:
I've been doing a CentOS 7.6.1810 net-install since last night. The
machine
seems ok but has been stuck with "performing post-installation setup
tasks"
for hours. This is an old Dell T5400 box, so it isn't blazing fast but
...
Is there a way to pull up its skirt (so to speak) and check/monitor the installation activity while installing it? Having already started the installation?
Yes, there are shells running on the alternative consoles, so if you are doing a GUI install then do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the text console
- that console is the one running the install and may have some
error messages. Do Alt-F2 from there to get to a shell prompt with root privileges, Alt-F3 for the anaconda log, Alt-F4 for the storage log, Alt-F5 for other log messages and Alt-F6 to get back to the GUI install.
It is my experience too that starting with CentOS 7, "post-installation setup tasks" take up an inproportionate amount of time during. All I was able to find out was that the kickstart %post section was not the culprit.
It would be nice to have some detailed documentation what these post-installation tasks actually are. ISTR a lot of dracut this and that showing up in top.
CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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On Wed, 2019-07-31 at 09:32 -0400, John Chludzinski wrote:
After finally completing and trying to reboot, the machine goes into "Emergency Mode" and asks that I log in as root. That fails and the machine becomes completely unresponsive.
I tried the minimum install and got the same result.
Try booting from a live CD to see if that gives you any info. TBH it sounds like a hardware issue.
P.
Intel all the way baby! (Sorry to say!)
On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 7:18 PM Darr247 darr247@gmail.com wrote:
Try booting from a live CD to see if that gives you any info. TBH it
sounds like a hardware issue.
I concur; I'll wager a coffee on graphics driver.
Is it a AMD, NVIDIA, or integrated Intel (or combination of 2 or all 3)?
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Try text installation, I used to have similar problem with graphics installation.
Mirek
Dne 31.7.2019 v 15:32 John Chludzinski napsal(a):
After finally completing and trying to reboot, the machine goes into "Emergency Mode" and asks that I log in as root. That fails and the machine becomes completely unresponsive.
I tried the minimum install and got the same result.
Hard to diagnose an unresponsive machine.
On Tue, Jul 30, 2019 at 4:54 PM isdtor isdtor@gmail.com wrote:
Pete Biggs writes:
On Tue, 2019-07-30 at 13:24 -0400, John Chludzinski wrote:
I've been doing a CentOS 7.6.1810 net-install since last night. The
machine
seems ok but has been stuck with "performing post-installation setup
tasks"
for hours. This is an old Dell T5400 box, so it isn't blazing fast but
...
Is there a way to pull up its skirt (so to speak) and check/monitor the installation activity while installing it? Having already started the installation?
Yes, there are shells running on the alternative consoles, so if you are doing a GUI install then do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the text console
- that console is the one running the install and may have some error
messages. Do Alt-F2 from there to get to a shell prompt with root privileges, Alt-F3 for the anaconda log, Alt-F4 for the storage log, Alt-F5 for other log messages and Alt-F6 to get back to the GUI install.
It is my experience too that starting with CentOS 7, "post-installation setup tasks" take up an inproportionate amount of time during. All I was able to find out was that the kickstart %post section was not the culprit.
It would be nice to have some detailed documentation what these post-installation tasks actually are. ISTR a lot of dracut this and that showing up in top.
On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:48:02 +0200, Pete Biggs pete@biggs.org.uk wrote:
On Tue, 2019-07-30 at 13:24 -0400, John Chludzinski wrote:
I've been doing a CentOS 7.6.1810 net-install since last night. The machine seems ok but has been stuck with "performing post-installation setup tasks" for hours. This is an old Dell T5400 box, so it isn't blazing fast but ...
Is there a way to pull up its skirt (so to speak) and check/monitor the installation activity while installing it? Having already started the installation?
Yes, there are shells running on the alternative consoles, so if you are doing a GUI install then do Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the text console
- that console is the one running the install and may have some error
messages. Do Alt-F2 from there to get to a shell prompt with root privileges, Alt-F3 for the anaconda log, Alt-F4 for the storage log, Alt-F5 for other log messages and Alt-F6 to get back to the GUI install.
P.
Hi,
I tried a long time ago to install Centos 7 on an Acer 2000 (32 Bits) with Net-install , loaded down a CD : The instructions are very clear : But I never had any succes or a result . I know it is a very old PC with 1 GB memory , I use it with , maybe you do not believe it with an application of SCO Unix 5.05 ( self build CAD application written in C) . The gag is the bootloader recognects SCO .
Is there out ther some one who can help or advise ?
Kind regards ,
Ger van Dijck .
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