2008/7/7 MHR <mhullrich at gmail.com>: > On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 2:54 AM, Herta Van den Eynde > <herta.vandeneynde at gmail.com> wrote: >> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.2 on a Dell PE 1850 via the DRAC 4 >> card, with CentOS-5.2-i386-bin-1of6.iso mounted as virtual media. At >> the boot prompt, I hit <Enter>, which should start the graphical >> installation, but it starts off with a text installation. I am asked > > This is normal for the graphical installation. Is it? 5.1 starts up an X-server and asks these questions in a graphical screen. > >> - whether I want to test the media, which I skip >> - what language I want to use - I select English >> - what keyboard I have - I select us >> - the installation method - "What type of media conatins the packages >> to be installed?" > > This is NOT normal - that's from the network installation option.... > > Just FYI - I know this isn't the cause of your problem, but thought > you should know. > > mhr Thanks, it confirms what I suspected. Now if I only knew why. Things are getting curiouser and curiouser. After installing 5.1, I mounted the 5.1 iso image through DRAC. /var/log/messages reports "Jul 8 12:56:23 dsrv546 kernel: cdrom: This disc doesn't have any tracks I recognize!" But if I connect the 5.2 iso image, nothing gets logged. Kind regards, Herta -- "Life on Earth may be expensive, but it comes with a free ride around the Sun."