[KLUG Members] Curiosity ? re: average or clinical length of time for a RH (7.3) install to complete ...

[Bruce Smith]

> Set of three BSware "fine" CDROMs containing RH 7.3

As opposed to the "coarse" variety?  :-)

> Pentium III 500 MHz
> 256 MBytes
> Brand new 20 GByte HD (of which 6 GBytes allocated for linux and app's)
> No other disk or O.S. to contend with.
> 
> Nothing else fancy ... RIVA 128 video card, Komodo 17" monitor, CDROM,
> floppy
> 
> IMHO it is taking too long time to install ... guesstimation by the RH
> install software at this point (still on the first CDROM at this juncture)
> ... is somewhere around 6 hours +  ;>)) 

That does seem too slow.  What speed is the CDROM drive?
If it's an old 1X - 4X CDROM, then I can see it taking forever.
If it's a new & fast CDROM, then I don't know what your problem is.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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