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

[Rob E.]

"Bruce Smith" <bruce@armintl.com> on: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:17 PM wrote:

>
> You'll have to add a CTRL the first time to get it out of
> X-Windows mode.  i.e.   CTRL-ALT-F1
>

Thanks for the additional infor re: commands.

>
> Is it actually doing anything besides running the time counter?
>
> Is it package name it's currently installing changing, or is it
> stuck on the same package? Are the CD/HDD access light flickering?
>
Yes, it is writing the various packages and displaying the progress of both
the individual package at a given time along with the total progress.
Currently, it has reported that it has completed 737 out of 807 packages
(1822M/2043M) at this time ... so that is encouraging that it is "moving
right" along!  ;>))

I believe it will finish AOK.  But the true test ... will be when I try to
boot!!!!

TTYL