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.
Ger van Dijck
2019-Jul-31 16:08 UTC
[CentOS] Installation question? Net-install Ger van Dijck.
On Tue, 30 Jul 2019 21:48:02 +0200, Pete Biggs <pete at 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 .> _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-- Using Opera's mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/