[SuSE Linux] YAST won't die in 5.2, I need help
I have been trying to work with SuSE 5.2 off of one cd I got some time back from Cheapbytes. This is a personal challenge, as I am installing it on some computers at the university, and want to setup as much as possible on my own... Everytime I install it, apparently successfully, the init messages scroll by, as normal, then YAST starts up again with the message "Probably didn't finish configuring, so YAST will start up anyway ; )" then I go into YAST, and it prompts for the installation media, blah blah blah. If I abort, I can continue loading Linux, and everything is fine... In this second case, I think I should point out that I am having problems with LILO, but I figured out what that was, and will reinstall Linux SuSE 5.2 again tomorrow, but, I still want to know WHY WON'T YAST DIE!?!?!? Thanks. -- BEST PLACE TO START: <A HREF="http://www.whatis.com"><A HREF="http://www.whatis.com</A">http://www.whatis.com OTHER RESOURCES FOR BETTER WIN95 PERFORMANCE: <A HREF="http://www.rshweb.com/Win95/win95.htm"><A HREF="http://www.rshweb.com/Win95/win95.htm</A">http://www.rshweb.com/Win95/win95.htm <A HREF="http://www.windowscentral.com/features/reports/bugs/internet/fixall/"><A HREF="http://www.windowscentral.com/features/reports/bugs/internet/fixall/</A">http://www.windowscentral.com/features/reports/bugs/internet/fixall/ <A HREF="http://www.annoyances.org/win95/_index06.html"><A HREF="http://www.annoyances.org/win95/_index06.html</A">http://www.annoyances.org/win95/_index06.html <A HREF="http://www.winfiles.com"><A HREF="http://www.winfiles.com</A">http://www.winfiles.com <A HREF="http://www.winmag.com"><A HREF="http://www.winmag.com</A">http://www.winmag.com FOR MEMORY PROBLEMS, READ THIS: <A HREF="http://rwilson.simplenet.com/hardware/memory.htm"><A HREF="http://rwilson.simplenet.com/hardware/memory.htm</A">http://rwilson.simplenet.com/hardware/memory.htm TO MAKE A NEW BOOT DISK WITH CD ROM DRIVERS: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/6446/freshstart.html"><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/6446/freshstart.html</A">http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/6446/freshstart.html TO COPY AN ENTIRE HARD DRIVE, READ THIS: <A HREF="http://nw3.nai.net/~luna/hrddrvupgrd.htm"><A HREF="http://nw3.nai.net/~luna/hrddrvupgrd.htm</A">http://nw3.nai.net/~luna/hrddrvupgrd.htm - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
hvarela wrote:
WHY WON'T YAST DIE?
Let it finish; then it terminates. It you abort it, as you say you did; it picks back up again on next reboot. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
At 07:20 29/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
I have been trying to work with SuSE 5.2 off of one cd I got some time back from Cheapbytes. This is a personal challenge, as I am installing it on some computers at
the university, and want to setup as much as possible on my own... Everytime I install it, apparently successfully, the init messages scroll by, as normal, then YAST starts up again with the message "Probably didn't finish configuring, so YAST will start up anyway ; )" then I go into YAST, and it prompts for the installation media, blah blah blah. If I abort, I can continue loading Linux, and everything is fine... In this second case, I think I should point out that I am having problems with LILO, but I figured out what that was, and will reinstall Linux SuSE 5.2 again tomorrow, but, I still want to know WHY WON'T YAST DIE!?!?!? Thanks.
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It will if you follow the process through ! If you don't complete the process you will overwrite your config files and mess the whole lot up. It is much better to let it follow its course and then exit. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
hvarela wrote:
I have been trying to work with SuSE 5.2 off of one cd I got some time back from Cheapbytes. This is a personal challenge, as I am installing it on some computers at
the university, and want to setup as much as possible on my own... Everytime I install it, apparently successfully, the init messages scroll by, as normal, then YAST starts up again with the message "Probably didn't finish configuring, so YAST will start up anyway ; )" then I go into YAST, and it prompts for the installation media, blah
If you install the first time, on console 1 (ALT+F1) the installation routine seems to be finished. But meanwhile there are running some background processes (ALT+F9, if I remember correctly). Since these processes need to be finished before you reboot your machine, yast just doesn't get finished if you reboot too early and starts up again and again... cu Dirk - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
I have been trying to work with SuSE 5.2 off of one cd I got some time back from Cheapbytes. This is a personal challenge, as I am installing it on some computers at the university, and want to setup as much as possible on my own... Everytime I install it, apparently successfully, the init messages scroll by, as normal, then YAST starts up again with the message "Probably didn't finish configuring, so YAST will start up anyway ; )" then I go into YAST, and it prompts for the installation media, blah blah blah. If I abort, I can continue loading Linux, and everything is fine... In this second case, I think I should point out that I am having problems with LILO, but I figured out what that was, and will reinstall Linux SuSE 5.2 again tomorrow, but, I still want to know WHY WON'T YAST DIE!?!?!? Thanks. ... The SuSE support database says: if you let Yast finish its configuring it will not start up the next time you boot, but if not... just: rm /usr/lib/YaST/.configured2 Greetings, Martin Martin.Stark@rz-online.de - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html
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