[plug] Que? Kernel panics during install?

[Binh Nguyen]

Sol wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Today I tried installing Suse 8.2 on a P4 2.4/1024/40 server. All
> would be just swell until it came to between 11% and 25% the way
> through the install and then there would be a kernel panic and things
> wouldn't go any further. I tried a variety of install packages from a
> custom selection to minimal (no gui) selection always with the same
> result (actually, tell a lie, on the first occasion it spat the dummy
> when it came across a dodgy "terminfo" package and I tried to
> reinstall it). I don't know how to debug this and was wondering if
> anyone had come across such strange behaviour.
>
> I've installed using the same disks on 3 PCs and 2 laptops so far
> without any major dramas. But I did notice today that the first disk
> did seem to have scratches on it. Could this be a problem?
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> ta very much,
> sol

What about the log consoles? What do they say? I discovered something REALLY
wierd with Redhat's install procedure when I encountered a similar error
(the install was attempting to mount the CD as root and write to it,
unsuccesfully of course).

Binh.