Installation Failure

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Avalir
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Installation Failure

Post by Avalir »

Hello friends,

I'm trying to install GhostBSD.
The computer boots from the disk and I select the install option.
It proceeds to read from the DVD and display the slideshow.
When the progress bar reaches ~75%, it prompts a failure.
Why is this happening?
plumtreed
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Re: Installation Failure

Post by plumtreed »

That's always disappointing isn't it...........check the size of the target drive, GhostBSD is pretty big and it sounds like it doesn't finish loading?

I have been able to install recent release to a 8GB usb stick.
Avalir
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Re: Installation Failure

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I'm installing it to a 1TB drive.
It seems like it reaches a certain point and then just stops.
plumtreed
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Re: Installation Failure

Post by plumtreed »

That sounds big enough.......Is GhostBSD the only item on the disk?

If it is, my next step would be to download a fresh iso, check the integrity of the new iso and if clean, install it again.

Otherwise, there is no reason for the result you get.
Avalir
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Re: Installation Failure

Post by Avalir »

I intend for it to be.
It might have some files left over from a previous operating system, but I'm not trying to keep those.
All right, maybe it was the DVD I put it on...
plumtreed
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Re: Installation Failure

Post by plumtreed »

.....thinking about it, there is a point where there is a long delay which suggests a failure but after a time it carries on.....perhaps you need to allow it more time.
Avalir
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Re: Installation Failure

Post by Avalir »

I'm sorry I didn't get back to this.
I figured out what the problem after attempting to install another OS
The hard drive was bad despite being "new."
aht0
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Re: Installation Failure

Post by aht0 »

One way to produce failure is to try installing on multiple disks in striped mode (Raid-0 analogue). Result is always non-bootable. Other Raidz modes seem to work.
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