[ale] won't install

[Geoffrey]

Dow Hurst wrote:
> Switch CDROM drives and try again.  So far, I think that is the only fix 
> for these hangs in SuSE 8.1.  On the XP dual boot install of SuSE 8.1 I 
> did several weeks ago, there was a moment when I would've sworn it had 
> hung.  However, after a looonnggg wait for some reason, it got going 
> again visibly.  Maybe it was sorting the RPM database or verifying the 
> hard repartitioning.  Something was happening that I couldn't see.  But, 
> I am inordinately patient with computers once I've said "do this", so I 
> stubbornly kept waiting and hoping.  (Actually I am being lazy rather 
> than patient 'cause I don't want to repeat the procedure)  So it ended 
> up working.  Are you positive that it really has hung?  I couldn't tell 
> anything was happening and I may have waited up to 10 minutes before it 
> seemed to get going again.  When it hangs, go get something to eat for a 
> half-hour,

Also, you might switch to another console and check out the log 
messages.  If there are references to cdrom errors, or if it's just 
busy, might suggest your next action.

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
Think about it...

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