rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery PROBLEM

aravindkumarsingh · 08-08-2009, 04:13 AM

Hello to all,

Please help i ma installing Red hat Linux enterprise edition 5. My problem is that after installation starts and at the time when the boot loader is been installed the following error flashes on the screen. The boot loader window remains their and the installation do not proceed forward. I am not able to install linux.

rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery

Please help me how to solve this problem

TB0ne · 08-09-2009, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aravindkumarsingh

Hello to all,

Please help i ma installing Red hat Linux enterprise edition 5. My problem is that after installation starts and at the time when the boot loader is been installed the following error flashes on the screen. The boot loader window remains their and the installation do not proceed forward. I am not able to install linux.

rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery

Please help me how to solve this problem

A brief Google search returned lots on this, the first hit:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=139477

explains how to solve the problem. However, your question is a bit hard to follow. You say "after installation starts", then "at the time when the boot loader is been installed"...which is it? The boot loader gets installed after alot of other things have happened. Did you verify the installation media? How are you performing the installation (DVD? CD? Network?).

Also, since you're using RedHat Enterprise....I'd suggest calling RedHat support, since you're paying for it, with your Enterprise subscription. If you're not paying for RHEL, please load CentOS instead, which is community supported.

aravindkumarsingh · 08-11-2009, 04:50 AM

hello,

Well i would like to rewrite my problem.....

I have checked the installation media it is ok

I am installing RHL enterprise edition 5

When the installation starts for the Red HAT everything goes smooth till all the rpm are installed. After that the Bootloader is installed and a small window opens in which it is written that the bootloader is been installed. This window does not go and is taking time too much to install bootloader and remains at this screen. Thus the setup is not completed. I see messages in the terminal as will this window is open

rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery

why my bootloader is not been installed and why the setup is not completed and i am stuck at a point

Please Help.....

TB0ne · 08-11-2009, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aravindkumarsingh

hello,

Well i would like to rewrite my problem.....

I have checked the installation media it is ok

I am installing RHL enterprise edition 5

When the installation starts for the Red HAT everything goes smooth till all the rpm are installed. After that the Bootloader is installed and a small window opens in which it is written that the bootloader is been installed. This window does not go and is taking time too much to install bootloader and remains at this screen. Thus the setup is not completed. I see messages in the terminal as will this window is open

rpmdb: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery

why my bootloader is not been installed and why the setup is not completed and i am stuck at a point

Please Help.....

Ok...are you sure your hard drive is good? And as I said in my first post, I'd suggest you contact RedHat support, since you're paying for it with your subscription. They can walk you through this over the phone.