Redhat Enterprise Download Test Version does not work

AndreasM · 05-27-2014, 07:18 AM

Hello,
I downloaded Redhat Enterprise Linux Server. Supposedly it had 3.675 MB. Yet the download completed after 327.680KB. I could open this file OK using 7z. Then I specified it in Hyper-V as an ISO image as DVD.
After I started the VM I received the following error message:

Code:

ISOLINUX 4.02 2010-07-21 ETCD Copyright (c) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et AL
EDD: Error 2000 reading sector 1860565
No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!
boot:

The downloads only showed as Beta versions. How come?
Why did the download show 3.675MB in size and completed after these 327.680 KB?
And why this error message?

This really should work much better, if ever s.o should get to like RedHat.
Could somebody answer my three questions?
Thank you

Andreas

TB0ne · 05-27-2014, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndreasM

Hello,
I downloaded Redhat Enterprise Linux Server. Supposedly it had 3.675 MB. Yet the download completed after 327.680KB. I could open this file OK using 7z. Then I specified it in Hyper-V as an ISO image as DVD. After I started the VM I received the following error message:

Code:

ISOLINUX 4.02 2010-07-21 ETCD Copyright (c) 1994-2010 H. Peter Anvin et AL
EDD: Error 2000 reading sector 1860565
No DEFAULT or UI configuration directive found!
boot:

The downloads only showed as Beta versions. How come?
Why did the download show 3.675MB in size and completed after these 327.680 KB?
And why this error message?

This really should work much better, if ever s.o should get to like RedHat. Could somebody answer my three questions?

In order:

No idea, since we don't know where you downloaded the ISO image from, or what you actually clicked on.
The file was corrupted and/or the download didn't complete
See answer #2.

Also, 3.675 MB (MEGAbytes) is NOT large enough for ANY ISO image. Did you mean 3.6GB? Because 3.6GB is reasonable, and stopping after 327MB would, indeed, mean that a LOT of the ISO image was missing..you only downloaded about 10% of it.

Go to Red Hat's website, and download the ISO image from there. And unless you are going to PAY FOR RHEL, then DO NOT USE IT. You won't get updates/patches/fixes/security updates, and you'll wind up with a system that's not only insecure, but hard to add software to, since you won't have access to the online repositories. Use CentOS instead.

AndreasM · 05-27-2014, 09:28 AM

Hi,
of course, I meant 3,675MB (I am from Germany and here the thousand separator is the dot).

OK, I did go to RedHats Website twice (here and abroad) and it completed the download each time at the same amount of byte and it looked as if it were complete rather than interrupted.
I suspected an error on RedHat's site. You never know.

And why are only Beta versions for tests downloadable?

I am still unsure about this whole issue.
Do you have a tested download URL that goes beyond 327680Bytes?
Or could it be the network here?

Sincerly
Andi

TB0ne · 05-27-2014, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndreasM

Hi,
of course, I meant 3,675MB (I am from Germany and here the thousand separator is the dot).

We don't know where you're from, but 3.6GB is about the right size.

Quote:

OK, I did go to RedHats Website twice (here and abroad) and it completed the download each time at the same amount of byte and it looked as if it were complete rather than interrupted. I suspected an error on RedHat's site. You never know.

I doubt very seriously if it's on Red Hat's end. Unless people can download their software, they make no money, and they spend a considerable amount on making sure it works.

Quote:

And why are only Beta versions for tests downloadable?

They aren't, you are not looking in the right place on Red Hat's website. The only 'beta' version right now is for 7.0, which isn't released, but the last stable version is 6.5.

Quote:

I am still unsure about this whole issue. Do you have a tested download URL that goes beyond 327680Bytes? Or could it be the network here?

I am fairly certain it's an issue on your side. Since we don't know your network layout, what (if any) proxy/security servers you have to go through, what client/download manager you're using, there's no way for anyone here to diagnose this issue. The download links are on Red Hat's website: https://access.redhat.com/site/downloads/

AGAIN: If you are not going to PAY FOR RHEL, do not use it. CentOS is 99.x% identical, but free...use it instead. If you ARE going to pay for RHEL, then your best solution is to call Red Hat support, and they will get the issue resolved.

John VV · 05-27-2014, 03:46 PM

to download the current RHEL 6.5 you FIRST have to register with redhat
https://www.redhat.com/about/company/offices.html
and
https://engage.redhat.com/forms/cont...t_sales&eid=21

login to redhat with the credentials you set up
download the 4.7 GiB dvd
then buy the REQUIRED yearly support contract
-- for a server install that is $349 USD to over $8600 USD per year
https://www.redhat.com/wapps/store/catalog.html

or

install CentOS 6.5
it is a FREE rebuild of RHEL source code
http://centos.org/

AndreasM · 06-02-2014, 05:13 AM

Hi,

the download from the net at work somehow did not work.
I could download now and install a basic redhat server 6.5 (beta).
I am aware that I will have to buy from redhat later on.
Yet now I would like to get going with my test system.

Now there are other problems:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...38#post5180738

Thank your for any help.
Andi

sara83 · 06-02-2014, 05:21 AM

Hi, please I need awk for OLSR protocol how can help me

Thanks for all

knudfl · 06-02-2014, 05:57 AM

Post #7, @sara83.

Read the rules http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/rules.html
""When posting in an existing thread, ensure that what you're posting
is on-topic and relevant to the thread.""

Please start a new thread for your { ns2, olsr, awk } questions.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ux-software-2/ → 'New Thread'

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