Installation NEVER WORKS! Problems

[harpon]

I've been trying for a week now to install cPanel. It either doesn't install, or finishes with lots of errors.

At the moment, it's running but with missing components. I get the following:

http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os...rimary.xml.gz: [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum
Trying other mirror.
Error: failure: repodata/primary.xml.gz from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
Setting up Install Process
Setting up Repos
Reading repository metadata in from local files
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os...rimary.xml.gz: [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum
Trying other mirror.
Error: failure: repodata/primary.xml.gz from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

Attempting to install missing CPAN items: lynx
Setting up Install Process
Setting up Repos

update 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00

base 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00

addons 100% |=========================| 951 B 00:00

extras 100% |=========================| 1.1 kB 00:00
Reading repository metadata in from local files

update : ### 1/16
update : ###### 2/16
update : ######### 3/16
update : ############ 4/16
update : ############### 5/16
update : ################## 6/16
update : ##################### 7/16
update : ######################### 8/16
update : ############################ 9/16
update : ############################### 10/16
update : ################################## 11/16
update : ##################################### 12/16
update : ######################################## 13/16
update : ########################################### 14/16
update : ############################################## 15/16
update : ################################################## 16/16

primary.xml.gz 4% |= | 24 kB 00:09 ETA
primary.xml.gz 8% |== | 48 kB 00:09 ETA
primary.xml.gz 13% |=== | 72 kB 00:08 ETA
primary.xml.gz 17% |==== | 96 kB 00:08 ETA
primary.xml.gz 22% |===== | 120 kB 00:07 ETA
primary.xml.gz 23% |===== | 128 kB 00:09 ETA
primary.xml.gz 34% |======== | 184 kB 00:06 ETA
primary.xml.gz 38% |========= | 208 kB 00:06 ETA
primary.xml.gz 43% |========== | 232 kB 00:05 ETA
primary.xml.gz 47% |=========== | 256 kB 00:05 ETA
primary.xml.gz 52% |============= | 280 kB 00:04 ETA
primary.xml.gz 56% |============== | 304 kB 00:04 ETA
primary.xml.gz 61% |=============== | 328 kB 00:03 ETA
primary.xml.gz 65% |================ | 352 kB 00:03 ETA
primary.xml.gz 70% |================= | 376 kB 00:02 ETA
primary.xml.gz 73% |================== | 392 kB 00:02 ETA
primary.xml.gz 77% |=================== | 416 kB 00:02 ETA
primary.xml.gz 82% |==================== | 440 kB 00:01 ETA
primary.xml.gz 86% |===================== | 464 kB 00:01 ETA
primary.xml.gz 91% |====================== | 488 kB 00:00 ETA
primary.xml.gz 95% |======================= | 512 kB 00:00 ETA
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 534 kB 00:00 ETA
primary.xml.gz 100% |=========================| 534 kB 00:10
http://mirror.centos.org/centos/4/os...rimary.xml.gz: [Errno -1] Metadata file does not match checksum
Trying other mirror.
Error: failure: repodata/primary.xml.gz from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

If anyone can please help, do so. I'm tempted to move to Windows with Plesk because of these problems. I have clients waiting for this new server. I'm running CentOs 4.1, clean install.

CAN ANYONE HELP?

Thanks.

[kris1351]

You yum update repositories are the problem, isn't Cpanel. Check www.centosforums.org for more information on setting up yum.conf.

[chirpy]

Indeed. And also check that you have working DNS resolvers in /etc/resolv.conf

[harpon]

Thank you. I'm looking into it now.

[harpon]

Found the following on the CentOS forums:

Try specifying an actual mirror in your yum.conf to see if it works. Sounds like the mirror it's going to isn't synched or something.

[update]
name=CentOS-$releasever - Updates
baseurl=http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/centos/$releasever/updates/$basearch/
gpgcheck=1

Seems to be getting further now and actually downloads the packages. I'll remove it once done and see how it goes. It may be due to the release of 4.2 and the synching of mirrors. I'll give it a few days, but at least it's updating now and i can hopefully get things working.

Thanks.

[harpon]

Problems persist. CHKSERVD never works after install, MySQL has lots of permission problems, GD never installs and complains about checksums. YUM seems to be the issue and updating the repository doesnt work properly.

Can anyone advise me about the installation and what NOT to install? I did a clean install, without ANY services such as DNS, MAIL, MYSQL, etc...

Can anyone provide basic installation instructions for CentOS 4.1? Just out of interest.

I tried Trustix 2.2 and it worked fine first time and everything functioned correctly, but i'd prefer running CentOS 4.1.

Thanks.

[Leandro]

The same here, any idea ?

[Harryhood]

The same here, any idea ?

I just ran across this issue on a centos 3.6 machine. The /etc/rc.d/init.d/chkservd file was junk. I copied this file from another centos server and CHKSERVD & the service status now work properly.

[chirpy]

IIRC, the chkservd package should get reinstalled if you run:

/scripts/upcp --force

[Leandro]

no chirpy, the file wasn't replaced by the /scripts/upcp

but Harryhood is right copying the file from anohter server works fine...

the weird is that in 6 CentOS 4 servers the chkservd failes... I think is some cPanel problem...

[forlinuxsupport]

the install works for me, its takes hours to complete but it doesnt install mysql. Mysql is MISSING in ACTION

looking in the logs (/var/log/cpanel-install-thread0.log) all the mysql components faileD!!!!!!

eeek!!..

Im running Trustix 2.2.

I have submitted a support request to cpanel.

either its Trustix has updated the mysql package OR cpanel install script has changed and no longer works OR mysql themselves have moved / changed the mysql packages !!!!!!!!!

cpanel is type to use mysql 4.0.25, but trustix uses 4.0.26..... hmmmm wonder if thats the cause.

Cheers
andy

[Leandro]

right forlinuxsupport, I have a MySql problem too...
when finish the cPanel installation MySql4.0.26-standard didn't work... if you upgrade the MySql version to 4.1 through whm works, but I have lot of servers with 4.0 and I want to keep it...

I'm working with CentOS 4 for my first time, after work with RHE and FC2

any suggestion ?

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Solved by Jeffa in http://forums.cpanel.net/showthread....light=host.MYI