On Wed, 2011-04-06 at 07:50 -0300, Burkhard Plache wrote: > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan > <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 19:29 -0300, Burkhard Plache wrote: > >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan > >> <pocallaghan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 15:49 -0300, Burkhard Plache wrote: > >> >> After inserting the DVD, I get the menu: > >> >> > >> >> 1) Install a new system or upgrade an existing system > >> >> 2) Install system with basic video driver > >> >> 3) Rescue installed system > >> >> 4) Boot from local drive > >> >> 5) Memory test > >> >> > >> >> I select option 1, and after a bit of fast output of the type > >> > > >> > Did you test the DVD before installation? The system explicitly offers > >> > to do this. Always do it once for a newly-burned DVD. > >> > poc > >> > >> The disk worked fine on another (older desktop) system. > >> I will post the specifics of the computer where the problem occurred. > >> - Burkhard > > > > So that would be a "no". The fact that it worked on a different system > > is irrelevant unless the other system is identical, because the exact > > set of RPMs to be installed can easily vary from one system to another > > (differnet kernel architecture, different video card, etc.). Murphy's > > Law dictates that your DVD could have a bad spot just where one system > > reads it and the other doesn't. > > > > Run the disk check before looking any further. > > > > poc > > Where/how do I run the test? Option (5) in the menu? > - Burkhard >From the Installation Manual (http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/14/html/Installation_Guide/ch-Boot-x86.html): ISO images have an SHA256 checksum embedded in them. To test the checksum integrity of an ISO image, at the installation boot prompt, type: linux mediacheck You should also get a prompt to do this when booting from the install DVD. poc -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
