On 3 Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:32:44 -0800 Francois Caen <frcaen@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
>
> I had that happen to me once before, on RHEL3 or FC1.
>
> My problem was actually a RAM issue! Try running memtest86, you never
> know.
>
> The fact that it was failing on different RPMs each time was what
> caught my attention. Bad CD should fail around the same spot each
> time.
>
> Francois
>
and on Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:43:06 +0100 Jens Vagelpohl
<jens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Yes, this sounds like a RAM problem. I have had very similar symptoms
> on (yes, this might be OT ;) Mac OS X. I would suggest you start
> removing RAM modules until the install works. The last one you remove
> before the install succeeds is the bad one...
>
> jens
>
and on Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:52:16 -0800 Troy Engel <tengel@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> I recommend this most excellent CD:
>
> http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
>
> It's sniffed out various hardware problems for me...
>
> -te
Many thanks for the speedy assistance. I had not considered this
possibility at all. I have downloaded the UBCD and located memtest86
and so I will check out the memory tomorrow and report back on how
things turn out.
Regards,
Jim
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