> Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:26:32 +0100
> From: John Austin <ja@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Cannot Install FC4 Test2?
> To: fedora-test-list <fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Message-ID: <1113683192.8863.89.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 13:36 -0400, James E. LaBarre wrote:
> > Shawn Hayden wrote:
> > > I downloaded the ISO for i386, and verfied the checksum.
> > >
> > > I boot to the Cdrom, and at the first prompt to install fedora or
> > > change boot parameters, nothing happens when I press enter.
> > >
> > > A "." shows up.
> > >
> > > If I try and type any other boot parameters, the letters travel down
> > > the left side of the screen. Very strange behavior.
> > >
> > > I am using a Dell C600 laptop.
> >
> > I am curious if you aree using the CD or DVD images. I have downloaded
> > the DVD image dwice (once from a mirror, the second time through
> > BitTorrent). The first image I burned twice, and neither was able to
> > install, failing early into the install (the first disk would not even
> > get as far as the disk test feature).
> >
> > Both downloads *passed* their sha1sum checks. I burned the first one
> > through Nautilus ("Write to CD"), the second through K3b, which *failed*
> > the disk in verification mode.
> >
> > To eliminate any problems with my CD burner. I tested the second
> > download by booting the DVD image within a VMware session, and had it do
> > a disk verification there; that verification *failed*
> >
> > My only conclusion is that the DVD image, as being distributed, is
> > itself defective. I have tested multiple image sources, multiple HW
> > configurations (ThinkPad T41 & VMware 5.0), and effectively 3 different
> > "write" methods (counting the mounting of the disk image in VMW as a write).
> >
> > I will have to grab the CD images to see what happens that way.
> >
> Hi,
> I have successfully installed FC4T2 from DVD on 3+ machines
> i386 on Athlon64 and Athlon32 machines
> Also FC4T2 VMware client with FC4T2 host
> x86-64 on Athlon64
> No install problems
> The sha2sum is OK but Anaconda gives a failure which I ignored.
> I read the DVD to a file using xcdroast and did a cmp image.iso
> with the xcdroast read.
> It was identical up to the EOF on image.iso so just assumed
> extra something is written at the end to fill up a
> block/cylinder/whatever DVDs have.
>
> Used growisofs -Z /dev/scd0=image.iso to write the DVD
> John
>
I am using the CD images.
I have used Roxio EasyCD Creator and also the ISO Recorder PowerToy.
I will try and download the DVD iso today and give it a try.
--
Shawn Hayden