I tried: 1. Installing off newly burned CDs - same problem 2. Installing via local FTP from previously downloaded ISOs - same problem 3. Installing via local FTP from rpms extracted from previously downloded ISOs - same problem 4. Installing via local from newly re-downloaded rpms - same problem I'm fresh out of ideas - does anyone have any suggestions? :-/ On 1 May 2004 at 4:36, Robert C Paulsen Jr wrote: > On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 02:28, Edwin Humphries wrote: > > I'm installing fedora on a windows XP computer: it has a 40Gb > > partition: 13Gb NTFS windows system partition, 102 boot Linux > > partition, 11.9 Gb Linux root partition, 957 Mb Linux swap > > partition, and 2 Fat32 shared data partitions. > > > > I've been consistently getting 2 errors: > > > > 1. when partitioning, I get a "boot partition /boot may not meet > > booting constraints of your system for you architecture". > > Should not be a problem. It means that the partition containing the > /boot directory is beyond cylinder 1023. In the past this was likely > to prevent the kernel from being reachable by the boot process. Should > be OK nowadays (but I don't know if dual boot with XP makes a > difference). In any case it will not prevent a successful install. > > > > > 2. when installing packages (at random stages): "There was an error > > installing [package]. This can indicate media failure, lack of disk > > space, and/or hardware problems. This is a fatal error and your > > install will be aborted. Please verify your media and try your > > install again. Press the OK button to reboot your system." The media > > has checked out fine. > > Sounds like hardware/media problems. Does it always occur with the > same CD? Try to get a replacement CD. > > -- > Bob Edwin Humphries, Ironstone Technology Pty Ltd edwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.ironstone.com.au Phone: 02 4233 2285 Fax: 02 4233 2299 Mobile: 0419 233 051 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
