>From: "jdow" <jdow@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: psyche-list@redhat.com
>To: <psyche-list@redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: Problem with ISO 3
>Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 15:59:34 -0700
>
>From: "Balandar Magister Officiarum" <balandar@hotmail.com>
>
> > >>From: Michael Schwendt <rh0210ms@arcor.de>
>
> > >>On Mon, 07 Oct 2002 15:45:32 -0500, Balandar Magister Officiarum
>wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > I get the following error for the redhat 8.0 disk 3:
> > >> >
> > >> > /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/nmh-1.0.4-15.i386.rpm cannot be opened due to
> > >> > missing file, bad package, or bad media.
> > >> >
> > >> > I have tried burning the ISO using different media and different
> > >> > programs (Nero and CD Creator). The md5sums check out correctly. I
> > >> > even tried using two ISOs from different servers and both did the
>same
> > >> > thing after burning them.
> > >> >
> > >> > Every time I try to finsih my upgrade (using linux rescue) for
>Redhat
> > >> > 8.0 I get the above error when it asks for CD 3.
> > >> >
> > >> > Any suggestions?
> > >>
> > >>Are you able to copy that file from CD #3 and run md5sum[.exe] on
> > >>it? What MD5 fingerprint do you get?
> > >>
> > >><< attach3 >>
> > >
> > >I also have the problem with exmh rpm if I try not to upgrade the nmh
>rpm.
> > >(Going to try bypassing both of those and see if the installation will
> > >continue...)
> > >
> > >I get the following md5sums:
> > >
> > >nmh-1.0.4-15.i386.rpm
> > >659f353f42343a2a549d68f8bf1c908b
> > >
> > >exmh-2.4-5.noarch.rpm
> > >5f42359e776cdb7bc060711a23292743
> > >
> >
> > Along with the above, I just tried to avoid both those packages in the
> > upgrade process and the same thing happened again. This time with
> > noatun-3.0.3-4.i386.rpm. After I click on the Ok button another screen
>pops
> > up with the errors that occured. The last line is the following:
> >
> > IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/mnt/source/.discinfo'
> >
> > Could that have something to do with it? And if so what should I do?
>
>Joanne's Rule #4843: Random errors accessing data from disk based storage
>of any kind are most likely related to a cable or motherboard hardware
>problem rather than to faulty data on the storage media itself.
>
>It seems that modern IDE implementations with their insane "quest for
>speed" are not always getting it right. Furthermore the documentation
>for these interfaces is not always accurate or clear. You may be faced
>with a motherboard which features this sort of problem. If you are lucky
>the problem is only a bad IDE cable.
>
>Push come to shove I'd try an old 40 wire cable to force the interface to
>a lower speed and give it a try. Of course, I would have the CDROM/DVD/or
>whatever else on the secondary bus with only hard disks on the primary.
>It is not wise to mix fast and slow devices on the same cable.
>
>{^_^}
>
I can give that a try. Currently the hdd and the cd-rw are on seperate IDE
cables. They are not the new ATA 66/100 cables. And the cable I use for the
CD-RW is new I believe.. maybe it is on my hdd. I'll try switching them
around.
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