Re: Bootloader lost after lightning struck my computer and forced me to reinstall Windows XP

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On Fri, 5 Sep 2003 18:26:33 +0200, Marie-Thérèse Lorentzen wrote:

> I can boot into the Linux "install menu" using the CD without a problem.
> 
> The message comes after I write
> 
>             linux rescue
> 
> I can hear the computer reading from the drive, then I get the message
> mentioned above.

_Below_. :)

> uncompressing Linux
> crc error
> -- system halted
>
> and the system freezes.

> For insurance reasons, my computer was sent to a workshop for "damage
> control". The "only" hardware damaged were my Monitor, agp graphic card, pci
> modem and pci TV card. Before I sent the computer to the technician (and
> after I got a new monitor), I was actually able to log myself on to Linux
> without any difficulty, despite problems with the Graphic Card. The damaged
> hardware have all been replaced and I don't run into problems with any of my
> hardware when I run Windows XP. Partition Magic does not find any errors på
> de Linux Partitions. So the hardware should  be fine.

Ok, but that doesn't explain why rescue mode fails to uncompress the
kernel as found on the first CD. That could be indication of damaged
RAM modules. If you boot the first CD and run the "media-check"
feature, does the first CD pass the test?

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