From: Matthew Daubenspeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Woody Install Error
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:04:47 -0400
On Wed, Oct 16, 2002 at 10:06:07AM -0400, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
> > Try moving the disk out of that box to the new one, and see if it
runs.
> > Also try the reverse: move the 'new' disk to the already-installed
> > machine and try to install on it in _that_ hardware.
>
> Unfortunatly, the original box is being used and cannot be swapped.
>
> I did try two other brand new hard drives, both with the same result.
>
> > Since you veryfied MD5 sums, chances are pretty low the CD's are
> > corrupted.... That would mean something goes wrong _within_ your new
> > box. Now what would cause garbage to be read from CD?
> >
> > Can you elaborate on what CD drive you're using? If IDE, can you try
it
> > with a different cable and on a different IDE bus? Does the
installer's
> > shell have 'md5sum', so you could verify the MD5 from within the
> > installer? Or, from the other machine's disk in this box, if that
works
> > out...
I replaced the drive with a standard CD drive and a new cable.
Same result.... I'm stumped.
I'm also stumped trying to do a Debian install on a PowerPC with the .iso
file downloaded via ftp. The disk image simply looked wrong - some bad file
extensions and 0 K files. I DID manage get it to work up to a point using a
minimum install file in a mac compressed .sit format from a Linux on iMac
site. Since it is a Mac format file it decompresses perfectly. My buest
guess is that your (and my) ftp downloader software is doing something odd
to the file.
What are you using to ftp? (it needs to be in binary mode for example)
Try this .sit file. I got it to run but I'm now stuck cos the booter App
cant find the linux kernal on my file structure. I'll look for the link.....
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