On Sunday 22 July 2001 11:22 pm, Arnab_Ganguly wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was trying this weekend to upgrade my KDE 2 installation to KDE 2.2beta
> 1. I downloaded all the necessary Mandrake 8.0 RPMS and wrote them on a CD.
> When trying to upgrade using rpm -Uvh filename.rpm, I have a strange
> problem.
>
> For most of the files I get:
>
> "Unpacking of archive failed at file _____ cpio:
> read, bad file descriptor" and installation fails.
>
> Trying to copy the files from the CDROM to the harddisc leads to:
>
> "Input/ Output error" and the files do not get copied
> properly.
>
> I had earlier experienced this problem while using the 2.4.1 kernel on SuSE
> 7.0, but could work around this by booting my machine using a 2.2.x kernel.
>
> Are there any unresolved problems with the 2.4.3mdk kernel that is leading
> to these problems? Need I build a 2.2 kernel to get around this or is it a
> problem with my CD. I did not have any problems in writing the CDROM and I
> also know that this might be a download problem or something.
>
> While no solution can come with so little information, a few tips on why
> this happens will help me understand what is going on. Here is some more
> info:
>
> OS: Mandrake 8.0
> Installation: Default
> Board: Intel 810
> Processor: Celeron
> Normal working: Without problems, good audio/ video performance.
>
> Any tips will be great,
>
> Thanks in advance to all who take the time to respond.
>
> Arnab
I had the exact same problem and until now just marked it up to a bad
download.
I too would be interested to know the answer to this one.
--
Ken Thompson
Payette, Idaho.
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http://www.nwaa.com
