[MLUG] Fedora Core 2 Test 3 Install Problems / Solution

[Gabriel Wilkerson <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Well I'm taking a suggestion I received and just doing
a fresh install of Core2Test3 instead of trying to
ghost over my old installation of Core 1 and upgrade
the kernel.  I'm still going to try and upgrade the
kernel on my old install just to have the experience
though I think.  Here's the problem I had though : I
downloaded the newest Test 3 iso's using bit torrent,
which mind you was NO EASY TASK since i'm on dialup. 
Basically it consisted of two long days sitting in
Lakota leaching their bandwidth.  I checked the md5 of
the iso's and it said everything was ok.  So I burned
the iso's (there are 4 of them) and tried booting from
disk 1.  The first try failed completely, the setup
process froze while trying to load /sbin/loader i
believe, and then gave me an "install aborted
abnormally, system received signal 11" , or some such
message.  So I figured, bad burn, and re-burned the
first disc, still no go.  My third try did boot, but
then when i did the media check it always failed on
discs 1 and 2, 3 and 4 are ok though.  I searched all
over for the 'signal 11' failure.  The consensus is
'hardware error' usually a processor or memory
failure.  I can only figure that I have a failing cd
drive, or aging at least because whenever the error
came up or the check failed i heard the drive
'skipping' so to speak, like spinning up and down
repeatedly.  Ok, so all of that leads to this. 
I uncompressed the Iso's into a directory on my
desktop and am doing an ftp install.  It's taking
forever and driving me nuts with all of it's
"connecting".  Yes, I realize now that I should have
done an http install instead.  Anyway, if anyone wants
to comment feel free.

gabe


	
		
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