Mark said: > So to summarize this, here are my questions: > 1. If the checksums are ok, can I be sure that the iso files were > downloaded ok? I guess it is not *ABSOLUTELY* guaranteed but the > likelyhood is *REALLY* high Yes. The problem you are having seems to be either with (a) the process of burning (bad CD-RW drive, bad media, etc.) or (b) reading the CDs. Considering you had issues just reading the ISO file on a second machine I would guess (a). > 2. Could the hwdata RPM be corrupt even though > I am able to read the header > info? Very much so. The header is just a small portion of the RPM file. > How can I extract all the files from the RPM without installing them > to really read the RPM all the way to the end? Your best bet would be to use "rpm -K". It's not going to help you with the installer, though. > 3. How do I get this to > work? Is there anything special I have to consider when burning the iso > images that's different fomr how it worked for FC1? There shouldn't be. -- William Hooper
