Yes. I just did using ActiveStates MD5SUM program for Windows. They all check out. -- Kris > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > vdinenna@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 11:53 AM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: Problems Installing Fedora Core 2 > > > Have you run a MD5 check on the install discs themselves? > > > > > Hello All- > > > > I usually don't join and then immediately post, but these problems > > with Fedora are driving me nuts. But I am wonder if anyone here can > > help. > > > > The first three are minor problems, then I will get to the big one. > > > > My System Configuration: > > > > AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 1.2ghz > > Asus A7V133 (KT133A Chip) Motherboard > > 768MB PC133 RAM > > ATI All-In-Wonder 7500 > > Dell D1226H 19" Monitor > > 3Com 3c905x Network Card > > Linksys WMP54G "Wireless-G" Network Card > > Adaptec AIC-7850 PCI SCSI Card > > Promise ATA100 UIDE Controller (on board) > > Creative Labs SoundBlaster Live! Value > > VIA USB Controller > > Samsung SM-352B 52x CDR/RW + DVD Drive > > Aopen 32X CDROM Drive > > Microsoft Wheel Optical USB Mouse > > Dell "Internet" Keyboard USB > > HP OfficeJet K80 (connected via USB) > > > > (Yes I have no free slots in my computer!) > > > > Hard Drive Configuration: > > > > (on-board IDE controller) > > > > IDE 1:1 --> Samsung CDR/RW/DVD Drive > > IDE 1:2 --> Open > > IDE 2:1 --> Aopen 32x CDROM Drive > > IDE 2:2 --> Open > > > > (Promise UIDE Controller) > > > > UIDE 1:1 --> Western Digital 80GB Drive > > /dev/hde1 --> <swap> - 1024mb - Swap FS > > /dev/hde2 --> /boot - 150mb - Ext3 > > /dev/hde3 --> C:\ (Windows XP) - 60GB - NTFS > > /dev/hde4 --> / - 16GB - Ext3 > > > > UIDE 1:2 --> IBM DeathStar erm I mean Desktar - 75GB > /dev/hdf1 --> D:\ > > - 75GB - NTFS > > > > UIDE 2:1 --> Maxtor 80GB > > /dev/hdg1 --> E:\ - 80GB - NTFS > > > > UIDE 2:2 --> Open > > > > Other System Notes: I have "Plug N Play OS" set to "No" in > the BIOS. > > (helps with video capturing in Windoze). There is also no way to > > 'control' the Promise controller (as you would in the > BIOS). It truly > > is "plug N pray" and > > auto detects my drives as "Ultra DMA 5" > > > > > > Now on to the problems... > > > > Problem #1 > > ---------- > > > > I cannot use a USB to PS/2 Mouse converter with my Microsoft Wheel > > Mouse Optical USB. I can only use it as a USB mouse. This is not a > > total bad thing, but I like my USB ports free for other things. > > > > Problem #2 > > ---------- > > > > Installer does not set the /boot partition as the active parition, > > instead it keeps my Windows partition as the active partition. This > > would not make grub accessible. Once I was able to change > the active > > paritition to my /boot partition, I could get the grub > loader screen, > > and load into Linux and/or Windows XP. > > > > Maybe I have not setup a dual boot system in a while, but I > could have > > swore that the older redhat installers set the active > partition to be > > the /boot partition (where applicable). Maybe I am wrong? > > > > Problem #3 > > ---------- > > > > I get this message when installing.. > > > > "Unable to align partition properly. This probably means > that another > > partition tool generated an incorrect partition table, because it > > didnt have the correct BIOS geometry. It is safe to ignore, but > > ignoring may cause > > (fixable) problems with boot loaders." > > > > I just ignore it because I did at one point get linux to > load, and it > > did not effect the boot loader. > > > > > > Problem #4 (The big one) > > ---------- > > > > Problem: Installer locks up after I select "Custom", then select > > "Next" from the installer GUI. > > > > First off, I have to say that I did get it to install at one point > > because I used Text mode. However, even after I got it to > install, it > > locked up on startup. > > > > I can replicate this problem over and over again, and it > locks up at > > the same exact place. I cannot get past this point. > > > > Things I've Tried: > > > > 1. Installing via text mode. Which works, but now locks up > on startup > > 2. I've checked the CDs for errors, No problems using Media > Check 3. > > Ram a Memtest86. Ran this overnight, no issues 4. Manually > resized the > > hard drive with kernel params. Did not help (nor did > > not remove that error message) > > 5. Turned off Power Management in BIOS. Did not help. > > 6. Passed noapic noalcpic arguments to kernel. Did not help. > > 7. Thought maybe it was a heating issue. Took off covers, > left it off > > overnight and tried again. No Workie. > > > > If it means anything, I can replicate a similar problem > when trying to > > load Mandrake 10.0. But I've never had a problem with > Windows XP, but > > then again > > it *IS* Windows :) > > > > Any help on these problems (particually #4) is greatly appreciated. > > > > TIA > > > > -- Kris > > > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > -- > Vince Di Nenna > www.comworks.us > 610-513-2923 > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >
