On 5/2/05, Lodolce@xxxxxxxxxxxx <Lodolce@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thanks for your suggestions. > > I tried burning the images at a low speed, no luck. With the most recent CD's it > won't even load the installer, rather after it states "Decompressing Linux..." I > get "crc error -- system halted". With another set of CDs once the installer > loads and I go to start the install and I immediately get "error reading > header...cpio:read failed" then it exits the installer. > > I have yet to try a network install. I only have a windows network around, can I > do this through windows? Actually, I do have a machine running Redhat 9.0 though > I do not profess to be fluent with linux. Any suggestions on where I might find > a tutorial for a linux network install? > > I have Windows XP currently on one partition, and another data partition > formated as NTFS. I am trying to setup a dual boot with FC 3 on the remainder > of the HD (since good old microsoft isn't set up yet for 64bit processors). > I've tried burning the install disks using various machines with the same > result. > > Thanks > Gabe > > Quoting bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > gabe. > > > > is your system separated, or part of a network. a couple of suggestions. > > > > 1) burn the iso images at the slowest possible speed... > > 2) do a network installation, where you copy the isos to a location on the > > HD, or on another server within your network... > > > > give me more information about your setup, and there might be other possible > > solutions > > > > -bruce > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Lodolce@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:42 PM > > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Installing FC 3 > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I've been trying to install FC 3 (64 bit) and I keep having problems with > > the > > install disks. I verified the checksums once I downloaded the iso images, > > and > > burned the iso images using nero. I can get the installer to boot fine, but > > when I test the disks with the installer they always fail. If I try to > > continue > > with the installation it imediately crashes. I have done this successfully > > before to install Redhat 9.0, I think in the same way. Any suggestions? > > > > Thanks > > Gabe > > 1. This subject has been covered many times. Search the list archives. 2. Go to FedoraNews.org and read "Howto install Fedora Core over NFS", http://fedoranews.org/dowen/nfsinstall/
