Thanks for your help, and sorry to bother everyone with this. I ended up downloading the DVD iso and burning it with growisofs in Redhat. I read somewhere that nero has some capatibility issues with windows XP, so that was probably the problem. Gabe Quoting bruce <bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Lodolce, > > are you currently able to run linux on the existing server that you want to > install the new OS on. in other words, are you doing a new OS install where > you want to have Windows/Linux running on the same box, and you only have > Windows right now? > > or, are you currently running linux/windows on the box, and you esentially > want to upgrade the linux portion? > > assuming it's the 2nd, get into linux, and do a 'df -haT' and let's see what > the partitions/disk structure look like... > > in order to do an OS install, you can do a HD, NFS, HTTP, or FTP install. > > i'll assume that if you have a windows network, then you're also able to > setup a http/ftp server relatively quickly on one of the windows boxes. i'll > also assume that the current machine is able to talk to the other > machines... > > let me know if i understand your situation so far... > > if i do, then we can get you up/running without too much effort.. but it > will take time.. > > -bruce > > > -----Original Message----- > From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Kam Leo > Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:49 PM > To: For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: Installing FC 3 > > > 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/ > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
