On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 18:29 -0700, Adam Boettiger wrote: > On 9/21/05 9:34 AM, "Michael A. Peters" <mpeters@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 09:18 -0700, Adam Boettiger wrote: > >> I've tried downloading the PPC version of Core 4 several times to CD-R. > >> Mediacheck shows all but the first .iso pass. Regardless of which mirror I > >> use, the first .iso file always seems to faily the Mediacheck. > >> > >> I'm wishing to dual-partition my PowerBook G4 with OS X and Core 4. For the > >> life of me I cannot understand why one file would fail the Media check from > >> all mirrors. > > > > There's a bug in mediacheck. With some CD drives, it is not reliable. > > Okay, mediacheck fails on .iso disc one PPC. But you and others say there is > a bug in it, so I just continued the install, skipping the check. I get > initialization lines scrolling on the install of disc 1 for about 30 > seconds, then it just stops and the screen goes blank - even before I can > get to disc 2 and any configuration of the install. > > I've burned 3 sets of iso files - one directly from the Redhat servers, two > from different mirrors. The same thing happens every time. I've tried both a > GUI install hitting return as well as a text install using 'linux > textinstall' and the same thing happens. I end up each time having to force > quit the laptop by powering it down holding the power button down until it > goes off and then restarting it again. > > I can see it's starting Anaconda, so something is happening... Just can't > get past disc 1. > > The only thing I have not tried is to burn and boot from the single DVD > image, and that only because my DVD drive is read-only. > > This install is going into an unpartitioned drive so as to let the > partitioner set optimium settings for swap etc. > > I have ordered Linux Yellow Dog on CD's. Other than going back to Core 3, > does anyone have anything else I should try? > > TIA > > Mac PowerBook G4, 80G HD, 20G LaCie external USB drive (yes I called Apple > and they said I could install it into the external HD...) > 1 GHz RAM, Aluminum PowerBook > > </stumped> ---- perhaps someone in Portland Linux Users Group could burn a set of disc's or dvd disc for you - perhaps it's your burner http://www.pdxlug.org/ I have had problems in the past on occasion when I burn them on a faster drive than the read drive and I generally burn installer cd's at 4X just because it's worked for me. Craig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
