On Sat April 1 2006 10:38, Ryne Sechrist wrote: > ok well I have just been having problem after problem trying > to install fedora....i'm trying to install it on a compaq > presario, 190 ram, 800 MHZ, amd k6, ati graphics, it has > windows 98 on it right now but i'm doing a full delete of > windows and replacing it with fedora 5....well first off i > downloaded the fives images off the site and burnt them as > images...i then tried to install them which the first cd > failed...so i tested all my cds and only disk 2 and 5 > passed...so i redownloaded from another mirror the > rest....well on the second media check attempt only disk one > passed....so i redownloaded the others from another > mirror...well that media check didn't pass either one...so i > tried again on another mirror and check failed again....so i > tried another and failed and the last time i tried they failed > again...well i was wondering "well disk 5 passed before so > lets see if it passes a second time" and it didn't...so > basically i got disk 1,2,and 5 to pass and failed 7 times on > disks 3 and 4, and i retested disk 5 and it failed....so i > tried to install fedora core 5 anyway....well everythign was > going fine untill it got to the installation of the first > disk...i got through 64% on the first disk then all of the > sudden my screen turned into a bunch of text....well i'm at > the end of my ropes and i have no idea what to do now....i > really want fedora but i can't seem to find stable images or > if my computer is too old or what? any help would be > great...like i said i really want linux and i have been tring > everything to get it to run.....any suggestions? thanks Given your report, and the age of your machine, my first suspicion would fall on the cd-rom in your machine. You could try cleaning it, though I've only had success with those cd cleaners one or two times -- Claude Jones Bluemont, VA, USA
