On Sat, 2006-04-01 at 11:01 -0500, Claude Jones wrote: > 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 ---- I'm not sure that was helpful There is a method to check the sum of the images to make sure that the images you downloaded are complete - that is called sha1sum http://fedoranews.org/mediawiki/index.php/Where_can_I_find_sha1sum_program_for_Windows%3F If you can verify that the images are complete via the checksum, you need not waste any more time downloading them. The next issue is whether the disks were burned properly - that is why the media check is part of the installer but I can tell you that burning new cd's on new computers at > 12x can cause problems with old computers and old cd drives. Suggest that you burn them at 4x. Specific help might be found here - the FC 5 installation guide http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora-install-guide-en/fc5/ for specific help with downloading...though I don't think you need it. http://fedora.redhat.com/download/ Craig
