on 23/12/04 01:46, Rad Craig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I got my little sis a Pismo for college, for xmas. I just got it and > am installing 10.3 on it. I blew the drive away, formatted OSX > extended (journaled) and started from scratch. I unchecked all the > languages and printer drivers. > > Disk 1 finished without problems. I reboot, get promted to insert disk > 2 and it gets almost done, to about 9 minutes remaining, then says > something like 'errors were encountered during installation' and the > button changes to 'quit'. > > I have done this twice now, with two different Disk #2's and got the > same error both times. > > After the first install, I was doing the software update, which was > quite a list, and it hosed up on the last item in the list, which is > all the 10.3 updates for OSX (like 97MB). Then it would no longer > connect to the internet via ethernet. I restarted twice, repaired disk > permissions, but that didn't fix anything. I mounted the disk 2 and > ran the install.pkg manually and it finished without problems, but > still acted flaky. I tried to reboot on a recovery CD I have, but when > I selected it in 'startup disk' and clicked reboot, it would just sit > there and never reboot. So I closed startup disk and restarted it via > the apple menu, held the 'c' key down during boot, and it ignored it > and booted to the HD like normal. > > So after all these strange things, I decided I'd try it all again, used > a different disk 2 cd, but got the same results. > > This is a Pismo, 400mhz, 11.2G HD, 192MB. > > Any suggestions? I've got to have this thing all setup for her by xmas > eve. > > > Rad... >
Is the 2nd CD an original one or a copy? Did you notice if the install would fail at the same place and if so, what was the installer installing? -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Gates's Law: "The speed of software halves every 18 months." This oft-cited law is an ironic comment on the tendency of software bloat to outpace the every-18-month doubling in hardware capacity per dollar predicted by Moore's Law. The reference is to Bill Gates; Microsoft is widely considered among the worst if not the worst of the perpetrators of bloat. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
