Hi There,
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modem? any particular reason why maybe I can help you
Thanks
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- Original Message -
From: The Other [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:00 PM
Subject: [newbie] glibc file is bad on Install CD1, need help to replace the
disk.
07/09/03
Hello All,
I'm finally back from the Abyss. Windows NT 4.0 returns me to the
Internet.
It appears file glibc-2.3.1-10mdk.i586 has been damaged on my Mandrake
9.1 PowerPack distribution disk : Install CD1
If someone in the USA (I live in Champaign, Illinois, USA) can create
the Install CD1 disk and mail it to me, I'd pay for their time and
shipping costs. Please email me offline for details and arrangements.
(I'm on 28kps dialup with no way to write a CD-Rom)
End of the help request, what follows is the painful story of how I got
here.
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You may recall I had to send back my new Maxtor hard drive (Bamboo
installed flawlessly on it, my only prior install before the trouble
started) back for a replacement. I then tried to install Bamboo on the
Western Digital drive that I had left, but to no avail.
On Monday, 7/7, the relacement Maxtor drive arrives. Terrific. I
install the drive back into the slave position and attempt to install
Bamboo. No joy. Worse yet, the Master Boot Record gets corrupted and
Windows NT won't boot either.
Here's my suggestion to Mandrake. In the Installation booklet shipped
with the boxed sets, please put in a Troubleshooting Section. In this
Troubleshooting Section make mention of the F1 option to attempt to
Rescue a damaged Linux installation. And within that Rescue section,
please point out the Repair Windows Boot Record option.
When I finally found that option it was too late, I'd already done a low
level format of both drives.
So I tried installing with both drives low level formatted, with the
Maxtor in the Slave position, and then with the Maxtor in the Master
position; no joy.
I pulled out both Winmodems and tried to install, no joy.
I turned off anything in the BIOS that tried to optomize hard drive
usage. No joy.
I then repeatedly tried to install the Minimal System (doesn't even have
urpmi). No joy. I once got the notice telling me the glibc package
failed to install 6 different times during a single, failed install
attempt.
I got the glibc failed message when just trying to install KDE as the
only option, with GNOME as the only option, and with OTHER DESKTOPS as
the only option. I got the glibc failed message when installing the
minimal system with documentation as the only option, and when
installing the minimal system with X as the only option.
Needless to say I got the glibc failed message when installing any
option at all (on the select packages to install page). I began to
think there might be something wrong with the glibc-2.3.1-10mdk.i586
package.
So I then very carefully at the Install CD1 disk. I think I'm seeing a
scratch or nick near the outer edge in one place (probably the place
where glibc-2.3.1-10mdk.i586 lives.)
So the only idea I have left is to try a replacment disk. Any other
ideas?
Thanks for listening,
The Other.
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