Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]

2003-03-10 Thread mlh
Has someone reported it? Anyway very strange for it to pass the media check and still fail. I've had that happen to me -- but never to the same package. Matt PS. maybe telstra guys scratched the image onm the ftp server :-o -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: h

Re: [Re: [Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]]]

2003-03-10 Thread Louis Selvon
Hi Mathew, et al: >Louis> How do I do what you did ? i.e : > >1. Convert to iso images , and ; > >I had only windows on this machine to start with so I used a windows iso tool. Not certain how to do this under linux. See James notes for linux version. Louis> I'm, the same here. My master PC onl

Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]

2003-03-10 Thread Michael Still
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, Louis Selvon wrote: > "package zlib-1.1.4.4 > zlib compression and decompression library About half of the 10 - 15 people I have burnt copies of RH 8.0 from the Telstra games server for have reported this problem. I fixed it by using Debian instead... Mikal -- Michael Stil

Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]

2003-03-09 Thread al
There was a problem with one of the Mandrake discs at the pressing plant. As far as I know this has been corrected in the copies for sale now. If you want a replacement Mandrake disc it can be arranged if you get in touch with me at work ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) cheers Al Cousins On Sun, 2003-03-09 a

Re: [Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]]

2003-03-09 Thread Chris Samuel
On Sun, Mar 09, 2003 at 04:24:25PM +1100, Louis Selvon wrote: > >When the installer starts it will ask you if you want to check your CDs. > Do so. This will tell your for sure if they're corrupt. > > Louis> I actually did that and it said that the CDs are fine. Another thing to check is that your

Re: [Re: [Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]]]

2003-03-08 Thread Louis Selvon
> Louis> How do I do what you did ? i.e : > > 1. Convert to iso images , and ; >ok, if you want to copy a cd to a file, you use dd typically. Something like this: dd if=/dev/cdrom of=FILE.iso bs=8M Louis> Sorry I'm the dummy here. Where exactly do I type this command after putting the CD in bef

Re: [Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]]

2003-03-08 Thread James Gregory
On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 16:23, Louis Selvon wrote: > > The only way I could get it to work on my home machine was to convert the > disks to iso images on a hard drive. Then install it using the iso hard drive > install option. A bit over the top but the only way it would work. > > Louis> How do I

Re: [Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]]

2003-03-08 Thread Louis Selvon
>When the installer starts it will ask you if you want to check your CDs. Do so. This will tell your for sure if they're corrupt. Louis> I actually did that and it said that the CDs are fine. Louis. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/li

Re: [Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]]

2003-03-08 Thread Louis Selvon
> The only way I could get it to work on my home machine was to convert the disks to iso images on a hard drive. Then install it using the iso hard drive install option. A bit over the top but the only way it would work. Louis> How do I do what you did ? i.e : 1. Convert to iso images , and ; 2

Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]

2003-03-08 Thread Alan L Tyree
On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 02:03, Terry Collins wrote: > Louis Selvon wrote: > > ..snip. > > > Error: > > file /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/zlib-1.1.4.4.i386.rpm cannot be opened. This is due > > to to a missing file, a bad package, or bad media. Press to try > > again". > > Sigh!, I'm glad I'm not the

Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]

2003-03-08 Thread Mathew Daubney
Louis Selvon wrote: ..snip. Error: file /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/zlib-1.1.4.4.i386.rpm cannot be opened. This is due to to a missing file, a bad package, or bad media. Press to try again". I also had the problem with disks from a different source. The only way I could get it to work on my ho

Re: [Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]]

2003-03-08 Thread Louis Selvon
> Error: > file /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/zlib-1.1.4.4.i386.rpm cannot be opened. This is due > to to a missing file, a bad package, or bad media. Press to try > again". >Sigh!, I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. Did you try them a second time? Louis> Yes I tried at least 3 times. My n

Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]

2003-03-08 Thread Mike MacCana
On Sat, 8 Mar 2003, Louis Selvon wrote: > Hi Sluggers: > > Can't see if the original post I sent was received by the list. > Anyway I have received Red Hat 8.0, and Mandrake 9.0 from the Linux Minibook. > However I am getting problems with the installation of Red Hat Linux 8.0. When the installer

Re: [SLUG] Problems Installing Red Hat 8.0 [More Info]

2003-03-08 Thread Terry Collins
Louis Selvon wrote: ..snip. > Error: > file /mnt/sysimage/var/tmp/zlib-1.1.4.4.i386.rpm cannot be opened. This is due > to to a missing file, a bad package, or bad media. Press to try > again". Sigh!, I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem. Did you try them a second time? Each tim