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Linux install problem - help!

  • 13-11-2003 10:13am
    #1
    empirix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭


    Lads/Lassies,

    Does anyone know the story with this:

    I am trying to install red hat 9 and a few mins into the installation i get this message:

    error 2 reading header: cpio: bad magic

    then it aborts the install.

    I am trying to dual boot a pc and have the partitioning done correctly(i think)

    the pc is pretty old PII 400MHZ, CD-ROM DRIVE ETC.

    Whats the story, the cd is an original from a vendor.

    Any help appreciated, at this stage the lump hammers coming out.

    Thanx


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  • #2
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    You are not alone...
    http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/86412
    They suggest that the problem was the cds were cd-w and not cd-r's, but you say your cds are from redhat. Hmm..


  • #3
    empirix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭empirix


    I've read em all mr.jones, thanks anyways, i was hopin for a bit of "irish" intervention...after all we do rule the world.

    anybody with any suggestions ; appreciated


  • #4
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    if it's irish intervention you're after, sign up to the irish linux user's group (ilug) mailing list over on linux.ie and post your question there. They'll have it solved for you soon enough, mind you most of them post here too!


  • #5
    empirix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭empirix


    didn't know about that- cheers man


  • #6
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Originally posted by empirix
    error 2 reading header: cpio: bad magic

    Yeah.

    It's probably a scratched disk or courrpt iso.


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  • #7
    empirix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭empirix


    its a brand new disc from red hat and it defiinitely ain't scratched, first thing i looked for


  • #8
    scojones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭scojones


    If you have BB just download the iso's from ftp.esat.net OR you could ask one of the linux.ie guy's who live near you to give you a copy of their cds. Linux.ie does that :)


  • #9
    empirix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,723 ✭✭✭empirix


    lads/lassies,

    Just to let yu know....
    it looks as if it was the cd, installed red hat 8 last nite without a hitch. returning the cd's as i speak.(type)

    thanks for all your help/suggestions


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