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Re: [SLE] 10.0 Eval DVD install problems
- From: <adamvaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:42:00 -0400
- Message-id: <E1ETR9d-0008LG-7b@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Re: Problems using DVD Install.
Yes, I have had difficulty with DVD installs but not with CD installs. In 90% of the cases, it was not the medium but the CD/Dvd drive machanism itself exhibiting problems and only with data.
I tried fixing the problem with a Compaq Armada 1750, Compaq Presario .8 GHz laptop and one other.First tried with a OEM internal DVD-Rom Drive with the 1750. Switched to a CD drive and then bought a replacement internal DVD drive. Same problem appeared with the DVD.
I am guessing that wow-flutter margins are much more harsher using DVD digital media vs CD media.
I solved the problem by only using outboard full-sized DVD drives with USB enclosures. other than one TDK drive which I damaged by dropping it, the problem occasionally rears it head on the older laptops. YMMV.
Good luck. Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jacobs <stevetjacobs@xxxxxxxxx>
Subj: [SLE] 10.0 Eval DVD install problems
Date: Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:35 pm
Size: 2K
To: SuSE List <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Last weekend I downloaded the 32-bit ISO of Suse 10 Eval, via Bittorrent.
I ran md5sum, and the checksum matched the checksum provided on the
OpenSuse download page.
Then, using Nero Express 6, I burned the ISO to a DVD-R, with the
option to verify the data after burning. It burned successfully.
During the installation process, an error pops up that the
installation of package netcat-1.10-872.i586 failed. I can abort,
retry, or ignore. If I ignore, several more packages fail, and many
errors about "Package...xxx" not found on medium."
As expected, the install eventually will fail.
So, in a nutshell, I get maybe 15-20 errors through the course of the
install before it fails - some saying a package was not found on the
medium, others saying installation of some package failed. Most of the
specific packages mentioned in the errors are the same every time.
(providers-... , netcat, glib...)
The details of the "Installation of package xxx failed" show :
rpm install failed
rpm output:
error: read failed: input/output error (5)
(a long path to the rpm file, including a cache location): not an rpm
package (or package manifest): Input/output error
Trying to get past this, I've tried installing to two different Dell
laptops - a 5-year-old Inspiron 8100, and a 3-year old Inspiron 8500.
Among those two laptops, I've tried running the install from 4
different DVD drives. On the Inspiron 8500 (the newer unit), I've
flashed to the most current BIOS, achieving nothing other than a
noticeably longer POST.
I've tried re-burning the ISO, this time to an Imation DVD-RW instead
of the Maxell DVD-R I used initially.
With both discs, I've run the 'verify media' test included on the
disc, and each passed successfully.
As I write this, I'm re-downloading the .iso, although I expect no
different results with it.
If the downloaded iso's md5 checksum matches, and the install
program's 'verify media' function shows the disc is OK, why would I
see these problems?
And I've been a little surprised that I haven't seen any other mention
of these problems online - has anyone else seen this?
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Yes, I have had difficulty with DVD installs but not with CD installs. In 90% of the cases, it was not the medium but the CD/Dvd drive machanism itself exhibiting problems and only with data.
I tried fixing the problem with a Compaq Armada 1750, Compaq Presario .8 GHz laptop and one other.First tried with a OEM internal DVD-Rom Drive with the 1750. Switched to a CD drive and then bought a replacement internal DVD drive. Same problem appeared with the DVD.
I am guessing that wow-flutter margins are much more harsher using DVD digital media vs CD media.
I solved the problem by only using outboard full-sized DVD drives with USB enclosures. other than one TDK drive which I damaged by dropping it, the problem occasionally rears it head on the older laptops. YMMV.
Good luck. Adam
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jacobs <stevetjacobs@xxxxxxxxx>
Subj: [SLE] 10.0 Eval DVD install problems
Date: Fri Oct 21, 2005 12:35 pm
Size: 2K
To: SuSE List <suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx>
Last weekend I downloaded the 32-bit ISO of Suse 10 Eval, via Bittorrent.
I ran md5sum, and the checksum matched the checksum provided on the
OpenSuse download page.
Then, using Nero Express 6, I burned the ISO to a DVD-R, with the
option to verify the data after burning. It burned successfully.
During the installation process, an error pops up that the
installation of package netcat-1.10-872.i586 failed. I can abort,
retry, or ignore. If I ignore, several more packages fail, and many
errors about "Package...xxx" not found on medium."
As expected, the install eventually will fail.
So, in a nutshell, I get maybe 15-20 errors through the course of the
install before it fails - some saying a package was not found on the
medium, others saying installation of some package failed. Most of the
specific packages mentioned in the errors are the same every time.
(providers-... , netcat, glib...)
The details of the "Installation of package xxx failed" show :
rpm install failed
rpm output:
error: read failed: input/output error (5)
(a long path to the rpm file, including a cache location): not an rpm
package (or package manifest): Input/output error
Trying to get past this, I've tried installing to two different Dell
laptops - a 5-year-old Inspiron 8100, and a 3-year old Inspiron 8500.
Among those two laptops, I've tried running the install from 4
different DVD drives. On the Inspiron 8500 (the newer unit), I've
flashed to the most current BIOS, achieving nothing other than a
noticeably longer POST.
I've tried re-burning the ISO, this time to an Imation DVD-RW instead
of the Maxell DVD-R I used initially.
With both discs, I've run the 'verify media' test included on the
disc, and each passed successfully.
As I write this, I'm re-downloading the .iso, although I expect no
different results with it.
If the downloaded iso's md5 checksum matches, and the install
program's 'verify media' function shows the disc is OK, why would I
see these problems?
And I've been a little surprised that I haven't seen any other mention
of these problems online - has anyone else seen this?
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For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@xxxxxxxx
Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com
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