On 10/21/05, Steve Jacobs
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?
I had this problem installing it on an old laptop. It appears that some old DVD-ROM drives have problems reading recorded media (+R or -R, depends). And for some reason YaST reports that a file is missing. I ended up by booting only from this DVD and performing a network install from a shared directory (NFS) on my desktop, where I have mounted the iso. -- -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny)