Re: [SLUG] Suse Linux 8.0 installation issue - Help!

From: Paul M Foster (paulf@quillandmouse.com)
Date: Tue May 07 2002 - 23:02:03 EDT


On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 07:31:59PM -0400, William Calderwood wrote:

> When attempting to install my system crashes and nothing I've been able to
> do has gotten around the problem. I called Suse Tech support and ran a
> memory test and finally they suggested I trade in my copy and try a second -
> same problem on the new copy. Was wondering if anyone else has experienced
> this same problem and might have a suggestion on how to overcome it?
>
> w/r Bill Calderwood
>
> Error message: (come up just as the kernal is finishing uncompressing)
>
> Uncompressing Linux . . .
> crc error
> - - System halted
>
> Trouble shooting attempted:
>
> Thinking I might have a memory problem,

>From your tests, it doesn't look like you have a memory problem. A CRC
error looks like your install media. I wonder if SuSE had some bad
burns. I realize you got new media, but they could have burned a whole
batch bad.

Smitty mentioned potential driver problems, which could be the case if
it's the CDROM driver, hacking up your bits on the way to memory.

Paul



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