[Discuss] installpkg error #2

[Peter Withler]

you sure the CD reader is okay?


Tim Holloway wrote:
> hey everyone.
>
> i started installing slackware late last night, but got a bunch of
> fatal error messages.
>
> they said the following:
>
> installpkg error #2
> There was a fatal error attempting to install
> /var/log/mount/slackware/a/aaa_base-11.0.0-noarch-2.tgz. The
> package may be corrupt, the installation media may be bad, or
> something else has caused the package to be unable to read
> without error. You may hit enter to continue if you wish, but if
> this is an important required package then your installation may not
> work as-is.
>
> i got the same error with the following files before i gave up:
>
> aaa_elflibs-11.0.0-i486-9.tgz
> acl-2.2.39_1-i486-1.tgz
> acpd-1.0.4-i486-2.tgz
> attr-2.4.32_1-i486-1.tgz
>
> but i read a couple of forum entries and linked to linux.org about
> tarballs and it sounds like i might be able to go on faith and see if
> the installation works by the end. it's just that last night when i
> tried, there were a lot of files named this way. the little list here
> is just what i discovered when i tried again this morning.
>
> help me?
>
> i hope this is what the listserv is for. i appreciate your help.
>
> tim
>