[Discuss] installpkg error #2

[Tim Holloway]

hey (still haven't tried the live edition. just verifying the image,
now) do you think all the fatal errors have anything to do with my
inode settings? i can't remember exactly the words used, but slackware
said if i was going to have many small files, i might want to have 1
per 2048 or even per 1024 (bytes? kilobytes?). i might have put it at
1 per 4096, the default. perhaps that skewed a smooth installation.

i also noticed that different tgz files gave me different fatal errors
the third attempt (with an image through bittorrent, this time).

oops! verification complete and good! time to try out kill bill slackware! yay.

failing that, i've also re-burned mandriva disc 2. i guess i might
have burned the wrong image to it the first time since there were four
to choose from.

failing that, debian interests me. there's a business card version of
that i might sample, first, although i'm a bit concerned i won't get
an accurate idea of the software included in the full package. tex and
source.

this is how we learn the ropes, learn the ropes, learn the ropes....

cheers,

tim

On 12/7/06, Tim Holloway <timothyjholloway at gmail.com> wrote:
> hmm. well, if you mean for slackware, i'll look for it. but live cds
> do work on my system. ubuntu (although terribly slow to load and
> operate at first, live) does work. dsl and knoppix work. and i think
> xandros worked before i installed it (can't remember if i ran it
> live).
>
> but i'll look for a live one of slackware... and i found it. will let
> you know if my system is found worthy.
>
> chyahs.
>
>
> On 12/7/06, Kari Kostamo <kari at kostamo.com> wrote:
> >
> > You can try one of the live CDs.  If the system boots and runs from a live
> > CD your drive is most likely OK.
> >
> > Kari
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: discuss-bounces at nanlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at nanlug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Tim Holloway
> > Sent: December 7, 2006 1:06 AM
> > To: Nanaimo Linux User Group discussion list
> > Subject: Re: [Discuss] installpkg error #2
> >
> > um, i don't suppose anyone knows of a cd-rom diagnostic out there i can use.
> > i just want to see if my 40X is a wee bit hoop'ed. if that's the problem,
> > i'll have to splurge a wee bit and get myself something that works.
> >
> > my initial search via google yielded nothing.
> >
> > tim
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12/6/06, Tim Holloway <timothyjholloway at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > alright guys. thanks for the input. i'll try a different mirror site
> > > and i'll see if i can find a diagnostic for my cd player. it's an acer
> > > 40X, but that probably doesn't help you much.
> > >
> > > thanks again. i'll get back to you.
> > >
> > > tim
> > >
> > > On 12/6/06, Bill Leuze <billeuze at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > > > doesn't look good
> > > >
> > > > if you are getting that many errors then you need to get a setup where
> > you are not getting those errors. Can you check your install CD, maybe you
> > need to get a clean copy, or maybe your CD drive is giving you errors.
> > > >
> > > > Bill
> > > >
> > > > At 11:51 AM 2006-12-06, you 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
> > > > >
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