[Discuss] installpkg error #2

Thu Dec 7 14:05:30 CST 2006

hmm. well, since i'd JUST sent off the last e-mail, i'm still curious
as to what the problem might be or have been. i don't even know what
an inode is (so much to look up, so many ways to get distracted!) but
i'm guessing it serves as some sort of hub for information, allowing
many smaller, complete files (perhaps merely bytes large) to operate
in a smaller space. however, if they somehow co-ordinate... (oh! look,
it IS quicker just to use wikipedia!)

maybe using something besides ext2 would work better... hmm, no. i
used... reiser? and got bad results then, too. bah.

off to try killbill slackware! away! at least it should have a sharp
desktop. ah. ha. ha. ha. ha.

ha.

tim

ps: if you can't laugh at good jokes... laugh at your own.

On 12/7/06, Kari Kostamo <kari at kostamo.com> wrote:
>
>
> If all the other Live CDs are working, then I would think your CD Rom is
> working fine.  If you were going to get read errors you should have problems
> running the live CDs
>
> Kari
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at nanlug.org [mailto:discuss-bounces at nanlug.org] On
> Behalf Of Tim Holloway
> Sent: December 7, 2006 11:05 AM
> To: Nanaimo Linux User Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [Discuss] installpkg error #2
>
> 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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