[K12OSN] CRC error on booting

[Doug Simpson <simpsond leopards k12 ar us>]

Happy New Year to ALL!

Now, those who have given much advice to me about why this blasted 
computer I have will not boot but gives a CRD error. . .

Many told me to change the CD-ROM. I didn't think that would do it since 
the CD-ROM wasn't being used during bootup, just during install.  I was 
told that a CD-ROM could be sending corrupted data when writing the boot 
stuff so that is what was causing the CRC error.

Well, here's what all I have don to this thing but still to no avail.

First, tried a different CD set to install (K12LTSP 3.1.1) Did the exact 
same thing.  Retried with the K12LTSP4.x set. Many times, changing drive 
parameters and etc in BIOS (probably did 30 minimum installs) and to no 
avail.  Finally set the BIOS back how it should be.

Tried another install.  CRC error.

I was told to do an NFS install from another computer over the network.

Finally got that configured, and did the install.  CRC error on booting.

But the NFS source was from the same CD I was trying to use on the 
machine.

So I sat there and did an FTP install from K12Linux.mesd.x.x etc. (takes a 
*long time*) and upon booting. . . CRC error.

But this time, I  decided to let it make a boot floppy and try to boot 
with that.

Installed again from the CD-ROM, and let it make the boot floppy. The 
system boots fine with the floppy. It just won't boot from the hard drive.
It also runs fine once booted with no errors.

When booting from the hard drive:

It goes to loading vmlinuz . . . . .

CRC error

System Halted.

What now?

Thanks again!

-- 
Doug Simpson
Technology Specialist
DeQueen Public Schools
DeQueen, AR 71832
simpsond leopards k12 ar us
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