Re: [K12OSN] CRC error on booting

["David D. Nelson" <nelsda yahoo com>]

--- Doug Simpson <simpsond leopards k12 ar us> wrote:
> 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
> Tux for President!
> 
> 
Doug,

I've been watching this thread and think something
might be wrong with your HD or maybe the low level
formatting. I don't remember if you tried another HD
or not but it might be worth a try. If a different HD
works fine then I'd do a low level format on it, if it
is a SCSI, and repartition the drive.

Your situation reminds me of one I had a few years
ago. I had a workstation which had intermittent
problems. I changed the cpu, ram, video card,
HD/floppy controller, drives, keyboard, mouse,
monitor, and powersupply and it still acted the same
way. Thats right, the only thing that I hadn't changed
was the case itself. All of the pieces worked fine in
other cases so I just junked the case. Maybe it is
your case ;).

David

=====
David D. Nelson
nelsda yahoo com

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