Re: RPM cannot be found during installation.

["Pete Peterson" <petersonp genrad com>]

> From rep Wed Mar 27 15:06:48 -0500 2002
> Subject: Re: RPM cannot be found during installation.
> From: "Pete Peterson" <petersonp genrad com>
> Reply-to: petersonp genrad com
> 
> 
> > From: Matthew Stanfield <matthew propertyknowledge com>
> > To: redhat-install-list redhat com
> > Subject: Re: RPM cannot be found during installation.
> > 
> > > The results should agree with the published MD5 sums:
> > > efab549656a1a85ab8fa39eb873eff0e  enigma-SRPMS-disc1.iso
> > > 70703897af7703b40e41777a3aa186c3  enigma-SRPMS-disc2.iso
> > > cf7bce0c1cdbfedfae29e60aef202f6f  enigma-i386-disc1.iso
> > > fd705b3e5d0e37a828db35d21195a9f6  enigma-i386-disc2.iso
> > > a8c48cfc9cf664f06d96823acd24fd7d  enigma-docs.iso
> > > 
> > > If these checksums come out wrong, but the checksums of the .iso
> > > files are correct, there's something wrong with your burning process.
> > 
> > Thanks Pete. I don't have another linux system but I checked them after
> > downloading with a dos md5sum program and the sums were correct. I just
> > rechecked them and they are still correct <grin>.
> > 
> > I guess there's a problem with my burning. Have you seen my response to
> > Rick (just sent)? I asked about whether I need big CDs to burn the
> > enigma-i386-disk1 and 2 isos or whether 650MB cds are ok to use. Do you
> > know about this?
> 
> I'm not sure whether 650 MB in CDR capacity means 650,000,000 bytes
> or 650 * 1024 * 1024 bytes.  I have some "650MB" disks at home, I'll try
> copying disk1 to one of them tonight -- if I remember...


OK -- I did the experimentand found that disc1 copied OK to a 650 MByte
(74 min) CD and the MD5 checksum came out OK on the copy using the
dd/md5sum commands I mentioned in my earlier mail.


I assume you used something like CD Creator on Windoze to make the disks.
Did you use the option called "make CD from image" or some such thing?

> Too bad you don't have another Linux machine to actually check the CDs,
> but we're not defeated yet! :-) 
> 
> Let's hope your CD #1 is sufficiently good that you can use the rescue
> mode.  On the initial screen when you boot the install disk, choose "rescue
> mode" ("linux rescue"), respond to a query or two and then when it says it
> will try to find an image, do the "skip" function.  That should get you to
> a shell with a working "dd" and "md5sum".  Then try the commands I
> mentioned in the previous message, except using "/tmp/cdrom" in place of
> "/mnt/cdrom".  Check the reported MD5 sum against the list above.  Then
> remove disk1 and do the same thing for disk 2 (don't forget to change the
> "count=xxx" argument).


Did you get to try this?  Any results?



> Let us know how those tests turn out.
> 
> > Also am I correct in thinking the enigma-SRPMS-disc1 and 2 isos are only
> > needed if upgrading a RedHat Linux installation and that the
> > enigma-i386-disc1 and 2 isos are used on their own if installing for the
> > first time?
> 
> You need the SRPMs only if you want to rebuild packages from the sources.
> Once you get your other problems solved, however, you make want to get
> the "enigma-docs.iso" which has all kinds of good documentation stuff on it.
> 
> > Many Thanks and regards,
> > 
> > Matthew
> 
> Good Luck!
> 
     pete

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