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Old 02-09-2008, 07:38 AM   #1
moonrise4
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fedora boot problem


Hi,
I am trying to boot fedora on my laptop.
I ve selected cd for boot it continues without problem till to the test memory or skip part but when i selected skip it gives error

usr/bin/loadpolicy:error while loading shared libraries/lib/libc.so.6:invalid ELF header.
.......
.........
...........

You may safely reboot your system.
I would like to use linux so please help me.

Thank you
 
Old 02-09-2008, 05:37 PM   #2
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I'm no expert, but have you checked the disc for physical scratches? Also try using the CD's self diagnostic tool
 
Old 02-09-2008, 05:46 PM   #3
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I also used partition magic.I left for swap and ext2 but again giving same error.

My configuration
Windows XP OS
160 gb hd
2 gb ram

so suitable for linux.Still i couldnt solve.

Thank you for replay.
 
Old 02-09-2008, 07:26 PM   #4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moonrise4 View Post
Hi,
I am trying to boot fedora on my laptop.
I ve selected cd for boot it continues without problem till to the test memory or skip part but when i selected skip it gives error

usr/bin/loadpolicy:error while loading shared libraries/lib/libc.so.6:invalid ELF header.
.......
.........
...........

You may safely reboot your system.
I would like to use linux so please help me.

Thank you
It seems your libc installation is corrupted, maybe a reinstall of "libc" or "glibc" would fix it.
 
Old 02-10-2008, 12:46 AM   #5
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how can i find libc or glibc?
 
  


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