RH7.2 install & 'invalid compression format'

ajayn · 03-15-2002, 10:47 PM

Hi,

I am trying to install RH7.2 on my laptop, which runs RH7.0 just fine. I created the setup disk, transferring the boot.img from disk1 to the floppy using rawrite (the same steps I used for RH7.0)

The problem is that when setup starts (and I request a new installation from the text menu), it loads vmlinuz and initrd, and them croaks on the uncompression of the kernel with the message "'invalid compressed format (err=1)' -- system halted."

Does anyone know what is going on? I reformatted the disk and transferred boot.img again, but with the same results. It does seem rather strange. Is there another source for the boot img files??

Mara · 03-16-2002, 01:31 AM

I'll guess it's broken image.

linuxcool · 03-16-2002, 03:26 AM

Try here for a boot.img file.

ajayn · 03-16-2002, 03:46 PM

Thanks Linuxcool & Mara. You guys hit it right. I downloaded a new boot image and voila .. ;-)

Much thanks for the tip -

linuxcool · 03-16-2002, 04:46 PM

You're welcome.

Mara · 03-16-2002, 04:53 PM

If all problems were like this one...