Installation from CD fail
Hey.
When I try to install slackware everything works fine, it accepts my partition, finds the cd-drive etc. But when the installation begins it can, infact install a few files, but when they're done the installation says there has been a fatal error and it can't install file X, when I press OK it says another file can't be installed... Then I just ctrl + alt + del and reboot the computer, so is there any solotion for this, I can't find anything wrong with my CDs. Oh, and by the way, why are there 2 CDs with slackware on them? I've only been using one so far. I use slackware 10. |
On the second CD there is kde and kdei.
Have you checked the md5sum of the iso-image you've downloaded? |
Eh, well. I don't know, I dont still have the ISOs since it was about a half a year ago since I burned them. I don't know what could be wrong, the cds do not have any scratches on them at all. Maybe I should just download the latest version of slackware and try, but I do not have any CDs left. :cry: What do you suggest?
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Download the latest version and buy some new CDs ;)
No, as far as I know there is also the possibility to install slackware over network with a bootdisk, though I don't really know how it works. I think it is described either on the page or in slackbook. To verify md5sum you can as well create an image from your cds and check it with that file. |
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If your new CDs fail you may have a hardware issue on your computer, I suggest that you inventory the hardware on your computer and verify that your components are Linux compliant. Good luck.:D |
Failed during installation
I am having the same problem.
A few weeks ago I decided to try Slackware 10.2 and downloaded the 4 CDs. When I tried to install them I got through the setup but got error messages during installation. I tried a few times and gave up. Later I downloaded and burned the Ubuntu CD. When I tried to install it, it failed as well. I have a Plextor DVD burner and a generic DVD reader, both are IDE. The Ubuntu installation failed with the burner, but worked with just the generic reader. So I tried Slack again with the reader this time, and it still failed. This week I downloaded the 6 CDs for 11.0 and burned them. However, I am getting the same failures during installation as when I tried 10.2. While it is possible that I have a bad CD, it is unlikely since it has happened with 2 versions of Slackware but worked with Ubuntu. Is there something that I should do differently during installation? If it makes a difference, I chose the sata.i kernel. Thx |
Download the Slackware DVD ISO.
Use the included files to make bootable USB pen drive. Copy files in ISO to a FAT32 / Linux Partition. Boot to USB Drive. Install... |
Well I don't have a USB drive.
I am downloading the DVD ISO and will try and burn it. Unfortunately I have not been able to burn a DVD ISO with Ubuntu for some reason. I can burn a CD with no problem. |
Does your machine work with some other OS? It sounds like a memory problem.
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I have 1 GB of RAM, AMD 64 3200+, 160 GB hard drive & 80 GB hard drive.
I have been running Windows XP for a long time on the 80 GB hard drive. I have successfully installed and run Mepis 3.4.3, Fedora Core 5, Suse 10.1, and Ubuntu 6.06 on my 160 GB hard drive. Currently I am running Windows and Ubuntu with a 1 GB swap file. When I was running FC5 I was able to burn a DVD, for some reason I can't with Ubuntu. |
Well I fixed my problem. I burned some new CDs on my laptop using a CD burner, vs using the DVD burner on my desktop, and I was able to install Slackware. Not sure why but it worked.
So now I have Slack and my adventure is about to begin. You will most likely here from me again. don |
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