Error during install

mattatkins · 07-27-2006, 12:50 PM

I am trying my first Linux installation. I am trying to install Suse 10 on a PC that was built about 2 years ago. Fairly early on in the install process, I get the following error message:

Installation of package patch-2.5.9-148.i586 failed.

Can anyone offer any ideas??

Thanks.

Matt Atkins

raskin · 07-27-2006, 01:28 PM

What else do you get? are there lines of text around it? Is there possibility to ask for details?

mattatkins · 07-27-2006, 01:38 PM

I do get details:

net-tools-1.60-561.i586.rpm installed ok
netcat-1.10-872.i586.rpm installed ok
master-boot-code-1.6-7.i586.rpm installed ok
dosfstools-2.11-2.i586.rpm installed ok
dos2unix-3.1-304.i586.rpm installed ok
patch-2.5.9..i586.rpm installed failed
rpm output:
error:read failed: input/output error (5)
/var/adm/YaST/InstSrcManager/IS_CACHE_0x00000001/MEDIA/suse/i586/patch-2.5.9-148.i586.rpm - not an rpm package (or package manifest):Input/output error

Thanks for the reply.

Matt Atkins

raskin · 07-27-2006, 02:11 PM

Well, how did you get the CD? Try copying (but not file-by-file)/reburning it. If you copy it, try to do it using some drive and software that can read damaged disks. If it cannot be read - try contacting support. If you want just to check if it is corrupted, try to copy patch-2.5.9-148.i586.rpm from CD to HDD.

mattatkins · 07-27-2006, 02:26 PM

I dowloaded the iso's from the opensuse website and burned them from my laptop.

Is this something I can ignore until the install completes and then copy over the file afterwards??

raskin · 07-27-2006, 02:40 PM

patch? Yes, you can just fetch the single rpm from website (or copy from cd image) and install it using rpm. There is a possibility that you'll have to install by hand something which doesn't install until you have patch - so check output..

dasy2k1 · 07-28-2006, 09:16 AM

did you check the MD5 summs of the isos?

it sounds like you have a dodged CD

also set your CD burner prg to "verify written data" or whatever your progf calls it

taht way you cna be sure that the CD is not currupt