Errors installing Mandrake 8.2
 

I am trying to install Mandrake 8.2, and get to the point where it starts installing my packages. It installs for maybe a minute or two, and then I get the message: Error installing "whatever file, it's always different each time I try it".

Any ideas? I have WinXP, if that matters. The partitions for Linux are separate from WinXP. I really want to get it installed, I tried Linux a year ago, and want to play with it again!
:Pengy:

Have you checked if the disk is scratched, or maybe it corrupted while burning, is it a burnt copy ? Did you download the packages one by one, if so, they may have been corrupted, try re-burning the iso/packages/c.d again.

Thanks GT, but y'know what happened? I burned to a 650 cdrw. I read somewhere (maybe Mandrake?) that you need to burn to a 700 cd. That's what I did, and now it installed fine!

Thanks for the quick reply, though! That is what I like about this forum, really nice people and very helpful. I'll be a contributing member as soon as I know my Linux install works with my dsl provider...

While you're at it, Linda, here's how to let XP and Linux live in the same box.

# After you installed XP on /dev/hda1
# & Linux with lilo on /dev/hda2
#
# Replace /dev/hda2 if need be
#
Boot Linux & open terminal
su
mount /mnt/floppy
dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/mnt/floppy/boot.lnx bs=512 count=1
cp boot.lnx /mnt/floppy
umount /mnt/floppy
Boot XP
copy boot.lnx c:\
edit boot.ini
After multi(0)..., add a new line
C:\boot.lnx="linux"
Reboot