Fedora install problem "error 2 reading header: cpio: Bad Magic"

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03-09-2006, 10:41 PM	#1
galois007 LQ Newbie Registered: Jan 2006 Posts: 7 Rep:	Fedora install problem "error 2 reading header: cpio: Bad Magic" I'm trying to install Fedora and I'm getting the following error: "error 2 reading header: cpio: Bad Magic, you may safely reboot your system" I've used this disk before to install Fedora without a problem. Also I'm trying to dual boot my machine and I used Partition Magic and Boot Magic but when I boot up I get the following error: "error finding BTMAGIC.IMG Run BootMagic install". I have 2 hard drives, one is full and the second I've partitioned with a space for Linux as the Partition Magic wizard showed me. Any suggestion? Thanks.

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