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Old 01-30-2008, 04:47 AM   #1
Kristian2
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'Select' option in installation setup refuses to work


I have never got into trouble with installing Slackware in this stage already.
I am using Slackware12 and run the installation CD, before selecting the packages I configured the fstab file (Target) and the cd/dvd was found on /dev/hdc (Source). Quite simple, except that nothing happened after the 'Select' option was chosen, the cursor went back to the top of the menu.

The CD was mounted on /var/log/mount and after rerunning 'Source' and selecting installation from a pre-mounted dir the same happened. I was not able to enter the installation menu.

Actually, I can't recall what I did but on a previous installation attempt I did get once into the select menu, choose complete install, and then I got error messages that some packages were corrupt or something and could not be installed. I can't recall what I did to get this far in the menu... but the installation CD is as far as I know not corrupt.

Any suggestions??
 
Old 01-31-2008, 01:07 AM   #2
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Did you check your *.iso files against the md5 for v12?
 
Old 01-31-2008, 03:13 AM   #3
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Hi Kristian2,

I think you have made a wrong choise.

To use the "install from pre mounted directory" option
mount the medium manually.

I do this

Code:
cd /
mkdir install
mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /install

When asked where the installation files are choose


Code:
/install
Do not try a keyboard selection.
Leave that until your finished installation.
There is a problem in Slackware 12.
Well reported in this forum and I have had it myself.


And good luck.

John
 
Old 01-31-2008, 03:26 AM   #4
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Thanks for your answers.
I made an iso image of my Slack install CD, but after 99% there was some sort of error in creating the image. So, the earlier downloaded torrent was probably corrupt for whatever reason. The same seems to apply to the second disk. I'm downloading again, I didn't do the md5 check then.

Last edited by Kristian2; 01-31-2008 at 03:39 AM.
 
Old 01-31-2008, 01:58 PM   #5
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Hi,

I would check the md5sum. If you downloaded the cd/dvd iso then be sure to check the md5sum for the original iso. From the cli;

Code:
~#cd /downloadisolocation      #cdromiso.iso cdromiso.md5 

~#md5sum -c cdromiso.md5       #substitute the correct name to check
If the iso md5 is ok then you should try 'CdromMd5sumsAfterBurning''.

This way you will know if the burn was OK!

This will check the download iso with the known md5sum that you also get with the iso.

You could do a ftp install using the 'lmo-install-0.2.iso', it took about 2 hours for me on DSL for Slackware 12.

These links and others can be found at 'Slackware-Links' .
 
Old 02-01-2008, 01:09 AM   #6
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Generally speaking:: if you can download the *.iso files directly instead of using a torrent you might have better luck. There are less "people" involved. :-)

-s-
 
Old 02-01-2008, 09:07 AM   #7
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Hi,
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Originally Posted by subekk0 View Post
Generally speaking:: if you can download the *.iso files directly instead of using a torrent you might have better luck. There are less "people" involved. :-)

-s-

What has the seeding got to do with the problem? The more seeds for a torrent will provide a better flow. You need to do some research on how a torrent functions. The file you share or retrieve is checked. Most problems from a torrent transfer can be attributed to the local user hardware/software.

Sure ftp would be a better way to direct download but the idea for a torrent is bandwidth sharing for large file transfer(s), ie; 'iso'.
 
  


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