I am attempting to install CentOS 4 on a Compaq D500 machine with
512 Mb RAm and an 80Gb HDD. I configure the install options so
that the lv containing / has 16Gb. However, the install
consistently fails on the second CD with the message:
Error Installing package X. This can indicate media failure, lack
of disk space, and/or hardware problems. This is a fatal error and
your install will be aborted. Please verify your media and try
your install again. Press the OK button to reboot your system.
X varies with each trial.
I have run across this error three consecutive times. I checked
the MD5 sums on the downloaded ISOs and further verified the four
CD images during the install process. Everything checked out. I
have also created a new media for the 2of4 ISO and attempted an
install with this with the same result as with the original. I am
able to install a minimal system from the first CD so it appears
that hardware is not the issue. The media checks out and I cannot
see how 16Gb is too small as even a complete install expects less
than 7Gb total. So, I am at a loss to explain this.
I will work around this situation by upgrading the minimal system
with the packages I need but it is not very convenient. I am
reporting this on the off chance that I have stumbled over
something that someone else will encounter.
Regards,
Jim
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On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 17:14:22 -0500, James B. Byrne <ByrneJB@harte-lyne.ca> wrote:> Error Installing package X. This can indicate media failure, lack > of disk space, and/or hardware problems. This is a fatal error and > your install will be aborted. Please verify your media and try > your install again. Press the OK button to reboot your system. > > X varies with each trial.I had that happen to me once before, on RHEL3 or FC1. My problem was actually a RAM issue! Try running memtest86, you never know. The fact that it was failing on different RPMs each time was what caught my attention. Bad CD should fail around the same spot each time. Francois
On Mar 2, 2005, at 23:32, Francois Caen wrote:> My problem was actually a RAM issue! Try running memtest86, you never > know. > > The fact that it was failing on different RPMs each time was what > caught my attention. Bad CD should fail around the same spot each > time.Yes, this sounds like a RAM problem. I have had very similar symptoms on (yes, this might be OT ;) Mac OS X. I would suggest you start removing RAM modules until the install works. The last one you remove before the install succeeds is the bad one... jens
I recommend this most excellent CD: http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ It''s sniffed out various hardware problems for me... -te Jens Vagelpohl wrote:> > On Mar 2, 2005, at 23:32, Francois Caen wrote: > >> My problem was actually a RAM issue! Try running memtest86, you never >> know. >> >> The fact that it was failing on different RPMs each time was what >> caught my attention. Bad CD should fail around the same spot each >> time. > > > Yes, this sounds like a RAM problem. I have had very similar symptoms on > (yes, this might be OT ;) Mac OS X. I would suggest you start removing > RAM modules until the install works. The last one you remove before the > install succeeds is the bad one... > > jens > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@caosity.org > http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-- Troy Engel | Systems Engineer Fluid, Inc | http://www.fluid.com
On 3 Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:32:44 -0800 Francois Caen <frcaen@gmail.com> wrote:> > > I had that happen to me once before, on RHEL3 or FC1. > > My problem was actually a RAM issue! Try running memtest86, you never > know. > > The fact that it was failing on different RPMs each time was what > caught my attention. Bad CD should fail around the same spot each > time. > > Francois >and on Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:43:06 +0100 Jens Vagelpohl <jens@dataflake.org> wrote:> > > Yes, this sounds like a RAM problem. I have had very similar symptoms > on (yes, this might be OT ;) Mac OS X. I would suggest you start > removing RAM modules until the install works. The last one you remove > before the install succeeds is the bad one... > > jens >and on Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:52:16 -0800 Troy Engel <tengel@fluid.com> wrote:> > I recommend this most excellent CD: > > http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ > > It''s sniffed out various hardware problems for me... > > -teMany thanks for the speedy assistance. I had not considered this possibility at all. I have downloaded the UBCD and located memtest86 and so I will check out the memory tomorrow and report back on how things turn out. Regards, Jim -- *** e-mail is NOT a secure channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB.<token>@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3CE delivery <token> = hal
How did it go? On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 23:04:29 -0500, James B. Byrne <ByrneJB@harte-lyne.ca> wrote:> On 3 Wed, 2 Mar 2005 14:32:44 -0800 Francois Caen <frcaen@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > I had that happen to me once before, on RHEL3 or FC1. > > > > My problem was actually a RAM issue! Try running memtest86, you never > > know. > > > > The fact that it was failing on different RPMs each time was what > > caught my attention. Bad CD should fail around the same spot each > > time. > > > > Francois > > > > and on Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:43:06 +0100 Jens Vagelpohl > <jens@dataflake.org> wrote: > > > > > > > Yes, this sounds like a RAM problem. I have had very similar symptoms > > on (yes, this might be OT ;) Mac OS X. I would suggest you start > > removing RAM modules until the install works. The last one you remove > > before the install succeeds is the bad one... > > > > jens > > > > and on Wed, 02 Mar 2005 14:52:16 -0800 Troy Engel <tengel@fluid.com> > wrote: > > > > > I recommend this most excellent CD: > > > > http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ > > > > It''s sniffed out various hardware problems for me... > > > > -te > > Many thanks for the speedy assistance. I had not considered this > possibility at all. I have downloaded the UBCD and located memtest86 > and so I will check out the memory tomorrow and report back on how > things turn out. > > Regards, > Jim > > -- > > *** e-mail is NOT a secure channel *** > James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB.<token>@Harte-Lyne.ca > Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca > 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 > Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 > Canada L8E 3CE delivery <token> = hal > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@caosity.org > http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >
On Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 17:29:26 +1100 Matt Bottrell <mbottrell@gmail.com> wrote:> > How did it go?It was a RAM problem. I thought that I had already reported this but I guess I missed pushing the send button. I highly recommend the Ultimate Boot CD <http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/> Regards, Jim -- *** e-mail is NOT a secure channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB.<token>@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3CE delivery <token> = hal