Re: Newbie PPC Core 4 questions

From: Craig White (craigwhite_at_azapple.com)
Date: 09/22/05

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Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:38:40 -0700

    On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 18:29 -0700, Adam Boettiger wrote:
    > On 9/21/05 9:34 AM, "Michael A. Peters" <mpeters@mac.com> wrote:
    >
    > > On Wed, 2005-09-21 at 09:18 -0700, Adam Boettiger wrote:
    > >> I've tried downloading the PPC version of Core 4 several times to CD-R.
    > >> Mediacheck shows all but the first .iso pass. Regardless of which mirror I
    > >> use, the first .iso file always seems to faily the Mediacheck.
    > >>
    > >> I'm wishing to dual-partition my PowerBook G4 with OS X and Core 4. For the
    > >> life of me I cannot understand why one file would fail the Media check from
    > >> all mirrors.
    > >
    > > There's a bug in mediacheck. With some CD drives, it is not reliable.
    >
    > Okay, mediacheck fails on .iso disc one PPC. But you and others say there is
    > a bug in it, so I just continued the install, skipping the check. I get
    > initialization lines scrolling on the install of disc 1 for about 30
    > seconds, then it just stops and the screen goes blank - even before I can
    > get to disc 2 and any configuration of the install.
    >
    > I've burned 3 sets of iso files - one directly from the Redhat servers, two
    > from different mirrors. The same thing happens every time. I've tried both a
    > GUI install hitting return as well as a text install using 'linux
    > textinstall' and the same thing happens. I end up each time having to force
    > quit the laptop by powering it down holding the power button down until it
    > goes off and then restarting it again.
    >
    > I can see it's starting Anaconda, so something is happening... Just can't
    > get past disc 1.
    >
    > The only thing I have not tried is to burn and boot from the single DVD
    > image, and that only because my DVD drive is read-only.
    >
    > This install is going into an unpartitioned drive so as to let the
    > partitioner set optimium settings for swap etc.
    >
    > I have ordered Linux Yellow Dog on CD's. Other than going back to Core 3,
    > does anyone have anything else I should try?
    >
    > TIA
    >
    > Mac PowerBook G4, 80G HD, 20G LaCie external USB drive (yes I called Apple
    > and they said I could install it into the external HD...)
    > 1 GHz RAM, Aluminum PowerBook
    >
    > </stumped> 

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perhaps someone in Portland Linux Users Group could burn a set of disc's
or dvd disc for you - perhaps it's your burner
http://www.pdxlug.org/
I have had problems in the past on occasion when I burn them on a faster
drive than the read drive and I generally burn installer cd's at 4X just
because it's worked for me.
Craig
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