Re: Newbie PPC Core 4 questions

From: Tony Nelson (tonynelson_at_georgeanelson.com)
Date: 09/22/05

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    Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:26:32 -0400
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    At 6:29 PM -0700 9/21/05, 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.
     ...

    Copy disk 1 back to an .iso, and check that with sha1sum. If that passes,
    then the disk burned correctly.
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