I ended up getting it to install by burning a new DVD of a different brand from a third computer at a speed 4x lower than the maximum for that DVD. I guess it was just a bad combination. XD On 7/30/06, Michael wrote: > > YOu know, linux is a bit more sensitive than windows..... meaning that it > reportsthings as bad sooner than widows reports things as > bad......... maybe > that has some relevence to this thread. > > On Saturday 29 July 2006 22:31, KE7FEG wrote: > > IF you have a 'live cd' that will run the system, you > > might try badblock, just DO NOT put the 'w' switch > > unless you want/know how to low level reformat a now > > not identifiable device. > > > > The command is: > > > > > > 'badblocks -svv /dev/hda1' or whatever the drive is > > w/o the quotes. > > > > Wait and see if more of the guru's says not to for a > > day or so before trying that command. IF you use the > > switches -svvw you can basically toss it in the trash > > as it wont even show up as being in the machine. Been > > there, done that on a bad drive that previously > > belonged to someone and crashed 3 days after I got it. > > The machine thought it no longer had an hd when I > > added that 'w' to the string and let it rip for > > overnight!! > > > > But as long as it isn't writing, but just checking the > > hd and reporting errors back it should reboot if that > > is possible. > > > > Again, NOT a guru, and the badblocks command came up > > talking about completely destroying a hd never to be > > read again. > > > > --- Patrick C wrote: > > > Update: I've tried installing Kubuntu. Failed. I > > > tried installing it by > > > moving the hard drive to a different computer. > > > Failed. Tried the SuSe > > > 10.2Beta, failed. New conclusion: the hard drive is > > > messed up. It had > > > been > > > seeming flaky before, different partitioning > > > utilities were taking issue > > > with it. My idea is that the 3GB swap that the Linux > > > installers create is > > > actually used during the install. Some packages are > > > probably copied to the > > > swap before being installed to the root partition. > > > After this, the installer > > > has trouble reading from the swap, and fails. > > > > > > I'm no expert, in fact, I'm pretty much a Linux > > > newbie, but this to me, > > > seems the only logical explanation left. As I write, > > > it's attempting to > > > install on an extra hard drive my dad had lying > > > around, and seems to be > > > going just fine. > > > > > > On 7/28/06, Alan Dayley > > > > > > wrote: > > > > Patrick, > > > > > > > > I don't mean to add to your frustration but, I am > > > > > > confused. Having read > > > > > > > your description below along with this recent > > > > > > note, you seem to be saying > > > > > > > that all of the players (computer, DVD disc, DVD > > > > > > drive, etc.) have worked > > > > > > > before but now. In other words, each piece is > > > > > > "known good" or "proven > > > > > > > good" but they aren't working together. > > > > > > > > When I get to a point in an investigation where > > > > > > everything is supposedly > > > > > > > good but it still doesn't work, I have to step > > > > > > back and methodically start > > > > > > > again. Maybe you could describe each involved > > > > > > part of the system and why > > > > > > > you know it is good. Then briefly describe each > > > > > > debug step you took up to > > > > > > > now. This may reveal if you missed something > > > > > > along the way. > > > > > > > (Just yesterday a colleague again taught me, for > > > > > > the jillionth time in my > > > > > > > life, that a hard drive works better if you attach > > > > > > the power connector! > > > > > > > Sometimes I have to go back to the basics, maybe > > > > > > we all do.) > > > > > > > Alan > > > > > > > > > Well, actually, I've tried two different CD/DVD > > > > > > drives. > > > > > > > > On 7/28/06, Eric Shubes wrote: > > > > >> Patrick C wrote: > > > > >> > I've recently been trying to install openSuSe > > > > > > 10.1 on my desktop, > > > > > > > >> which > > > > >> > > > > >> > I have installed several times before, but > > > > > > for some reason, when it > > > > > > > >> gets > > > > >> > > > > >> > to the actual install phase, it always > > > > > > chokes. It gives me a message > > > > > > > >> > saying that a package (different package > > > > > > every time) can't be found > > > > > > > on > > > > > > > > >> > the medium (DVD). If I click retry, YaST then > > > > > > crashes, and it fails. > > > > > > > >> > I've already verified that the DVD is fine. > > > > > > I've installed it on > > > > > > > >> another > > > > >> > > > > >> > system, written the iso from a different DVD > > > > > > writer, etc. I already > > > > > > > >> know > > > > >> > > > > >> > that it's not the IDE cable that's bad, and I > > > > > > don't think the power > > > > > > > is > > > > > > > > >> > the problem either. I've also switched out > > > > > > the RAM to make sure it > > > > > > > >> > wasn't failing because of bad RAM. It had no > > > > > > operating system at all > > > > > > > >> > until my dad decided to restore Windows from > > > > > > an image just to get > > > > > > > >> > SOMETHING on there. Somehow, I get the > > > > > > feeling that Windows wouldn't > > > > > > > >> > install from a CD either. Oh yeah, we also > > > > > > tried installing it from > > > > > > > >> the > > > > >> > > > > >> > 5 CDs. Right now the computer is sitting on > > > > > > it's side, laid naked on > > > > > > > >> the > > > > >> > > > > >> > desk next to me and I'm sitting here rather > > > > > > angry, using my sister's > > > > > > > >> > computer. > > > > >> > > > > >> Sounds like you've eliminated everything but > > > > > > the DVD/CD drive. > > > > > > > >> -- > > > > >> -Eric 'shubes' > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > > > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you > > > > > > mail settings: > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > > > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you > > > > > > mail settings: > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > > > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > > > > > settings: > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > > > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > > > settings: > > > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > *****/////*****/////***** > > > > Ed Culbertson/ke7feg > > Remeber Katrina? > > For several days, only hams could get out, > > and talk to others dependably. > > > > No Morse Code required for Technician class licensee's. 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