anaconda: cannot execute binary file

[Jackson Pauls]

On Mon, 2005-01-10 at 00:09 +0000, James Wilkinson wrote:
> Jackson Pauls wrote:
> > i'm trying to install fedora core 3. when anaconda tries to load i get
> > the following error message:
> > 
> > /usr/bin/anaconda: cannot execute binary file
> > install exited abnormally
> > 
> > the system then unmounts all filesystems and says i can reboot. the same
> > problem happens with 2 different motherboards.
> > 
> > any thoughts on what i should look at next?
> 
> RAM? (Use memtest86 at the very first prompt when you boot the CD)
> 
> CD image? Does it pass the media test? (You may need to put ide=nodma
> into that first prompt to get it to pass the media test.)

thanks James,

what worked in the end was under-clocking the CPU. perhaps i should get
a new one relatively soon :(

best,

j


> Hope this helps,
> 
> James.
> 
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