Boot failure on FC4 install
Todd Cary
todd at aristesoftware.com
Sat Jul 9 06:24:10 UTC 2005
Though I get further with the boot process, it finally fails, yet FC1,
FC2, FC3, RH7 and RH8 all install fine. I have tried all of the
wor-arounds suggested in bugzilla and on this forum. Since I can live
without FC4, my hope is that the problem will be addressed.
Todd
Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> Booting from CD 1 produces the boot screen. Pressing Enter produces:
>
> ISOLINUX 3.08 2005-05-19 isolinux: Loading spec packet failed, trying
> to wing it...
> isolinux: Found something at drive=9F
> isolinux: Found something at drive=81
> isolinux: Found something at drive=80
> isolinux: Looks like it might be right, continuing...
> isolinux: Image checksum error, sorry...
>
> Boot failed: press a key to retry...
>
> This happens with a CD1 that burned correctly and has been used to
> install on two other machines. It also happens with a CD burned with
> boot.iso from the images/ directory on the same drive I'm booting
> from. Same result booting with "linux nodma".
>
> The machine is an Athlon T-Bird on an ASUS A7V motherboard. The IDE
> controller (hard disk) is a Promise Ultra-100. The SCSI controller
> (CD-ROM and <blush> SyJet drive) is a BusLogic BT-958.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> TIA.
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