cd installs under FC6 fail

[Phil Meyer]

Jack Howarth wrote:
>    I am seeing an odd problem under x86_64 FC6. A number
> of different programs that I have tried to install from
> CD have all failed with the error message of the form...
>
> sh: ./MathInstaller: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied
>
>
> This happens regardless of whether I am in the root account
> when I mount the CD or not. I have had to make a tar archive
> of the contents and of the CDs, untar these on the hard drive
> and run the installers from there. What is causing this problem
> under FC6? Thanks in advance for any advice.
>                       Jack
>
>   

Just a shot in the dark here:

This sounds to me like shell execution issues, ie:

The first line of a script may be:

#!/bin/sh

if /bin/sh is not there,
or
the script is a DOS file and has a <LF><CR> end of line

it will cause this error

instead of running the installer directly, try: sh installer

Good luck!