Install problem (Fedora 20-32bit

[David]

On 6/8/2014 4:54 PM, Doug wrote:
> 
> On 06/08/2014 01:35 AM, Roger wrote:
>> On 06/08/2014 03:21 PM, Pete Travis wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 7, 2014 9:01 PM, "Doug" <dmcgarrett at optonline.net
>>> <mailto:dmcgarrett at optonline.net>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Trying to install Fedora 20 32-bit version on a multiboot system
>>> (Windows 8.1 + PCLOS 32 + PCLOS 64) into a standard partition.
>>> > Got up past setting passwords for root and user. Then it crashed
>>> with the following message:
>>> >
>>> > ***********************************
>>> >
>>> > The following error occurred whil installing. This is a fatal error
>>> and installation will be aborted.
>>> >
>>> > error population transaction: failure:
>>> Packages/s/systemd-python-208-9.fe20.:686.rpm from anaconda:
>>> > [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.
>>> >
>>> > *************************************
>>> > Machine is desktop 64-bit Intel processor with 8GB ram, connected
>>> to Internet, Nvidia graphics. Uses BIOS, not UEFI.
>>> > I want to install Fedora in order to run Linux version of
>>> DraftSight cad program, which has a Fedora rpm available and
>>> > which does not run on PCLOS, for unknown reasons.
>>> >
>>> > Suggestions, please.
>>> >
>>> > Thanx--doug
>>> > --
>>>
>>> Hey Doug,
>>>
>>> Any particular reason you aren't using  64 bit Fedora?  If it's
>>> because of a 32bit app, the chance of it working on x86_64 is *very
>>> high* and so worth trying.
>>>
>>> --Pete
>>>
>>> May I suggest the 64 bit - the graphics are much faster. 32 bit is
>>> glunky for 2/3D and animation.
>> Roger
>>
>>
> Well, the reason was that I had the disk. So I listened to the sage
> advice from the list here, and started to download the file. I have the
> usual cable connection, and I thought
> I'd have the file in 20 minutes or so. The estimate was 4½ hours! I said
> to go ahead, and then after about 2½ hours I accidentally aborted it.
> I'll try again late tonite.
> I'm downloadeing from fedoraproject.org.
> --doug

That's too bad Doug. But bad things do happen from time to time.

"the sage advice from the list"? Really> Users trying to help users.

Good luck here with that attitude.



-- 

  David