<div dir="ltr"><pre>When trying to install Fedora 9 (Fedora-9-i386-netinst.iso) installation method URL (<a href="ftp://fedora.bu.edu/release/9/Fedora/i386/os">ftp://fedora.bu.edu/release/9/Fedora/i386/os</a> & <a href="http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/9/Fedora">http://mirrors.kernel.org/fedora/releases/9/Fedora</a>) I get the error at the bottom of the email. * I have used the iso to install Fedora successfully into a VirtualBox VM (URL/FTP method-successful). * I have reburnt the iso to a new CD at the slowest speed posible (10x for 2nd CD versus 24x for 1st). Same issue with the 2nd CD burnt at 10x. *Each time I try a reinstall I "Remove all partitions on selected drives and create default layout" to make sure nothing is left behind. * I have tried different mirrors, run the memory test, and tested the hdd with SpinRite. * I have read through some of the Anaconda developer documentation to determine where the issue is happening and the best I can guess is in stage 2 (plus tty3 says something to this effect). * In tty2 I can ping <a href="http://fedora.bu.edu">fedora.bu.edu</a> and <a href="http://google.com">google.com</a>. * In tty3 the last two entries are: 1) 11:49:34 INFO : added repository Additional Fedora Software with URL <a href="http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=9&arch=i386">http://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/mirrorlist?repo=9&arch=i386</a> and 2) 11:49:34 INFO : Using /mnt/sources/images/stage2.img as stage2 image * In tty3 I have also tailed /tmp.anaconda.log to watch for errors- nothing I can see in there * In tty4 the last line is: <7>SELinux: initialized (dev sda1, type ext3), uses xattr * In tty5 the last line is: Running... /bin/mount -n -t proc -o defaults /dev/proc /mnt/sysimage/proc * And tty6 is the GUI (freaked me out when Ctrl+Alt+F7 didn't bring up the GUI :) I am now downloading the full DVD install but I would like to figure out what the problem is with loading this system. See below for system specs. -----Error Start----- Title: Error Body: Unable to read package metadata. This may be due to a missing repodata directory. Please ensure that your install tree has been correctly generated. Cannot retrieve repository metadata (repomd.xml) for repository: anaconda-Fedora-200805072150.i386. Please verify its path and try again. Buttons: Exit installer | Edit | Retry </pre>-----Error End----- -----System Specs Start----- CPU: P4 2.0 GHz RAM: 768 MB HDD: 160 GB -----System Specs End----- [Resolution] Write down the correct original FTP address (<a href="ftp://fedora.bu.edu/release">ftp://fedora.bu.edu/release</a>s/9/Fedora/i386/os - one damn 's' missing in 'releases') and stop fat fingering the 2nd URL. I am not sure what I typed wrong with the 2nd URL but I have verified that both URLs, when properly typed, work. Embarrassing but wanted to get this out there in case my trials and tribulations can save someone else HOURS for a simple install. PS: This is my first post to fedora-list and I hope it is my last stupid one. Thanks. :) Sincerely, Derek A. Muenzel, Sr. -- There are 10 types of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that do not. </div>