Installation errors

[James Wilkinson]

Claus Hetzer wrote:
> I am attempting to install Fedora Release 3 on a Gateway machine with an 
> Athlon processor, 128MB RAM, 20GB hard disk.  I manage to get through 
> all of the setup phases, filesystem allocation, package selection, etc. 
>  Installation appears to be going swimmingly, but then I get the 
> following error:
> 
> "There was an error installing tcsh-6.13-9.  This can indicate media 
> failure, lack of disk space, and/or hardware problems.  This is a fatal 
> error and your install will be aborted.  Please verify your media and 
> try your install again."

Besides what everyone else has suggested, it would also be worth
checking for bad memory. Believe it or not, you wouldn't necessarily
notice it in general use.

Run memtest86 from the install CD, at the very first prompt.

Hope this helps,

James.