install fedora workstation failed

[Bill Gradwohl]

Sean Shen wrote:

> I have tried twice to install the Fedora 3 on a Dell Dimension 1000.  
> I took the Workstation instead of the Desktop option.
>  
> The problems I have are that:
>  
> 1. There are packages "corrupted or the CD drive cannot read it".  
> This is the error message.  I have two set of the install CDs, one 
> from the Red Hat website, one from one of the mirror sites.  All the 
> CDs passed the test.  When some of the packages failed to open, 
> sometimes the installation will go around and continue, sometime it 
> stuck there.  It's almost impossible that both of the install CD have 
> corrupted packages.
> 2. When the installation crippled to only 20 minutes left with the 2nd 
> CD in the drive, the installation halt.  No keyboard and mouse respose 
> anymore.
> 3. This is a minor problem: the installation screen does not re-paint 
> correctly.  Sometimes I have to move the mouse to show the whole popup 
> dialogbox.
>  
> Does anybody have the similar experience?
>  

Two sets of cd's perform the same thru a single cdrom drive. That 
suggests the drive or controller is flakey if the cd's are good.

Have you considered installing via FTP?
That would largely eliminate the cd issues except for the initial boot 
cd. To do this, you'd need an FTP server local to you with the 4 cd's 
appropriately available. The boot cd can be made according to 
instructions on Redhats web site. That's how I do all the FCx installs.

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