Problem with Fedora Disc 2 xsane

[Rick Stevens]

Michael Ferioli wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I'm new to Fedora and I've encountered a rather annoying problem while 
> installing.
>  
> I've selected "EVERYTHING" when asked which packages to install.  I get 
> through Disc 1 no problem.  Part of the way through Disc 2 I get the 
> following error:
>  
> "The package xsane-0.91-1 cannot be opened. This is due to a missing 
> file or perhaps a corrupt package. If you are installing from CD media 
> this usually means the CD media is corrupt, or the CD drive is unable to 
> read the media."
>  
> I have checked the MD5 checksum of the ISO and it is correct.  I have 
> burned the CD 3 times always with the same results.
>  
> What's especially annoying is there seems to be no way to just skip this 
> package since I don't even own a scanner!

Reinstall, but at the partitioning screen, do NOT let the system use
"ext3" filesystems.  Click on the dropdown box and select "ext2"
filesystems instead.  You should then be able to complete your install.
Once that's done, you can convert to ext3 filesystems.  See

	http://www.rhil.net/docs/ext2-to-ext3.html

for instructions on how to do that.  It's not hard to do.

There is a glitch between the installer kernel and the ext3 filesystem
on some hardware platforms.  This started back in the RH7.2 days and has
persisted through FC1 and it only exhibits itself with the installer
kernel.  The production kernel appears to be fine.

There is hope that FC2 (with the 2.6 kernel) will finally kill this off.
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