error 2 reading header: cpio: Bad magic

[Rick Stevens]

Gibson, Danny wrote:
> Howdy Ya,
> 
>  
> 
> I just finished a long download of the RedHat 9 iso files from 
> ftp.redhat.com <ftp://ftp.redhat.com/> and created my installation 
> disk.  I also used the MD5 checksum after the download and they verified 
> OK.  The problem I am encountering is that once the install starts I 
> encounter the following error and the install craters:
> 
>  
> 
> *error 2 reading header: **cpio**: Bad **magic** *
> 
>  
> 
> The hardware is as follows:
> 
>  
> 
> *Pentium III 550MHz*
> 
> *384 MB RAM*
> 
> *Intel i440BX chipset*
> 
> *Primary IDE controller - 20G IDE Hard Drive – No partitions defined*
> 
> *Secondary IDE controller - Toshiba CD-ROM drive*
> 
>  
> 
> I have tried burning new CD/ROM disk at the slowest speed but incur the 
> same exact error.
> 
> I have Mandrake 8.2 install CD/ROM that will install with no problem on 
> this same machine.
> 
> I am at a lost as to what the issue might be and what to try next in an 
> attempt to get this installed.
> 
> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Are you certain you burned the CDs correctly?  By that, I mean, if you
put the CDs into live machine and look at them, do you see a bunch of
files or just one.  If you see only one, you burned the CDs wrong.

ISO images are images of entire CDs and must be burned that way.  In
your CD burning software, make sure you select the input as "ISO image".
Some instructions are at:

	http://www.rhil.net/docs/faq.html#making_cds
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