[H-GEN] Redhat 7.3 Media Failure

[Matthew Taylor]

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this does sound _very_ wierd.

are the 3 sets of disks (CD?) from different sources? (cf 3 copies of 
same iso image)
which distro are you using? are the CD's official distro cd's or 
'unofficial', I'm guessing there might be some well intentioned but 
erronous iso images available that are not perfect.
why not unselect install of abiword if this is cause of problem.
have you reformatted the partition you are installing on (ie: clean 
install), doing upgrades with mismatching distros can produce wierd results.



Conor Cunningham wrote:

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> Morning all,
>
> 2:47am and no rest for the wicked huh. I am, for the 9th time today 
> greeted by a msg saying
>
>    There was an error installing abiword-0.99.5-1. 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.
>
>    Press the OK button to reboot your system.
>
> I have tried 3 sets of disks - all good, it is not my Hard drive, just 
> trust me on this one.
>
> The package differs each time, sometimes on disk 1, sometime number 2. 
> Im installing on a Dell 8200 Inspiron with a standard configuration. 
> 20Gb Hdd. 5Gb WinblowsXP Pro NTFS, 5GB Linux EXT3 and a 10Gb Fat32 
> Extended partition. 768Mb swap. Has anyone had this problem before, im 
> pulling my hair out here Sorry if this email makes little to no sense, 
> im tired and must keep working.
>
> ANy clues would rock my world right now.
>
> night night.
>


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