Re: Problems with 1.2 Install Disks
On Thu, 16 Jan 1997, Kevin Traas wrote:
>
> I've heard of others having problems with getting a working version of the
> installation disks and I've tried doing what was suggested in each case -
> "download the image and write to a fresh floppy and try again" - however,
> that hasn't been helping in my case.
>
> The boot/rescue disk works perfectly for me. No problems there. I can go
> through the boot routine, initialize the hard disk, etc, but when I try to
> read in the base floppies, I get errors every time.
>
> In re-creating the disks, I've experienced minor variations on when the
> errors occur. Sometimes, it won't even begin to read the first disk while
> other times, I might get error messages, but it'll continue to read the
> disk almost all the way through. But, no matter how far it gets on this
> first disk, it doesn't complete it.
>
> I should mention that I'm writing this message at work and I've been
> experiencing the problems at home - which is where I have the exact error
> message written down... <grin>... so I can't quote it here, but it's pretty
> cryptic - not much english in the messages. Nothing obvious like "Data
> error reading, writing....", "Media error", etc...
>
> The installation always ends in a kernel panic and I have to reboot.
>
> The particular system I'm currently working on is a 386SX/25, 8MB, 210MB
> IDE, 1.44MB FD.
>
> I've been able to get around this by installing 1.1 (no complaints there)
> and then upgrading via FTP to 1.2, but that's a little painful (and slow)
> on 386-based systems.... I'd like to have a working set of 1.2 install
> diskettes, but no luck so far.
>
> BTW, I've tried both the December and January versions of the install disk
> images. Same thing with either version.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
I'm not sure that this has anything to do with either the base disks or
the boot floppies, but there will be a fresh set either tonight or
tomorrow that should make it to the mirrors by the first of the week.
I would suggest however, that you find some really good disks, format them
and rawrite a new set of base disks. If what you are getting is something
cryptic like:
A09F...
B609...
(it's been a long time since I saw this, so the above is only vaguely
similar to any actuall message)
This indicates failed sector reads caused by a bad disk.
Luck,
Dwarf
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