Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk errors (?)

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Allen Williams wrote:

> This is a brand new system- no data to worry about, but would like to get
> the system installed.  Given a brand new system, don't think my hardware is
> dying, but, of course, anything is possible.
>
>  
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) [mailto:fsmla@xinara.org]
> > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:04 PM
> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> > errors (?)
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:08:59 -0400, Allen Williams wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > and, on console alt-F4, I am getting these error messages:
> > >
> > > June 20 00:58:56 (none) syslog.warn klogd: hdc: media error
> > >      
> > (bad sector):
> >    
> >
> > > status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > >      
> > >
> > > Is there anyplace that tells me how to decode these error messages?
> > >      
> > The usual decoding is "your disk is dying, hope you have a good backup. If
> > not, try to backup any data you want to keep NOW."
> >    
/dev/hdc is usually (but not always) the CD-ROM drive. This is 
indicative of a bad/scratched/dirty CD, or a faulty CD-ROM drive, or a 
bad CD-ROM cable/controller. I'd start by trying a different install CD 
(or a different CD-ROM drive if you have one available).

--
Kent