albertlee Posted June 19, 2004 Posted June 19, 2004 I think this problem is better explained by Mandrake users.... Buffer I/O error on device hdc Media error Above is the message while I am installing Mandrake v10 It takes a long time on repeating this message, and finally Mandrake cannot recover this... Any help? Albert
Cohen Posted June 19, 2004 Posted June 19, 2004 It's got nothing to do with Mandrake. /dev/hdc is usually the default designation of your CD-ROM drive. Your discs are messed up, burn another copy.
albertlee Posted July 4, 2004 Author Posted July 4, 2004 I have tried with many different CDs and it wont fix....... I think it is the problem of the iso file.... Albert
Dave Posted July 4, 2004 Posted July 4, 2004 Then download another one, or do an md5sum to check the file integrity a bit.
Cohen Posted July 4, 2004 Posted July 4, 2004 Then download another one, And make sure it's from a reliable source like http://www.linuxiso.org
albertlee Posted July 4, 2004 Author Posted July 4, 2004 thx mossoi, I have tried to check the md5sum in the images directory..... and I think there could be an error, below is the orginal md5sum file: df2b3e5e259d55081ad17bacc6d33e44 cdrom-changedisk.img 8a98a8fa80055619555c3a2ef41ca74c cdrom.img 6e9796f6df07763cf5fbdc7a2fc65591 hd_grub.img 0bcea9db86050be3181bab0a43d0e74d network.img 45b70937615fbf0bce2bb91ed9a420bd network_drivers.img 9d88fded87b35d7a4c08aa8478352369 pcmcia.img and below is what the fsum checked in the directory: 8a98a8fa80055619555c3a2ef41ca74c cdrom.img 6e9796f6df07763cf5fbdc7a2fc65591 hd_grub.img 0bcea9db86050be3181bab0a43d0e74d network.img 45b70937615fbf0bce2bb91ed9a420bd network_drivers.img 9d88fded87b35d7a4c08aa8478352369 pcmcia.img As the original file has one more file which does not exist (shown in italic) would it possibly be one of the problem? I just want to make sure, so I dont waste on burning a CD... Albert
albertlee Posted July 5, 2004 Author Posted July 5, 2004 In advance of my previous message,........ I have managed to download cdrom-changedisk.img from the Internet, and its md5 is the same....... Then what is the solution? do I copy it to the iso, or delete the line in the md5sum? Ps. I really need the help very urgently, because I have tried installing and failed for weeks .... Albert
Sayonara Posted July 5, 2004 Posted July 5, 2004 This might sound a bit too easy, but have you looked at the FAQ or instructions at the site you got the downloads from?
albertlee Posted July 5, 2004 Author Posted July 5, 2004 yes, thouroughly, and there is even no infromation about md5sum.......... Moreo over, I got an Image Checksum Error when I boot the CD.... So, if you guys are not sure, then I still want to know, is it a problem that there is no cdrom-changedisk.img in the directory? Albert
albertlee Posted July 5, 2004 Author Posted July 5, 2004 I got the CD1 of Mandrake powerpack from my friend.... and it still has problem when installing...... This time is different error: Boot from ATAPI CD-ROM: No Emulation ISOLINUX 1.76 Mandrake Linux isolinux: Image checksum error, sorry..... Boot failed: press a key to retry... As shown above, there are 2 errors shown in italics...... Is it still same problem of md5sum? or any other solutions? Please help..... Apreciate in advance... Albert
mossoi Posted July 5, 2004 Posted July 5, 2004 As Dave says I would try another CD Drive and plug that into a seperate IDE channel to the HDD you're installing onto. If that doesn't work then why not buy a Linux magazine with a build on the cover disc?
albertlee Posted July 5, 2004 Author Posted July 5, 2004 I have found the problems.................................. I have checked the asc file of mandrake............................ and it shows that the original iso has a differnet md5 according to the asc file... Would the difference in md5 occur the error as I said previously? Albert
albertlee Posted July 8, 2004 Author Posted July 8, 2004 Maybe some of you know that I had the problems of installing mandrake on my laptop....... In the beginning, I installed with the ISOs with the right checksum, and it has an error of media on the sectors, but it works fine on my desktop.... then, I tried downloading the offical version instead of community, but same problem.... hence, I tried the powerpack which I borrowed from my friend, because since it is a version that you need buy, I think it would have more driver support or more compatible..... .....but it fails, since it has a problem of wrong checksum........ (thx to dave for suggest of checksum, and mossoi for the programs ) during the transoformation of CD image file..... Finally, I tried downloading powerpack with the right checksum on the Internet, and it works finally......... At the end, I have a few wonders, Does Mandrake have more driver support or compability on any hardware for commercial version than the free ones (like community , offical)? since it seems like in my experience...... Albert
albertlee Posted July 8, 2004 Author Posted July 8, 2004 Does Mandrake have more driver support or compability on any hardware for commercial version than the free ones (like community , offical)? sorry for asking again, but those answers I cant find on the Internet, maybe some experience users know? Albert
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