Bad iso image

[John Pearson]

I have downloaded the dvd iso image for Fedora Core 4, test 1, etc.  The 
sha1sum hash on the completed torrent matches the published spec.  The copy 
of the same images hashes clean on the machine that I am using to burn the 
image. [using Nero 5.5 under windows XP.  All that is available here and 
now.]  I have made 3 dvd copies using different batches of blanks.  None of 
them passes the test.  None of them produces a working machine.  Although I 
am able to install both FC2 and FC3 on the machine in question.  Is there 
something else that I can do or need to try?

-jpearson

[Gerry Tool]

John Pearson wrote:
> I have downloaded the dvd iso image for Fedora Core 4, test 1, etc.  The 
> sha1sum hash on the completed torrent matches the published spec.  The copy 
> of the same images hashes clean on the machine that I am using to burn the 
> image. [using Nero 5.5 under windows XP.  All that is available here and 
> now.]  I have made 3 dvd copies using different batches of blanks.  None of 
> them passes the test.  None of them produces a working machine.  Although I 
> am able to install both FC2 and FC3 on the machine in question.  Is there 
> something else that I can do or need to try?
>
> -jpearson

You may be victim of several bugs.  The DVDs are probably OK.  The media 
test is not working.  Also, if you log into the gui without first 
logging into a text terminal (CTRL-ALT-F1 for example) as root and running
yum update gdm
you will not get a useable screen.  You must also manually add a normal 
user as root - the firstboot program is also hosed.

Hope this helps.  Try again with one of your DVDs.

Gerry

[Michael A. Peters]

On 03/16/2005 02:03:25 PM, Gerry Tool wrote:
> Also, if you log into the gui without first logging into a text  
> terminal (CTRL-ALT-F1 for example) as root and running
> yum update gdm
> you will not get a useable screen.

You get one. Takes about an hour or so to get your desktop, but it  
_does_ eventually get there ;)

[John Pearson]

On Wednesday 16 March 2005 04:22 pm, John Pearson wrote:
> I have downloaded the dvd iso image for Fedora Core 4, test 1, etc.  The
> sha1sum hash on the completed torrent matches the published spec.  The copy
> of the same images hashes clean on the machine that I am using to burn the
> image. [using Nero 5.5 under windows XP.  All that is available here and
> now.]  I have made 3 dvd copies using different batches of blanks.  None of
> them passes the test.  None of them produces a working machine.  Although I
> am able to install both FC2 and FC3 on the machine in question.  Is there
> something else that I can do or need to try?
>
> -jpearson

NB:  In order to create a usable installation I had to install to a pata
drive.

03/16/2005-06:25:32 PM-EST
FC4T1 - up and running.  I flipped a coin, grabbed a dvd and installed.  The
warning about post-process was both right and wrong.  Graphical login spun
right up, and I can take root.  I will have to create a standard user later.

Network connectivity verified through lan firewall.

System looks like this:
Gigabyte GA-K8NS motherboard [nForce3 250 chipset]
AMD64 2800+
1.0G DDR400 ram
30G Maxator ide [lost the rest of the documentation]
70G Seagate sata

You recommended yum for update.  I will try it.  I have used apt/synaptic up
to this point.

The installation to this point is Personal Desktop [minimum - except for joe
as text editor of choice.]

-jp