instalation problem-- was Re: fc3 download

[Sina Bahram]

Indeed, if you can hold out until Monday, my emails will be answered then
...

Take care,
Sina 

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:24 AM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: instalation problem-- was Re: fc3 download

Oh, we have progress. Indeed we do.

We just don't have a conclusion, and therefore no mirror on line yet.

Al Puzzuoli writes:
> Hi Janina,
> 
> Sigh.  I take it no  progress  has been made on the mirror yet right?  
> I was planning on getting this done this weekend but at this point, 
> the download speeds being what they are, I'm not sure if that's 
> possible any longer.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Janina Sajka" <janina at rednote.net>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
> <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 6:04 PM
> Subject: Re: instalation problem-- was Re: fc3 download
> 
> 
> >Unfortunately, this problem you've stumbled into is all too common, 
> >especially for people installing for the first time.
> >
> >If you already have Linux, you can run what's called an md5sum check 
> >on the downloaded image files, and also on your burned disks. This is 
> >the only sure way to tell you haven't mixed versions--and it's 
> >extremely important not to mix versions as you've now discovered.
> >
> >If you can't run md5sum, for example because you only have Windows 
> >now, you can certainly look at the iso file byte size and date 
> >stamps. That should indicate whether or not you've mixed versions.
> >
> >I'm very sorry, but you'll need to get a complete set in order to 
> >install successfully.
> >
> >Al Puzzuoli writes:
> >>Hi all,
> >>i'm having a problem and I'm not sure whether I'm hosed or if 
> >>there's a way to continue without redownloading everything.
> >>
> >>After downloading the majority of FC3 from the site John has so 
> >>kindly made available, I thought I was ready to start my install.  
> >>However, before I knew about John's site, I downloaded some of the 
> >>isos from linux-speakup, and I don't remember now which isos I got 
> >>from which site. At the time, I assumed they were the same version.
> >>
> >>At any rate, after I burned my disks, the first problem I noticed 
> >>was that for some reason, my disk 1 wasn't bootable.  I then burned 
> >>the boot.iso image from that disk, which booted fine.  I thought I 
> >>was off and running, the install asked me all of its questions and 
> >>began chugging along on disk 1.  However, it then asked for disk 2.  
> >>I put in what should have been disk
> >>2 and was told "wrong cd-rom".
> >>
> >>So, now what?  I don't know if the isos on John's site are a 
> >>different version, or if one of the disk 2 isos is really not disk 
> >>2, or if I got a bad download of something... grumble!
> >>
> >>Is there a way to identify the disks and/or versions by looking at 
> >>the directories?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.
> >>
> >>
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> >--
> >
> >Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040
> >Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC 
> >http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com
> >
> >Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) 
> >janina at freestandards.org http://a11y.org
> >
> >If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different
problem.
> >
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Janina Sajka				Phone: +1.202.494.7040
Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC	http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com

Chair, Accessibility Workgroup		Free Standards Group (FSG)
janina at freestandards.org		http://a11y.org

If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem.


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