[YLUG] Installation problems

[Liam Wilson]

--- "Gaffer." <derrick_s at tesco.net> wrote:

> On Monday 21 May 2007 14:08, Liam Wilson inscribed
> thus:
> > Ubuntu 6.06 CD doesn't work, it just hangs when it
> > gets to kernel loaded 100%. Something odd is
> happening
> > with the cd drive. When I put a cd in in Debian
> the
> > whole system locks up and requires a reboot. Same
> > problem in slackware. All works fine in damn small
> > linux though.
> > Thanks
> > Liam
> 
> Its is worth checking that the CD drive is working
> properly !  My 
> experience is that when lockups happen either the CD
> is corrupt or 
> the data being read has been corrupted in some way.
> 
> The SuSE install CD/DVD has a disk check utility
> that can be used to 
> test the drive !
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards:
>              Derrick.
> 

I think the cd drive is ok, I copied the whole of
slackware 10.2 from it and installed it from the hd
fine. I think the lockups are something to do with a
miss configuration somewhere.

Liam


       
____________________________________________________________________________________Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. 
http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433