Topic: cdrw bug can't read superblock

[satovey]

I previously posted a bug report
concerning the inability to boot
from the install cd.

Recently I updated the system to
automatically mount the cdrom drive
while the system was booting.

I recieved the following failure error.

mount /dev/hdc failure can't read superblock

This is obviousely a bug that needs to be
fixed. I wonder if this could be a driver
issue.

The drive I have installed is the
Memorex 52x24x52x CDRw drive.

I have attempted this with an older 8x Hp
cdrw thinking it was a drive compatability
issue however it still crashed on bootup.

I can boot the install disk on a p233
and it will run. On the machines that
this is an issue I have a Duron 650+
process with 256+ meg of ram.

I hope this info will help resolve this
bug cause I would hate to have to move
to an alternate distro due to the inability
to boot from the install disk.

Thanks in advance.

[satovey]

This is due to a bug in the create reinstallation
panel. See Create reinstallation disk bug for more
details on this issue.

This thread may be closed.

[satovey]

It's amazing what you find when your
not looking for it. I was on the
PcChips website looking for a bios
upgrade and this is what I found:)

I tried it and the sucker booted from
the cd. You might what to try it and
see if this is the same issue with
your system.

44. Why does it crash when I try to install Red Hat Linux?
Many people have tried to install Red Hat Linux 7.2 and found that the installer crashes with a kernel panic. This can be resolved by disabling ACPI/APM in the BIOS prior to installing Red Hat. This can be re-enabled after installation if required. Also, ensure that the CD drive that you are installing from is jumpered to either "master" or "slave", and not "cable select".

Some people who find that Red Hat gets confused when using the onboard VGA (shared memory). The fix is to use the following command "boot: linux mem=64m" when booting from the first CD.

When installing XFree86, it may pay for you to use the command "Xconfigurator --noddcprobe" to prevent crashing. Some people find the alternative VGA driver from http://www.webit.at/~twinny/linuxsis630.shtml better than the default.

I personally have had no such problems with crashes or with X when installing Linux on my machine. This is probably due to the fact that I use Debian GNU/Linux!