Topic: 6b3 install problem

[Clint]

Not sure if this is a bug or not, but I'll ask you all first.

I am going through the process of installing SME on some older boxes to take up the task of some general serving duties (mail, web, internal file server...). I have decided to use the latest beta, so I will possibly save an upgrade when the final is released and so I can provide feedback to the developers.

Anyways, I'm installing this on a P2 350 (Dechutes core) with 96mb of ram, origonal PCI TNT graphics card, a 9.1gb hdd and a 80gb hdd (attached to an ATA-133 controller). When I boot off the CD, it gives me this error:

Running anaconda - please wait...
Traceback (innermost last):
    File "/usr/bin/anaconda", line 67, in?
        import dispatch
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/dispatch.py", line 19, in?
        from packages import readPackages, check Dependencies, doInstall
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/packages.py", line 25, in?
        import fsset
    File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fsset", line 21, in?
        import parted
ImportError: /usr/lib/libparted-1.4.so.14: cannot read file data: Is a directory
install exited abnormally
sending kill signals...done

...

It proceeds to shut down and eject the CD for me. I have tried multiple times, and even downloaded/burned a new copy. What could be wrong? Installing 5.6 seems to work fine, so I think I'll install it and then attempt updating.

What do you think?

[Clint]

Oh, well, 5.6 was installing just fine, then I decided to try 6b3 one more time so I could record the error message for ya all, and now 5.6 isn't working any more. I'm going to try swapping out CD-ROM drives before I try doing anything else...

[Clint]

Just ignore me, fixed it by replacing the CD drive...

Obviously it was not liking my ancient HP CD-RW 2x drive, possibly an incompatibility issue there?

Eh, the machine won't need a CD-ROM after I install it anyways, so it doesn't matter.

Very sorry to bother you all, I'm just talking to myself here

[Michael Soulier]

Clint wrote:
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> Just ignore me, fixed it by replacing the CD drive...

Unfortunately, CD "standards" are somewhat weak, and the variations in drives and burners are most annoying. I'm glad you got it working.

Mike