[mythtv-users] new user Knoppmyth installation problem

[John F. DeLuca]

I had a somewhat strange problem with CD.  Back when I first ventured to do this Myth 
thing, I downloaded and burned Fedora Core to CD (ok...not that long ago).  Since I 
had a variety of PC parts, I went thru and installed Fedora, always with the same 
options several times (did a check CD the first time to ensure I got the full isos).

During one install process on a PC I had previously installed Fedora (so I knew it 
would work), Fedora said (during the install) it was unable to read from the CD.  I 
checks for scratches, did a CD Check via install, even redownloaded the iso and 
burned a new CD all with the same problem after multiple retries.....after I provided all 
my specs for the install, it failed at 20 % into the process.

On a whim I tried installing via my other CD drive (I had 2) since that was the one I first 
installed from weeks earlier.  Presto, Whamo. no problem.  The CD drive apparently 
was operational (actually brand new) enough to start the install but for whatever 
reason failed reliably at the same part of the install (plays CD's just fine, burns fine, 
reads data CD's just fine now).

So maybe.....just maybe, if all else fails, your CD-Drive might be the problem.  Just 
pop a new drive in (if you have access to one even only for a short time) and retry.


On 26 Feb 2004 at 12:22, Jeff wrote:

> One problem I had was I burned the disk at 8x and it wasn't until I
> burned another one at 1x would it boot. It probably doesn't have to be
> 1x but these were different machines (burning and booting) and I
> suspect the booting drive is not as speedy as the writing one. The cd
> burning software should let you set this.
> 
> On the other hand, its possible this had nothing to do with it and the
> 1st disk was just bad for some reason.
> 
> At 10:24 AM 2/26/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> >I hate to say this, but that's not really a topic relevant to this
> >list, you should try posting it to a Knoppix list or a hardware list.
> >
> >Having said that, here's some quick tips:
> >
> >First off, in a post like this, you might want to actually include
> >the error that you're getting when you try to boot. Your 'old server'
> >might have a CD rom that's unable to read burnt CDs (or possibly just
> >unable to boot off of burnt CDs). Try booting a different computer
> >with the KnoppMyth Cd in the drive, just to be sure the CD is
> >working. If it does, the CD isn't the problem, it's your server's
> >CDROM Drive, or something else particular to the server.
> >
> >If you have further problems with this, please send it to a KnoppMyth
> > mailing list, or to a related list.
> >
> >--Phill W.
> >
> >Alex Van Deusen wrote:
> >
> >>I am brand new MythTv convert with virtually no linux experience.
> >>
> >>I have downloaded the files for knoppmyth, checked the md5 sums (got
> >>no errors using md5summer) and burned the files to cd using Ez cd
> >>creator.  I have an old server with a 500mhz celeron (has windows
> >>advanced server on it now), and have set the bios to boot from cd.
> >>
> >>When the server boots it gives me a boot error.  When I boot a
> >>windows xp disc in to boot off cd it works fine.
> >>
> >>Any help would be appreciated.
> >>
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