Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk errors (?)

[Kent West]

Allen Williams wrote:
This is a brand new system- no data to worry about, but would like to get
the system installed.  Given a brand new system, don't think my hardware is
dying, but, of course, anything is possible.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:04 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
errors (?)
On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:08:59 -0400, Allen Williams wrote:
   

and, on console alt-F4, I am getting these error messages:
June 20 00:58:56 (none) syslog.warn klogd: hdc: media error
     

(bad sector):
   

status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
     

Is there anyplace that tells me how to decode these error messages?
     

The usual decoding is "your disk is dying, hope you have a good backup. If
not, try to backup any data you want to keep NOW."
   

/dev/hdc is usually (but not always) the CD-ROM drive. This is 
indicative of a bad/scratched/dirty CD, or a faulty CD-ROM drive, or a 
bad CD-ROM cable/controller. I'd start by trying a different install CD 
(or a different CD-ROM drive if you have one available).

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Kent
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