On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 19:29 -0300, Burkhard Plache wrote: >> On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 5:50 PM, Patrick O'Callaghan >> <pocallag...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Tue, 2011-04-05 at 15:49 -0300, Burkhard Plache wrote: >> >> After inserting the DVD, I get the menu: >> >> >> >> 1) Install a new system or upgrade an existing system >> >> 2) Install system with basic video driver >> >> 3) Rescue installed system >> >> 4) Boot from local drive >> >> 5) Memory test >> >> >> >> I select option 1, and after a bit of fast output of the type >> > >> > Did you test the DVD before installation? The system explicitly offers >> > to do this. Always do it once for a newly-burned DVD. >> > poc >> >> The disk worked fine on another (older desktop) system. >> I will post the specifics of the computer where the problem occurred. >> - Burkhard > > So that would be a "no". The fact that it worked on a different system > is irrelevant unless the other system is identical, because the exact > set of RPMs to be installed can easily vary from one system to another > (differnet kernel architecture, different video card, etc.). Murphy's > Law dictates that your DVD could have a bad spot just where one system > reads it and the other doesn't. > > Run the disk check before looking any further. > > poc
Where/how do I run the test? Option (5) in the menu? - Burkhard -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
