[MLUG] crc error

[P at draigBrady.com]

Catherine Ansbro wrote:
> Thanks to Padraig's advice I did eventually get registered with Red Hat.

cool.

> But when it showed the files to confirm for download, there were only 2:  something like glibc i386 and glibc i686.

yep, this is because glibc is below most other things in the system
ans also it gave you the option to install a pentium optimised
version (i686).

> I wasn't sure if I was supposed to do them both or not (because my machine is an i386),
 > so I ticked the box for i386 file, and did the download.
OK
 > (it only took a second or so because it was only 1 Kb.)
fine, only the RPM headers are downloaded at this stage.

> Then I couldn't find it.
where? It deletes RPM files (by default) after installation.
With up2date you just select the packages you
want to update, click "go" and have a cup of tea.
There should be no need to look for any RPM files

[various worrying stuff snipped]

> Then the screen froze completely.

eek!

> So I tried to reboot.

could you switch to a virtual console (Ctrl+Alt+F1),
was the caps lock LED working?

> At the point when it was starting to Uncompress Linux I got the message: crc error  System halted

Hmm, right I'm guessing up2date tried to update your kernel
and you rebooted while it was doing it?

reinstall.

Pádraig.