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tony5429

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Registered: 2006-03-28

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[SOLVED] 2008.06 Installation Issues

I can use the 2008.06 installation ISO with no problem on my laptop. However, when I use the same CD on my desktop, I cannot install. Using the default "boot arch live" option, I get a "SQUASHFS error: sb_bread..." error and the system freezes up permanently:

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After searching around on Google some, I found that I should add the ide=nodma option and so I tried that. With the ide=nodma option, I get a "Buffer I/O" error on "device sr0" during package installation but it lets me continue. However, when I get to the GRUB installation, the default menu.lst is missing and I am left with simply the "Arch Linux," "Arch Linux Fallback," and "Windows" sections that are supposed to be at the end of the entire menu.lst file.

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Does anyone know what's going on here? I am very confused right now... Any help is greatly appreciated; thanks.

Last edited by tony5429 (2008-08-04 00:36:19)

grave

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From: Belgium

Registered: 2007-04-06

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Re: [SOLVED] 2008.06 Installation Issues

I got the same error a few weeks ago "SQUASHFS error" when i used the cd/dvd reader,  then i try the cd/dvd writer and no error came up.
So i think it could be de reader that give's you trouble

tony5429

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Registered: 2006-03-28

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Re: [SOLVED] 2008.06 Installation Issues

Heh; well I burned the same iso using a CD from a new batch of CDRs and k3b on my laptop running arch (instead of imgburn on my desktop using windows) and that worked fine. Thanks for your suggestion though, Grave.