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whoelse

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Registered: 2008-12-09

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Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

I formatted a machine previously installed with Mandriva 2009 to test Archlinux.

I verified the ISO checksum and booted the CD. This is what I get:

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I tried the CD on my laptop and I can boot and install fine. What is the problem?
I can install Windows, Ubuntu, Mandriva well on that test machine. Anyone got any idea I could try?

dav7

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From: Australia

Registered: 2008-02-08

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

I can see a quote at the end of the random junk, so I can see GRUB is trying to boot it - my bet is that it's a corrupted CD, or worse, a failing drive.

One thing you might try from an existing install is to md5sum the CD itself - it'll take a lil while (probably <5mins), but it'll give you heads-or-tails as to whether the CD is bad or not. (#1, you'll likely need to be root, #2, the command would be 'md5sum /dev/name_of_CD-ROM'.)

If the CD image looks good, try and dig out a CD-ROM drive from another PC, and try sticking it in the machine you're trying to install on. If it works, eye your current drive very suspiciously.

Lastly, if using another CD-ROM drive seems to work, try running various CDs through md5sum with the one that is being weird more than once. If the checksums vary at all, you have a broken drive.

-dav7

Last edited by dav7 (2008-12-09 12:22:49)

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whoelse

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Registered: 2008-12-09

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

Thanks for your help.

I have already check the MD5 and it's fine. I also have 2 CD-ROM in the computer I tried booting both with same result. I can also use the same CDR to install on my other laptop mentioned in my first msg so the CDR and MD5 is ok...

Not sure what is wrong, welcome any advice

Daenyth

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From: Boston, MA

Registered: 2008-02-24

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

27 : Unrecognized command
    This error is returned if an unrecognized command is entered into the command-line or in a boot sequence section of a configuration file and that entry is selected.

I'd try manually editing the boot lineand check the parameters.

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whoelse

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Registered: 2008-12-09

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

27 : Unrecognized command
    This error is returned if an unrecognized command is entered into the command-line or in a boot sequence section of a configuration file and that entry is selected.

I'd try manually editing the boot lineand check the parameters.

But I did not enter any parameter. Weird isn't it?

Daenyth

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

I really have no clue.

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whoelse

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

Yeah, me too no clue at all. No choice, I installed mandriva 2009 giving up installing Archlinux on the machine...

whoelse

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

Today, I upgraded my AGP graphics card and the same ArchLinux install disc boot up correctly. My previous card was a Geforce3, is the card having problem with ArchLinux? Weird especially on GRUB screen.

phrakture

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Re: Cannot install - Screen dumping garbage

Today, I upgraded my AGP graphics card and the same ArchLinux install disc boot up correctly. My previous card was a Geforce3, is the card having problem with ArchLinux? Weird especially on GRUB screen.

It looks like the matrix!

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