Installing on Old PC: Starts But Then Can't Find .SFS File

thewebdoctor · 2011-08-05 20:10:36

I have an old PC with an AMD Athlon CPU and 448 MB RAM that has Win 2000 on it. I downloaded Arch yesterday (md5sum OK) and tried to install it. It started up OK, but then ended with this on the screen:

large image removed and linked (OP: put link to thumbnail between the url tags)

I tried several other distros, and they all died similarly, looking for some file after having a number of them.

I don't think it's a CD-burning problem, because I do a lot of .iso's on my main machine. Could it be the result of burning the .iso on one machine and reading it on another?

Lane

Moderator[ewaller] edited to redact large photo.

Last edited by thewebdoctor (2011-08-05 20:20:51)

graysky · 2011-08-05 20:13:50

You might wanna read the rules about posting large images or your image is likely to get closed. As to your error, I would suggest you try a newer boot disc. 2010.05 is the official, but there are many updated unofficial ones too. Also, can you try booting it from a USB rather than a CD?

ewaller · 2011-08-05 20:43:33

Moderator comment:
I'm afraid they are correct. When it comes to x and y size, I don't care. 189 kbytes, however -- nope.

Please set your url up such that it stuff between the tags points to a thumbnail, but make the link point to the image. in the mean time, I edited your post.

shulamy · 2011-08-05 20:56:19

i think your cd drive can't read the disk,

because one of them is not good.

eather the burning or the drive.

maybe it just need cleaning.

ezik

.:B:. · 2011-08-05 20:56:20

IO errors are never a good thing. The disc might be faulty... Did you verify checksums before and after burning? Can you install from a USB stick?

Last edited by .:B:. (2011-08-05 20:57:45)

thewebdoctor · 2011-08-06 00:38:46

I apologize about the picture size.

These CDs were fresh downloads yesterday, fresh burns, and md5sum checked. The difference was they were being read by a different PC, and I'm now downloading an .iso on the old PC and will burn it there on the drive that will also read it.

Lane

ewaller · 2011-08-06 01:05:54

thewebdoctor wrote:

I apologize about the picture size.

Don't sweat the small stuff. It is just that people on low bandwidth and/or capped usage accounts appreciate thumbnails to big pictures. (Have pity on those keeping in touch via 3G wireless)

Sadly, I've nothing to add to the thread topic.

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Installing on Old PC: Starts But Then Can't Find .SFS File

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