Typically, these issues are:
- cheap/low quality media,
Multiple disks burned, using various brands. Only disk2 fails, others are fine. Every time.
typically :)
A better option, particularly if you have enough machines is to setup a machine as a install server. Over the lan it's much faster than CD (for me any YMMV). This box can also be turned into a local repository for yum updates. It's also much faster doing an upgrade off a local box. :)
I'm building from scratch. It's not an upgrade. Still may be a better way though. Can you still install over HTTP?
Yes. HTTP installs are possible. Probably the best way.
I'm planning on putting together a centos howto that covers this sometime in the near future. Bad media is a common issue.
What Redhat issue with disk two are you referring too?
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