[Centos] Cannot install

syv centos at 911networks.com
Sat Mar 13 17:30:50 UTC 2004


On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 16:38:23 +0000 (GMT), Lance Davis wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Mar 2004, syv wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Beta 8, selected server & developer.
>>
>> The installation goes into a loop on disk 2, with the error,
>> that it cannot read zlib-devel... claiming that either the
>> file is corrupted or the drive is not working.
>>
>> The disk is OK: md5 ok The file is OK, I can open it on the
>> same machine in Windows and see the files within the rpm.
>>
>> Any suggestion?
>
> Very strange - although it is the last file on the cd ...
>
> It may be due to the size of the cd image which is a little
> over 700,000,000 bytes  - the final build will be limited to
> 650 MB = 6,815,744,000 bytes

I am using an 80mn/ 700Mb CD-RW

>
> But it is odd that you can read it - ...
>
> Can you do the install without the devel stuff and then see if
> you can install that rpm ???
>

I have just tried an install w/o the development and this package 
still comes in and hangs. 

Do you know which packages calls it, so I would not select it?


> I dont think it is a packaging problem because I have done
> 'everything' installs from that set of isos.
>
> Lance




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