[CentOS] Re: Centos5 NFS install from loop-back mounted DVD image fails

Sun Apr 15 09:14:37 UTC 2007
Bernd Bartmann <bernd.bartmann at gmail.com>

On 4/13/07, Bernd Bartmann <bernd.bartmann at gmail.com> wrote:
> NFS install from a loop-back mounted DVD image fails for me when it
> actually tries to start the RPM install process. I come to the point
> where anaconda checks the package dependencies, then it tells that the
> install process will be started in some minutes and the last thing I
> see is a message similar to: Preparing transaction from install media.
> Then this message box disappears and the install process is stalled.
>
> On text console #4 I see these two last lines:
>
> <5>SQUASHFS error: sb_bread failed reading block 0xb085
> <5>SQUASHFS error: Unable to read page block 2c11bde, size fbb7
>
> This happens on a x86_64 install, but I get a similar message when I
> try to install a i386 Centos5.
>
> Both DVD images were downloaded using Bittorrent and the sha1sums and
> md5sums are all correct. The NFS server is RHES4.4 i386.
>
> Any ideas how to fix this problem?

Meanwhile I burned the DVD images and installed from a local DVD drive
without any problem. The media check during install was also ok.
Anyway, I still like to understand why the NFS install fails. Anyone?

Best regards,
Bernd.