On Tue, Jun 09, 2015 at 09:16:07AM -0700, JD wrote: > I did see your post. > > > So, even though the sha256sum was perfect on the iso file and on the DVD, > it failed to install. > I then used a usb flash drive and booted the flash drive to do the install. > It also failed. > The screen image I took with my camera can be viewed at > https://www.sendspace.com/file/4828ej > > The questions I have are: > why VNC ??? VNC is a horribly insecure protocol. > Why would I want someone from outside viewing my installation? > Why is the X server looking for display :1 ?? > I only have one display screen on the laptop, so the display is :0 > > This is a horribly broken ISO spin. I don't recall seeing that you mentioned WHICH iso you downloaded... The reference to VNC looks to me as if it is kind of a last-ditch fallback. > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 6:19 PM, Francis Gerund <ranrund at gmail.com> wrote: > > > See my second reply to your earlier message. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 7:47 PM, JD <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Please ... any info on how > > > to proceed??? > > > > > > After I made sure it had the correct sha256sum, > > > and after I burned it to DVD, and and dd'd the DVD > > > back to a temp file and again checked the sha256sum > > > of the temp file, all was OK. Same sha256sum. > > > > > > So, I rebooted the machine and it booted up from > > > the DVD. > > > I got a message that it was not using VNC, > > > Then after that immediately an error came out > > > saying something about xbi...something not working. > > > Machine did not proceed any further. > > > I rebooted agian and agian, same error. > > > > > > The machine is a Dell Latitude E6500, Dual Core 2.8GHz, > > > 8GB RAM, 1TB HD. > > > > > > Any info on this? > > > > > > On my phone, I have an image of the screen when the error > > > is belched out. > > > I have to yet be able to extract it out of the phone. > > > Since I have no OS to run on my machine, I am using > > > the live Knoppix, which has no sense to mount the storage > > > of the android phone; so the I am unable to attach it, > > > nor a way to upload it to a free upload site. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > CentOS mailing list > > > CentOS at centos.org > > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------