[Mageia-dev] Mageia 2 DVD 64bits install is broken

Fri May 25 02:16:38 CEST 2012

2012/5/24 Simple . <simplew8 at gmail.com>:
+> 2012/5/24 Marc Paré <marc at marcpare.com>:
+>> Hi Simple
+>>
+>> Le 2012-05-24 13:47, Simple . a écrit :
+>>
+>>> 2012/5/24 Marc Paré<marc at marcpare.com>:
+>>>>
+>>>> Hi Simple
+>>>>
+>>>> Le 2012-05-23 17:03, Simple . a écrit :
+>>>>
+>>>>> Hi,
+>>>>>
+>>>>> I have burned the DVD 64bits iso into a USB pen disk and during the
+>>>>> install i get this first problem:
+>>>>>
+>>>>>  Instalation failed, some files are missing:
+>>>>>
+>>>>>
+>>>>> /tmp/image/media/core/telepathy-kde-common-internals-translations-0.3.0-1-mga2.noarch.rpm.
+>>>>> You may need to update your urpmi databse.
+>>>>> Try to continue anyway?
+>>>>>
+>>>>> and almost at the install i get another message saying there are 19
+>>>>> transactions failed, severall tehepathy packages, kcm, module and
+>>>>> severall x11-driver-video-* packages.
+>>>>> Anyway i end the instalation, reboot and then it doesnt even appears
+>>>>> KDM, but even if i login in cli and run startx continues not being
+>>>>> possible to enter in X
+>>>>>
+>>>>> Another problem with the dvd iso, is that burning with dd doesnt put
+>>>>> it bootable, doesnt appears to be hybrid.
+>>>>>
+>>>>
+>>>> At the point where it says "Install Mageia" and all the other choices,
+>>>> look
+>>>> on the bottom for additional options, hit F6 and pick "No ACPI" and
+>>>> continue
+>>>> as per normal with the installation.This may solve your problem.
+>>>>
+>>>
+>>> If the problem was from there i wouldnt be able to boot the installer.
+>>> The installer starts fine, and all goes fine untill the point i get the
+>>> message:
+>>>
+>>>  Instalation failed, some files are missing:
+>>>
+>>> /tmp/image/media/core/telepathy-kde-common-internals-translations-0.3.0-1-mga2.noarch.rpm.
+>>> You may need to update your urpmi databse.
+>>> Try to continue anyway?
+>>>
+>>> and that package does exist, so the problem is about listed files in this
+>>> iso.
+>>>
+>>> I just would like some one could try the DVD install and say whats
+>>> happening.
+>>>
+>>
+>> I am writing from a DVD install downloaded from Mageia and burned onto a
+>> DVD. I also did a SUM check and all was fine. I tried to install 3-4 times
+>> and I got the same messages as you. I then realized that, depending on some
+>> boards you may need to install with "NO ACPI" (btw this happened quite
+>> regularly with Mandriva".
+>>
+>> Then install with "NO ACPI" on my machine went well and it was all installed
+>> 20 minutes later with no hiccups.
+>
+> Thanks for the tip and clarification, since i was feeling quite alone
+> on this quest, almost like i was inventing something...
+> But i never had any problem in installig mandirva dvd´s but i will now
+> try with "No ACPI" to see if all goes well.
+
+I did tried with "No ACPI" and when using after i enter to install the
+screen stays black and nothing more happens.
+
+What makes me confusion is that until this release i never problems like this.
+