Why does linux install freeze on my system?

[Bleep]

I had this exact same problem, it turned out to be the Video card, never did understand how that caused this kind of error but it did.

Bleep

 

[sygyzy]

Interesting. I have a Voodoo3, not that rare of a card. You just fixed it by installing with a different video card?

 

[Bleep]

Yes

 

[sygyzy]

Just wanted to update you guys. I stuck in a 10 gig as a slave and installed Mandrake with no problems at all! That means it was the HD all along. I have Win2k on the master HD and I set it up as a dual boot.

The problem now is when I choose Linux, it says "uncompression" error or something related to an unpacking or (un)compression error. Any ideas?

 

[Panther505]

What is the exact error? Are you getting tht Grub screen or are you using the MS bootloader?

 

[sygyzy]

It's using the Linux boot loader, I think called LILO. I will get the exact command from work tomorrow.

 

[sygyzy]

Here is the error:

Loading linux...........................
BIOS data check successful
Uncompressing Linux.......


crc error

-- System halted

 

[Spyro]

Hmmm, I've heard of this before. I think that the solution is a reinstall.