[clue-tech] CentOS 5 update problems

[Mark G. Harvey]

Dave, 

I'd buy the corrupt burning argument except that the original machine in question was a
virtual one, built on VMware ESX 3.0.1.  There is a feature in Virtual Center to mount the DVD
.iso file so the VM's virtual CD-ROM would access it on boot-up.  Then just proceed by booting
the VM & doing the install as if from physical DVD media.  The CentOS 5 OS doesn't even know
its a virtual vice physical machine.  

I've had major issues with this CentOS 5 VM.  It sees that updates are available, but the
Package Updater bombs when trying to download them.  Getting updates via yum isn't working
either (see earlier messages).  

Also, I used K3b to burn the DVD .iso image to DVD+R.  I've had great luck using K3b (on SuSE
Linux).  Done several CD-R & a few DVD+R burns.   Maybe I'll have to burn the DVD+R with
<cough> Windows ... Ugh.  

check sums are equal ...

from kernel.org ... 
b5633ee6ee3b2e10d92672c74e594d75  CentOS-5.0-i386-bin-DVD.iso

from http://mirror.chpc.utah.edu/pub/centos/5.0/isos/i386/
b5633ee6ee3b2e10d92672c74e594d75  CentOS-5.0-i386-bin-DVD.iso


Thanks for your help & input.  Appreciated.  

Mark


--- "David L. Anselmi" <anselmi at anselmi.us> wrote:

> Sounds like the DVD you burned is bad, not the .iso.  Do the kernel.org 
> and chpc.utah.edu ISOs have the same checksum?  If so you'll get the 
> same thing you already have.  There are threads here (or on BLUG) about 
> getting things to burn correctly.
> 
> Dave



       
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