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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.cs.su.oz.au!metro!metro!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!nsw.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!newsfeed.internetmci.com!iol!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Install problem :( Cant load ROOT image Date: 30 Apr 1996 15:28:03 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 21 Message-ID: <4m581j$od@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4m2s55$gvq@snow.btinternet.com> X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Christiaan Keet (trig@netlink.co.uk) wrote: : I'm installing from a SCSI drive (DOS) to an IDE drive. Everything's : fine untill it gets to 'loading root image'. It bombs out with : 'failed to load the root distribution. correct this problem and try again' : The debug log says: : gunzip: stdin: invalid compressed data--format violated : /stand/cpio: premature end of file : Any idea what this means? : Christiaan You've got a dodgy disk somewhere. Your /stand binary seems to be in bad order. Try re-writing boot.flp onto your boot floppy and re- installing. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....