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19th March 2006, 02:43 PM
#1
problems installing FC5
Hi all,
Just tried installing FC5 and I get the following error. 'Unable to read metadata. This may be due to a missing repodata directory. Please ensure that your install tree has been correctly generated. Failure: repodata/repomd.xml from anaconda: [ errno 256 ] no more mirrors to try.'
What does it mean?
how can I solve this problem?
Thanks in advance,
Gordy
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19th March 2006, 02:54 PM
#2
You are trying this through yum?
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19th March 2006, 02:56 PM
#3
Check the sha1sum's against the ISO's and make sure the numbers match. Then, make sure you're burning them as IMAGES, not files, and burning them at a slower speed to avoid losing data - maybe 16-24X is good. Finally, once the install process begins, test each of the CD's before you begin so that if there's a problem you don't get stuck. I just had that problem myself with a bad download of CD#4 and had to download a fresh copy.
Here's some good information from Firewing1: http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=92701
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23rd March 2006, 04:14 PM
#4
i have the exact same problem, i already had to re download and burn the dvd-iso but this time i did everything carefully and the sha1sum checked out fine as did the mediacheck in the installer, yet two attempts bring up this same error. Is a real pain, is there a solution or is there a way to just install a fresh FC5 via the internet rather than dvd?
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23rd March 2006, 04:51 PM
#5
Yes, it's possible - check out the instructions here: http://fedora.redhat.com/docs/fedora...-guide-en/fc5/
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23rd March 2006, 07:02 PM
#6
Aha so I'm not the only one!
Try installing off the DVD again but don't setup the network in a way in which it will work... configure it afterwards when it's installed.
I deliberately set the wrong default gateway, preventing the network from working and the bloody thing installed then!
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