[SOLVED] live cd refuses to proceed

[flighty]

Hi,

I tried to re-install PcLinuxos today but got the following message:

'Error:  no suitable media for the live cd content found.  Workaround;  copy cd contents from boot drive to an ISA/SATA disk.'

Then there was a bit more stuff ending with '/initrid/bin/ask:  can't access tty;  job control turned off.'

I have no idea what all this means.  If it helps, I want to re-install the OS because it now takes several goes to boot it up from the hard drive.  The opening screen only opens part way then it freezes.

Hope someone can help me here, please?

[Old-Polack]

Hi,

I tried to re-install PcLinuxos today but got the following message:

'Error:  no suitable media for the live cd content found.  Workaround;  copy cd contents from boot drive to an ISA/SATA disk.'

Then there was a bit more stuff ending with '/initrid/bin/ask:  can't access tty;  job control turned off.'

I have no idea what all this means.  If it helps, I want to re-install the OS because it now takes several goes to boot it up from the hard drive.  The opening screen only opens part way then it freezes.

Hope someone can help me here, please?

Have you run a file system check on the / partition, from the liveCD?

[flighty]

Thanks for your reply, Old Polack.

I put the live cd in again and selected 'media check'.  What got checked was the hard drive!  Anyway, it then said that the hard drive was okay and that I could install PClinusOS on it.  The live cd then finished booting itself up normally.

I then started again and inserted the live cd to see what would happen.  Funnily enough I got the original 'Error' messages again.

I suppose my next question is 'is it okay to run the media check again and then install from the consequent live cd boot?' 

I've got to be quick now as my electricity goes off for the day in five minutes while the utility company tries to improve our overhead elec service lines.  Hope you get this...

[Old-Polack]

Thanks for your reply, Old Polack.

I put the live cd in again and selected 'media check'.  What got checked was the hard drive!  Anyway, it then said that the hard drive was okay and that I could install PClinusOS on it.  The live cd then finished booting itself up normally.

I then started again and inserted the live cd to see what would happen.  Funnily enough I got the original 'Error' messages again.

I suppose my next question is 'is it okay to run the media check again and then install from the consequent live cd boot?' 

I've got to be quick now as my electricity goes off for the day in five minutes while the utility company tries to improve our overhead elec service lines.  Hope you get this...

The media check checks the integrity of the liveCD disk, not the hard drives. Open a root terminal, and at the prompt;

[root@localhost ~]# fsck -f /dev/<your / partition>          <Enter>

Replace <your / partition> with the proper designation.

Post your results.

[flighty]

Ok, I'm back in touch.  Unfortunately I can't get your terminal command to work, probably because I'm a bit on the thick side.

I can't boot into Windows as grub tells me there's 'error 15' so I only have a live cd to get a terminal.  Assuming that this is alright, and should work, I'm doing something wrong:

I entered: ' [root@localhost ~]# fsck -f /dev/sda2 '   sda2 being where I want to install our OS.  Is 'localhost' my computer or should I name it as something else?

[scoundrel]

are you trying to install the 2009 version of pclos ??

[flighty]

Yes, I am.  Should I switch to 2010?  I'd have to send off for a cd but that's no problem.

[scoundrel]

Yes, I am.  Should I switch to 2010?  I'd have to send off for a cd but that's no problem.

therein is your problem solved... please download the 2010.1 version and install that

click here

[flighty]

Okay, will do.

Many thanks to those who replied

Best wishes,  flighty

[flighty]

Just thought I'd let you know that all seems well with our OS.  Just downloaded and burnt a live Cd and must say that the 2010 version is very svelte.

[jaydot]

excellent news.  would you please edit your first post in the thread to mark the title [SOLVED], to let everyone know that a solution has been found?