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computer locks up during hard drive install (twice)

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ejames82:
maro,

i hope i still have you with me.  these are the commands that i run as soon as the computer boots into live-cd environment.  they are all preceded by sudo, otherwise it won't work.  i get no errors during these commands.

rebuildfstab

mount /mnt/hda1

mkdir -p /mnt/hda1/boot/grub

mount /mnt/hdc


i am assuming that you want this command
wc -c /mnt/hdc/boot/bzImage
after the fourth command listed above.  i'll assume that unless you post otherwise.
i'll run the command and see if i can't get that output copied and pasted from the termanal.
thanks.

 

ejames82:
maro,

i ran the first four commands then ran the command suggested by you

wc -c /mnt/hdc/boot/bzImage

it locked up.
does this verify that it is not readable.  that's strange because i am really fussy now and verify the hash every time before i burn the iso.

i'll go back and look at your last post again.  even though this isn't working, i think it's very interesting.
thanks.

aus9:
hi

I am a TC newbie so feel free to ignore my suggestions.

1) Your have an fstab showing /dev/hdd....and a dmesg output that shows its an optical drive.... why not try booting that one...and then retrying your copy command but mounting hdd?

So where in the install page it says
mount /mnt/hdc....replace hdc with hdd please

(That might resolve the earlier question on whether its your optical drive playing up)

2) I don't discount a bad burn.....but if your tinycore.gz successfully copied over why not try using the apps icon to install a web browser (in live mode)....arora is small and useful.....and then grab the bzImage off the web?

http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/tinycorelinux/2.x/release/distribution_files/bzImage

Download that to your (live) /home/tc folder and then use

sudo su
mount /mnt/hda1
cp /home/tc/bzImage /mnt/hda1/boot

3) Maybe you could burn another small distro such as the alpha release and see if you get the same error on bzImage?

4) Assuming they are IDE optical drives....if you know how to discharge static electricity from yourself...using a wrist strap or touching the PSU with the back of your hand....try pushing in the power connectors and data cable to both ends ....meaning the motherboard and the optical drive.....in case your computer cables have just come a bit loose over time?

ejames82:
maro,

here is the terminal output from the commands that you suggested that i run.  being a newbie i wouldn't know what it all means.

tc@box:~$ sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 10.0 GB, 10005037056 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1216 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/hda1   *           1          13      104391  83 Linux
/dev/hda2              14         140     1020127+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3             141        1216     8642970  83 Linux

Disk /dev/sda: 8036 MB, 8036285952 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 977 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks  Id System
/dev/sda1               1         976     7839698   b Win95 FAT32
tc@box:~$ sudo rebuildfstab
tc@box:~$ sudo mount /mnt/hda1
tc@box:~$ sudo mkdir -p /mnt/hda1/boot/grub
tc@box:~$ sudo mount /mnt/hdc
tc@box:~$ sudo mkdir /mnt/hda1/test ; chown tc:staff /mnt/hda1/test
chown: /mnt/hda1/test: Operation not permitted
tc@box:~$ sudo date > /mnt/hda1/test/now ; cat /mnt/hda1/test/now
sh: can't create /mnt/hda1/test/now: Permission denied
cat: can't open '/mnt/hda1/test/now': No such file or directory
tc@box:~$ sudo rm -rf /mnt/hda1/test
tc@box:~$ sudo ls -lRA /mnt/hda1
/mnt/hda1:
total 13
drwxr-xr-x    3 root     root          1024 May 30 23:01 boot
drwx------    2 root     root         12288 May 30 19:05 lost+found

/mnt/hda1/boot:
total 8057
-r--r--r--    1 root     root             0 May 30 23:01 bzImage
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     root          1024 May 30 20:20 grub
-r--r--r--    1 root     root       8215467 May 30 23:00 tinycore.gz

/mnt/hda1/boot/grub:
total 0

/mnt/hda1/lost+found:
total 0
tc@box:~$

ejames82:
aus9,

"I am a TC newbie so feel free to ignore my suggestions."
i don't pass judgement on those grounds.

"1) Your have an fstab showing /dev/hdd....and a dmesg output that shows its an optical drive.... why not try booting that one...and then retrying your copy command but mounting hdd?"
is that somewhere in the same reply as the dmesg command (either 15 or 16)?  in either case, i think i understand what you are trying to say.  run all hdc commands with hdd instead.  maybe i have my cd/dvd decks mixed up.  it seems like when i copied the files, at the very least, i would have got an error message.  but  hey, what can it hurt?  i'll try it, but i don't think i have them mixed up.  i would be GLAD to admit i'm wrong.

i really appreciate the suggestion about the browser and the link.  i must admit that task sounds tough, but like everything else i've done so far, i'll give it my best shot.  maybe i can pull it off.
all your suggestions are good and worthy.  i already checked the cable (the side panel is already off).
thanks.

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