install of 6.10 on a desktop

[User Iam]

On 12/18/06, helen johnson <helenjohns40 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2006-12-18 at 12:38 -0500, J. David Boyd wrote:
> > I'm trying to install 6.10 on a computer.
> >
> > Everything runs find off of the live CD.  The scanner scans, the web
> camera
> > works, the internet works, everything is fine.
> >
> > However, when I go to install to the hard drive, after entering user
> info,
> > partitioning, etc, the screen says installing software.
> >
> > When it gets to 59%, it stops.  And I do mean stops.  No drive access
> light,
> > no cd spinning, nothing.
> >
> > I've tried it several times.
> >
> > My question is, is there someway to find out what is going on? There is
> no
> > info displayed on the screen, other than the status bar.
> >
> > How do I dig in and find out what is going wrong?
> >
> > Or, is there some way to do a non-graphic install of the CD?  Would that
> give
> > me more information, possibly?
> >
> > Any ideas are welcome!
> >
> > TIA,
> > Dave put the install cd in the cdrom and leave it loaded and running
> overnight
> then get up next day and click install! It worked for me! Dave? do u
> have an hp computer, or an athalon xp ?........paul
> > Dave
> >
> >



Check the other screens...

I forget which one it is..

<ctrl><alt><f something>

Try them all till you have LUCK!!!!

Sounds like a bad hard drive to me..
When I had that problem..
It was the Hard Drive

User Iam




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