On Fri, 6 Nov 2009, Al Neumann wrote:

> All,
> Thanks for the info.
> Meanwhile, I re-downloaded from another SL ftp2 site* via a different PC
> (Win2003 Server) using Nero and see the same issue.  Sorry, I think I'm d=

I am confused about what you mean by another SL ftp2 site.  Please 
download from ftp.scientificlinux.org .

-Connie Sieh 
>
> one
> wasting DVDs...
> md5sum and sha1sum? -I think I've done well enough.  Note: I've downloade=
>
> d
> to test over 21 different major distro's and never had this issue.  I rea=
>
> lly
> suspect your download site.  Maybe I'll wait for the next SL version (?)
> Thanks anyway.
> Al
>
> P.S.:  Okay, a 'last call' diagnostics for you guys...  I just found
> installing KDE (only)- unchecking Gnome -actually installs w/out a hitch.=
>
> =20
> What are the odds?  Is it too simple to suspect that something may be wro=
>
> ng
> w/ the compiled Gnome files, or that your 'autoblocker' is also interrupt=
>
> ing
> the download of some of these?
> Installing with either only Gnome or combined Gnome and KDE checked alway=
>
> s
> fails regardless the DVD.  I even tried alternating DVDs in the midst of =
>
> the
> failures to see if potential 'bad' areas of DVDs could be evaded 'on the
> fly', but they all seemed equally flawed.
>