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by reno1
Thu Feb 03, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Install Hell
Replies: 13
Views: 11174

Re: Install Hell

NS, Rich, et al... Yes, it is true that the LIVEUSB issue was AFTER countless attempts at installing via DVD. And I hear what you are saying about the memory...BUT, it is ALL brand new, all of it...unless I just have really really bad luck! I will try to verify that the mem is okay. What's strange i...
by reno1
Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:00 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Install Hell
Replies: 13
Views: 11174

Re: Install Hell

Thanks Lou. Yeah I have two SATA drives...like I said, I have used each seperately but have never switched the cables around..NOR replaced the sata cables per se.. The other thing that bothers me too is that when creating the LIVE USB, after it says COMPLETE, when you exit out it says "errors w...
by reno1
Mon Jan 31, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Install Hell
Replies: 13
Views: 11174

Re: Install Hell

Welp, I created a LiveUSB of 14. It booted...I said install to Hard Drive..everything fine until it went to load the image to the hard drive. Same thing..."There was an error installing the image to your Hard Drive. This could be bad media." Not sure how there could be bad media with a DVD...
by reno1
Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:26 am
Forum: Installation
Topic: Install Hell
Replies: 13
Views: 11174

Re: Install Hell

Rich - thanks for the idea. I have downloaded the Express CD and will try it. As far as exotic hardware I don't know. It's a Pentium 4 system from maybe 2007? 4G of RAM and two WD drives. I will muck around with the install CD and I may look at the USB install. Lou - Never heard the term white box b...
by reno1
Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:42 pm
Forum: Installation
Topic: Install Hell
Replies: 13
Views: 11174

Install Hell

Hello, another Vail user here trying to install Amahi. For about three weeks now. I had downloaded the ISO about a dozen times, I tried -R and +R DVDs. I actualy PURCHASED an x64 DVD thinking that my two burners were not capable of burning the ISO correctly. I finally even bought a NEW DVD-ROM to us...