[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk@Home Install Problem

[snacktime]

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 16:17:09 -0800 (PST), beonice <beonice at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> --- Scheda <scheda at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Whenever I try to install Asterisk at Home, I get this
> > error at about 43%
> >
> >      There was an error installing
> > rpmdb-redhat-3.4-0.20050105. This
> > can indicate media failure, lack of disk space,
> > and/or hardware
> > problems. This is a fatal error and your install
> > will be aborted.
> > Please verify your media and try your install again.
> >
> > I've gotten this on 3 different cd's I've burned. To
> > make sure it
> > wasn't a hardware problem of some sort, I installed
> > Debain last night.
> > Went without a hitch, but *@Home doesn't like it...
> > Any ideas as to
> > why?

Most linux installations have at least one other console that lets you
view the raw errors.  Try holding down the alt key and then pressing
numbers 1-9 to see if any are available.  If so, it should let you see
exactly why it is failing.

Chris