> I can't boot up from the CDROM or the boot diskettes without getting > the following error message: CRC error (right after uncompressing > Linux) System Halted. First suspicion: bad memory or/and cache, and the corrupt rpm database supports that; you could have errors in other files too, just did not hit them yet (been there, that hurts :() Try memtest86 from ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/hardware/ Good luck, Oleg -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.