Bug 3981 – invalid compressed format (err=2)

• Status: RESOLVED CANTFIX
• Product: Gentoo Release Media

[Description lilian abraham 2002-06-21 09:16:16 UTC]

I tried to boot CD on a IBM TP600E Laptop. It load the kernel, then rescue.gz, 
next it indicated ready, and finally when it tried to uncompress Linux... i 
got "invalid compressed format (err=2)", "-- System halted"
The same CD is running on a Toshiba 440CDT.

Regards

[Comment 1 Tim Brown 2002-07-31 23:24:22 UTC]

Same thing happened to me a Thinkpad 600 Laptop, running the 1.2 CD

[Comment 2 Bart Verwilst 2002-10-05 05:20:58 UTC]

Does it still happen with the 1.4_rc1 iso? 

[Comment 3 Daniel Robbins (RETIRED) 2002-12-22 00:24:42 UTC]

Please try the latest experimental livecd 
(http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/experimental/livecd/) and grab the 2002122100 
version. See if it helps any. You may also want to see if there is a BIOS 
upgrade available for your laptop (just in case this is an IBM issue)

[Comment 4 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) 2003-06-18 16:43:27 UTC]

lilian, is this still an issue with the newer CDs?

[Comment 5 Jay Pfeifer (RETIRED) 2003-07-09 20:06:06 UTC]

well, need more info from end-user. closing.

[Comment 6 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) 2003-09-25 15:25:19 UTC]

Ignore me <<< We are having Bugzilla database issues.

[Comment 7 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) 2005-03-25 11:24:40 UTC]

Moving these so we can remove the "Install CD" component from "Gentoo Linux".

I apologize to everyone for this spam, but according to the bugzilla developers,
this is the only reasonable way to do this.