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   Graham J to Paul   
   Re: Advice for newbie   
   08 Feb 26 17:03:46   
   
   From: nobody@nowhere.co.uk   
      
   Paul wrote:   
   > On Sun, 2/8/2026 5:43 AM, Graham J wrote:   
      
   [snip]   
      
   >> Might try this later.  But is there any way to examine the DVD for   
   integrity - in that its file system does contain the necessary Casper   
   directory and files?   
   >>   
   >> [snip]   
   >>   
   >   
   > Using IMGBurn, I can rip a DVD back to ISO and   
   > then compare the checksum to the original. That's   
   > assuming the media is not so damaged that the   
   > read attempt fails.   
      
   First I will try downloading the Xfce file from a different mirror so as   
   to compare the downloaded files.   
      
   I also tried the DVD in my Windows machine and can see it as drive E:   
      
   E:\casper contains 6 files including initrd.lz   
   This appears to be a compressed file containing the file:   
   kernel\x86\microcode\AuthenticAMD.bin at 76166 bytes   
   Does this explain  "No working init found" ?   
      
   Is it possible that this .iso is incompatible with my hardware?   
      
   Is the 1GB RAM a fatal limitation?   
      
      
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   Graham J   
      
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