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Repository missing >>> Fedora 8 Installing error

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/repository-missing-fedora-8-installing-error.82570/

Cool G5
Cool G5 Original post #1
Mar 13, 2008 at 3:07 PM
Today went to install Fedora 8 on my desktop.

While installing everything was fine,but after i went ahead in partitioning ,it gave initalizing install & after some time got the following error.....

Code: 
Unable to read package metadata.This may be due to a missing repodata directory.Please ensure that your install tree has been correctly generated.Cannot retrieve repository metadata(repomd.xml) for repository : anaconda - base - 200711021053.i386.Please verify it's path and try again.

After this i had to abort the installer & the pc is restarted.

I booted from the digit DVD which had Fedora 8 image.Is it due to errors in burning of the media?Or something else?
Can it be rectified?
ray|raven
ray|raven #2
Mar 13, 2008 at 3:12 PM
^Looks like a bad disc.
Try again with a better disc and perhaps lower burning speed.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #3
Mar 13, 2008 at 3:21 PM
rayraven said:
^Looks like a bad disc.
Try again with a better disc and perhaps lower burning speed.
Click to expand...

No.
I was trying to install Fedora 8 from Digit DVD which is bootable.
praka123
praka123 #4
Mar 13, 2008 at 3:33 PM
disable any option in installer to configure YUM or getting connected to net for updates and continue installation.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #5
Mar 13, 2008 at 3:37 PM
^I proceeded with the default options.
mediator
mediator #6
Mar 13, 2008 at 3:54 PM
Check ur RAM? Boot from DVD and start memtest .
Cool G5
Cool G5 #7
Mar 13, 2008 at 7:56 PM
Where is the option of "memtest" in bootable dvd?
Also how much time it takes?Have heard it takes about 12 hours?
mediator
mediator #8
Mar 13, 2008 at 8:09 PM
The last option in the image.
shady_inc
shady_inc #9
Mar 13, 2008 at 8:39 PM
Even I got this error while installing Fedora.And the reason was a defective CD [ I too installed it from the digit DVD ].So I finally installed it from my friend's digit DVD and it went just fine.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #10
Mar 13, 2008 at 8:55 PM
So it seems that the DVD is defective & i can't install from it. :(
Thank you all anyways :)
praka123
praka123 #11
Mar 13, 2008 at 9:26 PM
^download a livecd(spins either Gnome or kde) and install.
Cool G5
Cool G5 #12
Mar 13, 2008 at 9:29 PM
^I can't as i don't have a BB connection,i use Airtel mobile office on pc.
Also i am only in touch with distro's given by Digit.