hey guys,

since this forum doenst have a vector linux (standard edition) distro section and vector is a slackware spinoff, i decided to post for help here.

i have been tring to install vector linuxo n my old machine for the last few hours, but without success.

i partitioned my hdd with ext2 and the installer installed the 800mb of the distro.

then an error ocurred:

'Unable to extract. The file may be corrupted or the partition full. The current state of the instalation is unknown. We should reinstall from the beggining.'

i have no idea why this happens, since the computer clearly meets the minimum requirements:

pentium II 400mhz
40gb ibm driverstar hdd
128mb ram
matrox millennium g400 vga card

please help me out here, i'm kind of new to linux and i have no idea how to fix this.

thnx

When you downloaded the iso, did you check the checksum? It could be a bad download or burn. I usually burn at the slowest speed - saves me making lots of shiny coasters!

And I have moved this thread to the VectorLinux forum. - oops, it was already there.

yep, i try to find all the help i can get

I agree with XavierP. It sounds like a defective disc or a burn with write errors. I have installed VL 5.1 standard and it should definately work on your setup.

I suggest that you download the iso file again. Check the checksum and burn a new disc at a slower speed. Then attempt to install it again.

i got it working already, after having downloaded it again, i still had the same problem.

it turned out to be my crapy partitioning skills. i didnt create a swap partition

lol

after that was sorted out it worked fine

thanx for the help anyway guys