What was the version of linux you were trying to install...ie Mandrake 7.0-
or RedHat 6.2 etc....Some versions were optimized to run on a Pentium (586)
and won't load on a 486. Send more info
need more input....need more input.....need more input.......
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From: linda hanigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 11:08 PM
Subject: Help Install stalls
>Hi All,
>I have an old 486 with 4 meg of ram I am trying
>to install linux on. I managed to get the floppy
>drives switched so I can now boot from a
>3 1/2" floppy it goes through all the messages
>till
>RAMDISK compressed Image Found at block 0
>then it quits. Does this mean that their isn't
>enough memory to run the installation program.
>Someone said they had linux running with 4meg
>of ram on a 386 is it a different version?
>I don't have a CD drive so I got an ISA networking
>card and hope to do a ftp installation if I ever
>get that far.
> Thanks
> Linda
>
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