> From: "Jeff Hogg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ward William E PHDN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Redhat-List (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 9:25 AM
> Subject: Network Installs on a low memory 486.... how do I do it?
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> >The machine was a 486 DX2-50 with built in 1 MB VLB video, a 3COM Ether
> >Express III, 16 MB of RAM, a mouse, keyboard, SVGA monitor, floppy, and
> >a Quantum 304 MB IDE HD. I had a few spare parts that I'm not using,
> >so I slapped in a better Video (a 2 MB VLB #9 GXE 364 Video) and a
> >WD 1.6 GB EIDE HD. I also attempted to slip in 32 MB of RAM that I
> >had, but was stymied when I found that the machine was a true-blue IBM
> >ValuePoint, with proprietary memory constraints.... this is one of
> >my two big problems, I think.
> >
> I have a 486 here running RH6.2. The only differences that matter between
> what you have and what I have are +16MB ram and a CDROM here.. It might be
> worth your time to stick a cdrom into the machine and give a cdrom text
> based install a try. Our hard drives are similar enough to make no diffs..
> ive a 540mb and and 850 in use. You might also try to do an absolute
> minimal install, and then add rpms to the system one at a time. The real
> kicker is the 16mb of ram.. I think you can do it, but its slim. Good luck.
>
> Jeff Hogg
I'd be more likely to suspect the memory. There is a minimum memory
needed to run the installer (although I _thought_ it was 16MB for RH
5.x and 6.x). Certainly an extra 16MB would make the install faster.
Also, maybe try the text based install if you were using the graphic
based install.
Are you certain the memory is good - I've seen an install fail (for
both Windows and Linux) because of bad memory. I'd run a memory test
program (e.g., memtest86) before doing anything else.
Dave
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