> From: Ward William E PHDN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 11:39:56 -0400
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> Jeff,
>
> When I started this, I thought I'd have 32MB of RAM to do it in... It
> probably
> would have worked (I've done installs on P100s with only 24 MB, albeit via
> CD).
> The key seems to be trying to do the FTP install with so little memory...
> unfortunately, the machine only has a single IDE interface, and trying to
> use
> both HDs...... no room for a CD, even if I borrowed one from a different
> machine.
>
> >> 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
>
> Dave, I didn't even >consider< a graphical install... the hardware is so
> slim,
> I wanted to ensure it would work. I didn't consider whether or not the
> memory might be bad... but I've gotten quite far into the install, and it
> seemed like it was thrashing, not bad memory, that killed the 6.2 install
> (although I did get unexpected errors on the 5.2 install try, it didn't
> get very far... I suspect a problem in the FTP booter for RH5.2 just from
> the way it acted). It appears that perhaps 16 would be enough, if I was
> using the CDROM... but not for the FTP install. Why would the FTP install
> take so much more RAM? Sure, networking added SOME overhead, but that seems
> high. And what is the minimum RAM that is required to do an FTP install?
>
> I'll give a look at the RAM, though, just to be sure.
>
> Bill Ward
I don't know the minimum amount needed for an FTP install, but
RedHat's manuals should tell you (that's where I remembering reading
the minimum amount for 5.x/6.x). Their website has the manuals in pdf
format so you can download them if you don't have them.
It may be that the installer fits very tightly in 16MB so it's not
that you need an extra 16MB for the networking stuff, but it may be
just enough to put it over the original 16MB mark.
The fact that it went a while and then started thrashing could be bad
memory - it may just have taken that long for the bad memory to cause
the problem.
Check the memory and if it's ok, pick up an extra 16MB of memory
(should be in the $25-$50 range I would think) and try again.
Good luck.
Dave
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