Thanks but I actually found a website that has info on installing Linux on the exact computer i have. Of course I dont' know what version that is, so if that doesn't work I'll try what you suggested. :)
(what are the chances eh...?) :) -Albert C. --- Francisco Neira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Albert Chiou wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a Compaq ProSignia 500 and it is not > reading > > the RAM properly. It detects only 16 MB of RAM > when i > > have 128 MB (confirmed by BIOS), so when I run the > > installer for Red-Hat, it tells me that I don't > have > > enough memoery to install it. When I type: "linux > > mem=128M" at the "boot:" prompt, the kernal soon > goes > > into a panic (at about the time its checking up > the > > hard drives for something i think. Perhaps it > doesn't > > like my drives...I'm not sure) > > > > If any of you have any clues at all as to what to > do, > > please e-mail me. thanks. :) > > > > -Albert C. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > >This worked: > > > >append="mem=240M@16M" > > > >Why? I have no clue! but several articles denoting > things such as > >append="mem=256M@1M" were inspirational :-))) > > > > > >I have not tested with other RH versions but, > AFAIK it's an issue with > >some Compaq oldies. BIOS version is E16 (1999) > > > > > > > > This is part of a thread of a problem I posted to > the list. If you have > 128 MB you could try: append="mem=112M@16M" > > Good luck > > > > -- > Francisco Neira B. > Administrador de Red > Defensoria del Pueblo > Lima, Peru, -05:00 UTC > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New DSL Internet Access from SBC & Yahoo! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
