The last install attempt trashed my file system. I will have to try another install as soon as I have a chance and send the contents of dmesg if I can get far enough in the install to access it. Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Callum Lerwick [mailto:lerwick at tcfreenet.org] Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 1:07 AM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Subject: Re: [TCLUG:22854] Installation problem > The problem I am having is that (1)at varying points during the install, the > system will freeze, or (2)after a successful installation will freeze during > the reboot, or (3) after a successful installation and reboot, the system > will freeze after running for a short time. It seems independent of whether > I install X. In the case of 2 or 3 above, if I hit the reset button on the > box, linux starts to boot, does an fsck and basically tells me that my > filesystem has been trashed. Also, the installation process tells me that I > have very little memory and if, after installation, it successfully reboots, > the dmesg file reports only about 15MB of RAM. Lets see the dmesg. You probably need a "mem=80M" on the kernel command line for one thing, since Linux isn't very good at detecting on machines with more than 64M for some reason. :P --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). The information contained in this message may be private and confidential, and may also be subject to the work product doctrine. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org