Just a follow-up to let everyone know the outcome to this problem. Two bad sticks of RAM! System would boot, do its own check, report 2GB, and then continue on startup ... why RH8 installed I have no idea. I booted with Knoppix and ran memtest ... within a few seconds errors started jumping out at me ... some fun ehhh? So ... all I have to say is *&$( @#(*) *#&@#)! ... more than a time or two .. grrrr. Fedora Core 3 is on the system ... it is running fine ... all updates have been downloaded and installed. Hell of a deal isn't it? :-) Randy > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Adam > Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 5:53 PM > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] Linux Install Troubles > > > Are you sure that you might not have a bad stick of ram or other hardware? > > Adam > > Randy Clarksean wrote: > > > The odd thing is though ... that I forgot to mention ... is that > > online reviews of the motherboard indicate that RH8 installs fine, > > etc. ... which I experienced ... but no mention of it crashing with > > updates, etc. Grrrrrr!! > > > > Randy > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list