Re: Cant get 8.1 to install..

On Thursday 29 May 2003 14.48, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> * Rikard Johnels <[email protected]> [030529 13:38]:
> > I am trying to get the 8.1 to install om a AllphaStation 255/233 with 64
> > megs of ram
> >
> > where it stays for a LONG time and finaly barfs with:
> > __alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed (gfp=0x1d2/0)
> > VM: killing process linuxrc(11)
> > VFS: Insert root floppy and press ENTER
>
> Might be that it installs with at least 128MB only. Can't remember we
> tested it with anything less than that. Rudi, any ideas what to do?
>
> Best regards,
>   Stefan Reinauer

Hello again.
I tried the install on a machine with 128 megs of ram and it solved that 
particular problem.
A few caveats tho.. 

1. As i choose "English" in the first box i get a warning
	"Cant find the image! Check the directory specification"

2. Even though i have 128 megs of ram it complains on not being able to use it 		
	as a X system. It gives me:
	Your Computer doesn't fullfill all the requrements to allow a graphical 	
	instalation..." 
	I have a Number Nine graphicscard, and i have had it up and X'ing under 
	7.1... Not that it matters as i plan to use it as a pure server, but still...

3. The partition problem discussed on the list i VERY anoying.
	I am battling with it since two hours...
	Somehow after fiddling with the bsd label it somehow worked. But only if i 
	let YAST do the partitioning itself..
	None of the "expert" stuff works..

4. I get a "gzip: stdout: Broken pipe" as it updates the configuration after 	
	installation och the Minimal system set. It still rolls though. and warns for 
	the reboot about 64% through the process

5. The Generating /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key fails. It just hangs with 95-100% CPU 	
	load, and never finishes. It did so in 7.1 too. but i had hoped it to be 
	fixed by now. Last time i had to redo the install and DEselect the ssh
	package and make it from scratch. That is NOT acceptable for me. I dont want 
	to have to install all the gcc stuff for just ONE program.
	This time i solved it by copying the 7.1 homemade binaries to the new system.



Thats what i have found so far.
Might be more to come as i delv into the things more deeply.


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         /Rikard

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