[aclug-L] Re: mandrake 7 install

[bert <bert@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, phrostie wrote:

> the new install manager for mandrake wants to create a 32
> meg ramdisk for the install process.
> I only have 32meg on the machine so it does not get to far.

i haven't seen mandrake 7 but did notice on their page
they have some patches cause they didn't fully test
some configurations.

one of the patches is for autoboot users -- 
the problem is described as
what: can't load second stage ramdis, or can't exec stage2
when: before starting the x graphical install, after finding cdrom
why : the autoboot.bat script is buggy
solution: use the autoboot.bat patch

the patch looks like:

mdkinst\loadlin mdkinst\vmlinuz ramdisk_size=32000
initrd=mdkinst\initrd.cd mdkinst cdrom

and they give some instructs on how to apply the batch at boot

if this is what's happening, you might want to see the page
http://www.linux-mandrake.org.com/en/airlast.php3

> I've seen the new install and it looks very impressive but
> do they provide a low memory install?

maybe these days 32Mg is a low memory install ? ? ?

good luck!


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