Guy Maor wrote: > > On Tue, 6 Aug 1996, Steve Gaarder wrote: > > > I am installing Debian 1.1.1 on a generic clone with an AMD 486 on an > > Opti-based motherboard. If I have the internal cache enabled in setup, > > I get the error "invalid compressed format" after the "uncompressing > > Linux" message. If I disable the cache, it boots fine. It boots ok > > from the hard drive either way. Anyone know what is going on? > > I don't see how this could happen with an L1 cache (internal), but it > could with an L2 (external). Were you perhaps enabling and disabling > the external? Try to enable it but make the timings more > conservative. You're probably seeing hardware problems; your L2 cache > is being addressed too quickly. > > Guy
I had problems like this a couple years back when I was installing OS/2 on a Dell Machine (486,66mhz).. The installation would fail if I didn't disabel both L1 and L2 caches.. But I ripped out the TsengLab GFX card (VLB) and all troubles went away.. Ripping out gfx card is often not a option but the Dell MB had a Cyrrus Logic Chip on it...