Hi all, > > any idea what a message like this means, this is just when the > kernel is loaded from floppy, uncompresses and the below message > comes repeated in screenfull. > > Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address > 00000000 > > the machine is a 486 with 40MB ram, 4.3GB HDD. (dos/windows too are > unable to start up apart from the initial messages.) > just curious typically which part of hardware could have gone > wrong?
4.3GB?? afaik these machines cant detect a harddisk > 2gb. Check the bios setup. Insert maximum wait states to slow down ram access. Replace the ram if you can find some of those ancient pieces. Or try a floppy distro. since these use very little ram it might just work. rgds jtd -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
