Error createing second stage ramdisk? I have seen this once before. I was
installing redhat on my (shudder) 586 with 32 mi ram and 500mi hdd.I managed
to get it to run by removeing two sims. It didn't mater which sims as long
as there was only 16 mi ram. I finished with it when I got tired of putting
my finger on the motherboard to get it to boot up :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 6:20 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] it won't install :(
> nope, just tried it, made my DVD drive the bootable one, same problem:
'Error creating
> second stage RAMDISK' when it is creating it, the progress bar reaches the
end but at
> the end it spits out the error message... it's not the RAM, I cleaned it
as well...
> (sigh)
> no linux for me (I could try something else, like Red Hat, but Mandrake
has the
> 'easiest' installation procedure for a linux OS in my opinion, but I'm too
lazy now...
> what is that second stage RAMDISK anywho?
>
>
> Mark Weaver wrote:
>
> > Um...that CD-RW was a BIG thing to forget to mention. :) Try booting the
> > CD with a regular CDROM and I think you'll find that Mandrake will
install
> > just fine.
> >
> > The thing I was thinking about that RAM though was sometimes Mandrake
> > won't recognize RAM above 64MB. I was wondering maybe the install
program
> > was having the same difficulty. As I said before, I can't be certain. It
> > was just something I was thinking about. I'm not at all surprised that
> > Win2K and 98 didn't have any problem with your hardware. That's how
> > they're made. That strength is also their biggest weakness. Overall
> > compatability.
> >
> > Anyway, CD-RW's are not the same kind of CD hardware in that they 'read'
> > somewhat differently. In some instances they won't read regular data
CD's
> > because of the formatting. An example of this is a re-writable CD is a
> > data CD that can only be read by the CD-RW that wrote the CD. A regular
> > CDROM will not be able to read that format. I think this quirk goes both
> > ways, although I could be mistaken.
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Paul wrote:
> >
> > > what I forgot to mention is that when I built the computer 3 months
ago, a friend
> > > of my, a linux guru unstalled a copy of Mandrake for me and it was
working fine,
> > > since then he got rid of it and I installed win2k and win98 on a clean
"run..."
> > > RAM is PC100, brand new, major brand... no problems with athlons...
> > > (sigh) so frustrating... the only new thing that has changed since
that first
> > > installation of Mandrake is that I added a CD-RW drive which is now
the main boot
> > > CD drive...
> > >
> > > Abe wrote:
> > >
> > > > re-seating the ram is worth a shot but this problem shouldn't have
anything to
> > > > do with the amount of ram in the system. I've got a machine with
256M that
> > > > installed 7.1 just fine. My other box has 384M and it also
installed just
> > > > fine.
> > > >
> > > > What kind of ram is it? pc-100? pc-133? How new/old is it? I've
read that
> > > > Athlon systems can be picky about older/generic ram. I haven't had
any
> > > > problems with my generic ram though.
> > > >
> > > > Try reseating the ram, try cleaning the connecting pins, make sure
the ram
> > > > modules are installed in order in the slots on the motherboard.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck!
> > > >
> > > > Abe
> > > >
> > > > >===== Original Message From Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> =====
> > > > >It sounds like you've got yourself a hardware problem. While I
can't be
> > > > >100% certain what exactly it is. At first glance though I see you
have a
> > > > >HUGE amount of RAM. Just a thought though. Try taking one of those
128MB
> > > > >chips out and then try the install again and see what happens. I'm
not
> > > > >sure I can explain this craziness, I just have a feeling.
> > > > >
> > > > >--
> > > > >Mark
> > > >
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299
> > > > >** <_||_> in the making of this |
> > > > >** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user
#182496
> > > >
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > > >
> > > > >On Sun, 3 Sep 2000, Paul wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> hey all,
> > > > >> just burned the CDs... boot with the first one, welcomed by a
'welcome'
> > > > >> message, hit enter... it's scanning SCSI stuff, CD-ROM, then it's
says it's
> > > > >> loading second stage RAMDISK, it reaches the end, and the error
message
> > > > >> pops up: error loading RAMDISK... and I get a blinking cursor at
the
> > > > >> bottom... :(
> > > > >> they say Windoze is frustrating... sigh
> > > > >>
> > > > >> my specs:
> > > > >> Athlon 750 (not Thunderbird)
> > > > >> Abit KA7
> > > > >> 256MB RAM
> > > > >> Win2k(24GB), Win98(2GB) Partitions, 4GB unPartitioned
> > > > >> PioneerDVD 10x, Creative CD-RW 4x2x24 (install/boot from this
one...)
> > > > >> Elsa - GeForce2
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > > > Jesus saves,
> > > > Allah forgives,
> > > > Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
