--- Duncan Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Jim Ungar wrote: > > >--- ET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>Jim Ungar wrote: > >> > >> > >>>Hi. > >>> > >>>I have a XP machine that I'd like to install Mandriva/Mandrake on. > > >>>BitTorrent'ed down 2006 PowerPak version. MD5s match up. ISO'ed > >>> > >>> > >><snip> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>not sure, may be a shared memory problem, how much system memory do > >>you > >>have , try starting f1, then (without the quotes) "linux mem=248M" > >>this > >>assumes a 256 system memory > >> > >> > >> > >Thanks for the advice. Yes I have 256M system memory. > Unfortunately > >"linux mem=248M" didn't work. Also, for what it's worth, I noticed > >when I do "text mem=248M" It shows me > > "Uncompressing Linux...OK, Booting the kernel." > >a split second before it reboots. > > > >Anything else? > > > > > Something you may want to try is booting off the second cd. This > seems > to work in many cases where the first cd fails. I have not tried this > > with 2006, but it has worked for me with previous versions. If it > boots > successfully, you will be prompted for the first cd later. > > cheers > Duncan > > ><snip> Thanks again. This time I get: Loading vmlinuz............... Loading cdrom-ch.rdz....... Ready. Your CPU does not support long mode. Use 32bit distribution. My ISOs have names like Mandriva-Linux-Powerpack-2006-CD1.i586.iso, so I'm assuming I don't have the 64bit distribution. Also CD1 successfully booted on another machine with a Pentium IV 2.2Ghz. I'm thinking about trying a network boot (maybe there's something wrong with the CD drive). Of course, the machine doesn't have a floppy drive, so I'd have to either install a floppy drive, or figure out how to get a copy of network.img and network_drivers.img onto a bootable USB... Any other ideas out there?
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