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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of shea
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 1:41 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [SLU] ramdisk creation halts Stormix install
>
>
> I have been using Storm linux for over a year now. I just
> put together a new machine. I installed SL
> (v2.006) right off the bat. ok. I then got a new hard
> drive, and put it it, and decided I would rather have
> the install on the newer hard drive.
>
> I can go through the setup fine, my scsi cdr/rom is detected
> and I install from the cd. After choosing
> which packages I want they after copied to hard disk. The
> mini- check list is then worked thru unitil it gets
> to ramdisk creation (or something like that). Then I get a
> popup error message saying
> <quote>
> Setup-initrd:system():Returned 1: Invalid
> arguement! This is a fatal error, the system
> will not be able to reboot.
> </quote>
> I have also tried selecting the 'typical setup', instead of
> custom, but the error happens then too. I was
> thinking maybe there is something wrong with my bios
> settings, so I took a win98 startup disk and booted
> to that. For those of you who know of the win98 startup
> disk, know that it creates a ram partition as well.
> Well, the win98 disk successfully created the ram partition,
> so I don't think it it is my bios, but who knows.
> Does anyone know of a wokaround for this? Why would it
> install before an not now?
>
> ps - I have the latest bios, and did not upgrade bios until
> after all of the errors, so not a prob w/ new bios.
Could you provide more info regarding your machine and its components.
Charles (-:
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