Hello shea,
Tuesday, February 13, 2001, 12:59:47 AM, you wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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.
s> "Could you provide more info regarding your machine and its components.
s> Charles (-: "
s> matsonic 8127c m/b w/ award bios, dc310 scsi-controller, yamaha 8424 scsci cdr,
128MB pc133,
s> 750MHz Duron, panasonic zip100 ide, 1.44 MB floppy, 20GB ata 100 7200 RPM hdd
maxtor hdd,
s> onboard ata66 controller, onboard floppy controller, onboard sound, usb, serial x2,
and paralell.
s> I had the zip, scsi controller, and cdr working fine on my old machine. If you
need to know anything
s> else let me know.
s> I did some SLU archive reading this afternoon and it appears that scores of other
people have had this
s> problem, and no one has reported a real sol'n. I have tried text install, full
install, custon install, typical
s> install, etc. No go. I am going to try fooling w/ bios but it looks doubtful.
s> To bad I through away my 'Rain' cd. It may have worked.
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try disconnecting the zip drive - redhat fisher release has some
problems with it ;), so could you...
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