Install FC2 on i586?

[Erik Espinoza]

Perhaps there was another error unrelated to X, but that was the
response. With the graphical install it's very easy to switch between
the virtual terminals and look at what else the installer is doing.
This may give you more hints as to what the problem is.

Erik

On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 15:24:23 -0400 (EDT), Matthew Saltzman
<mjs at ces.clemson.edu> wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2004, Erik Espinoza wrote:
> 
> > Have you attempted a text based install?
> 
> Not yet.  I will do tonight and report back.
> 
> Not sure what would cause X to crash at that particular point in the
> install, though.  It's just going through the package load.  FWIW, the
> graphics card is a Matrox Millenium, so nothing touchy should be going on
> there.  The install has failed twice at about the same point.  I didn't
> observe the first one so I'm not sure if it's *exactly* the same point or
> not.
> 
> Also, I've got limited RAM.  The installer doesn't complain, though,
> except that it turns on swap right after the partition step.
> 
> 
> 
> >
> > On Fri, 2 Jul 2004 14:28:44 -0400 (EDT), Matthew Saltzman
> > <mjs at ces.clemson.edu> wrote:
> > > Has anyone had success installing FC2 on a Pentium-I system?  On my
> > > non-MMX P-166, the install fails somewhere near the end of the first CD.
> > > X crashes and the system reboots with no indication of error.
> > >
> > > The system has a Mylex SCSI controller and a SCSI disk and CD-ROM.  I'm
> > > doing a "Server" install (with a handful of added packages) from scratch.
> > > The media have all been tested and shown good (and I've installed two
> > > other systems, an Athlon and a P4).
> > >
> > > Any clues as to what the problem is or how to work around it would be
> > > appreciated.
> > >
> > > TIA.
> > >
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