Fedora 6 is not able to install in PIII, 256MB SD RAM, 1.3GHz

Just Do it jdoit555 at gmail.com
Thu Jan 11 14:57:17 UTC 2007


if u suggesting me to upgrade to 512MB...then I am really sorry...
I have to throw my 2 128MB stick...and purchage 2 256MB ram or 1 512MB
ram...
I am planning to completely upgrade the system..and these day it is hard to
find and 256MB SD ram...
But that should be the last option.......

On 1/11/07, Temlakos <temlakos at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Just Do it wrote:
> > Thanks *Jensen for quick reply!!!
> >
> > I tried.. the same...no office..dev..and server....but fails..
> > tried with only KDE...only GNOME...but fails...
> >
> > Also tried to deselect few un-neccsary package..from custum
> > installation...but fails..
> >
> > :*(  Not working!!!
> > *
> > On 1/11/07, *R. Jensen* <linuxuser at rhjensen.com
> > <mailto:linuxuser at rhjensen.com>> wrote:
> >
> >     Just Do it wrote:
> >     > Fedora 6 installation is not working in PIII, 256MB SD RAM(2
> >     stick), 1.3GHz
> >     >
> >     > Each time I try to install it hang during the installation
> >     time...every
> >     > time at different location....
> >     >
> >     > I try with all possible option available in fedora 6 I
> >     guess....still
> >     > fails..
> >
> >     I have installed FC6 + Eclipse on a 5GB partition on an old Dell
> >     Inspiron 4100 laptop: 256MB of RAM, Pentium III, etc.
> >
> >     I used the graphical installer, from the DVD image of FC6 which I
> had
> >     used successfully before to install on an old HP Pavilion [Also a
> >     Pentium III
> >     but with 320MB RAM].
> >
> >     However, for the laptop install I unchecked ALL packages (no
> >     office/productivity)
> >     and only after the install succeeded did I install Eclipse and the
> >     GCC tool chain
> >     /libraries.
> >
> >     I don't know if that will help or not.
> >
> >     Richard.
> >
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> Hold the phone.
>
> How much memory can your motherboard accept? 256 MB sounds like half the
> capacity that a Pentium-3 motherboard ought to have.
>
> The first thing--the /very/ first thing--that I do when acquiring a new
> system is to equip the motherboard with as much memory as it will accept
> and recognize. 512 MB /minimum/ is what I would recommend.
>
> Temlakos
>
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