On Thu, 27 Feb 2003, Alex Horvath wrote: > Hi All, > > Trying to install mdk-ppc 9.1b2 on my PowerComputing Powercenter 150. > > Config as follows: > > PPC 604/150 > 64MB RAM > 2GB SCSI HDD, 100MB HFS, 1.8GB Root, 128MB Swap > Onboard video > Onboard LAN (mace) > Onboard SCSI (mesh I think) > > I'm doing an FTP install from another machine, and am using bootx with > vmlinux and all.gz from the cooker boot folder, with a ramdisk size of > 36000. > > I can boot the installer fine, install the mace driver, get dhcp, connect to > the FTP, download the second stage install, but then it crashes. here is > the message that is displayed: > > in second stage install > Oops: kernel access of bad area, sig: 11 >
64MB is pretty light. Don't know that it will work at all. Text install definitely. You could try backing down the ramdisk size slightly, to 32000. You may still have issues when you get to disk partitioning. > Then a bunch of numbers that I don't feel like typing (but I will if it will > help 8-) > > install exited abnormally :-( -- received signal 11 > > > Any ideas ? > > Also, I have the two ISOs mounted as two separate drive letters, how do I > get the installer to find the second CD ? > Drive letters? You can't really access both ISOs on another machine/drive during the install. Stew Benedict -- MandrakeSoft PPC FAQ: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ppcFAQ.php3 IRC: irc.freenode.net #cooker-ppc Archives: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mandrake-cooker-ppc&r=1&w=2
