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> At 11:13 PM 8/4/99 +0000, Richard Adams wrote [in part]:
> > [someone else wrote:]
> >>but while it is attempting to format the swap
> >> space partition, I get the message
> >>
> >> Kernel panic: Attempted to kill the idle task!
> >> In swapper task - not syncing
> ...
> >BTW: i for one have never heard of any computer bombing out while installing
> >a new system, by bombing out i mean having a kernel panic happen.
>
> Richard - either you are luckier than me or you consistently use better
> hardware. I've seen this (kernel panic during install) many times, for many
> different reasons, including both bad hardware (floppy drive, target hard
> disk, motherboard/CPU) and bad install media (floppy or, once, the CD
> itself). But you are right in that the original poster didn't say enough to
> get a helpful answer. A **very** rough guess, just form when it occurred, is
> bad memory or a m'bd/CPU problem -- but I wouldn't put money on it.
Well my hardware comes from a very reputable source namely a private
computer store which has been established for more than 15 years, not from
some supermarket chain who sells pc's at dump rock bottom prices.
I find that to be the cheapest way in the long run.
Cheap memory is a very likley cause indeed, the reason i said overclocked
CPU was beacuse i saw K6/266 ( i think it was ) i have read somewhere that
that is a lower speed machine clocked high, anyway lets wait for some more
info.
>
> ------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
> Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
> Palo Alto, CA 94303-3603 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Regards Richard.
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