On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:13, Bryan Frechette wrote: > Hi i would like to know if ever anyone has tried and installed > successfully Linux, Fedora Core 3 or Debian Sid on a IBM thinkpad I > series, (1161-93U), i have been having problems with both these > operating system with the video card and the X server, it always > crashes, everytime i try to boot, it works a few time and after that it > crashes
You should checkout the hardware. Those symptoms are the same as intermittently faulty memory. There is a memory test program called memtest86. It is frequently placed on Linux install CDs, but I simply don't know if it's available as a boot option on the distributions you mention. Otherwise go to: http://memtest86.com and get the kit. It's very effective. If you let it run overnight it will without doubt discover faulty memory. -- C. S.
