Hello,
Its the first time i write to this list, actually I subscribed yesterday,
and after just a couple of hours I found the solution to my problem. And I
didn't even ask for help!!!
I also had this 'signal 11' error problem with the instalation. I was
starting to think that the linux cd was bad, I got it with a Pc magazine.
I went to this link that Tom suggested (http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/)and I
really didn't understand much about it, I'm new to Linux and not really very
experienced with computers in general although I love them. So I did the
only thing that I knew I was able to do, from what was listed in that page,
and it worked, I was really surprised that the solution was so easy.
This is what I did:
Entered Bios Setup and changed RAM timing to 70 ns instead of 60 ns as it
was by default. I reset with the startup floppy (which I made with Rawrite
in Dos) and the Mandrake CD in their respective drives, and Linux started
with the instalation. I was so happy......
I just wanted to tell you in case this could help someone with the same
problem. I also have to say that my PC is an old Pentium 133 mhz, with 24
mgs Ram, and 2 HD drives (one of them only for Linux, and the other for
Win98, both 1,2 Gigs.)
Good luck to everybody
Carolina Kohler
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-----Mensaje original-----
De: Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Fecha: s�bado, 19 de agosto de 2000 0:43
Asunto: Re: [newbie] i486 install problem
>On Fri, 18 Aug 2000, you wrote:
>> from my experience with "signal 11" it's usually some sort of hardware
>> conflict. I can't remember any further information besides that, but I
>> hope just knowing it may be a hardware conflict will help.
>
> mine experience too, here's a good link to start with
>
> http://www.bitwizard.nl/sig11/
>--
>~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>
>> bascule wrote:
>> >
>> > i have finally managed to get a copy of the i486 iso that passes the
>> > md5sum, but everytime i try to install it on my 486 i get an error:
>> >
>> > install exited abnormally - recieved signal 11...
>> >
>> > is 'signal 11' just a kill signal or does it tell me anything about
what
>> > might have happened. i have made a cd of the iso and tried to install
>> > that way and also i have set up the cd as an nfs mount and tried that
>> > (thanks to all those who helped me out a while ago with networking
>> > questions!)
>> >
>> > doing an altf3 after the install stops shows the last line of that
>> > console as *removing device file /proc
>> >
>> > alt f4 gives (6)Adding Swap: 25196k swap space (priority -1)
>> >
>> > alt f5 gives Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information:
>> > done
>> >
>> > the install fails after choosing the packages and letting the install
>> > get on with formatting etc.
>> >
>> > i think i have a hardware prob but i'm not sure where (an install of
>> > win95 went ok!)
>> >
>> > there is an outside chance that i did not burn the cd right but i only
>> > say this because depite burning such things for a while i noticed that
>> > unlike the i586 cd (a pressed one) the long filenames on the i486 cd
are
>> > only completely displayed on my other mandrake box, in win98 they are
>> > shortened which the i586 names aren't - does this mean a mistake in
>> > burning?
>> >
>> > sorry to ramble on a bit but this is frustrating!
>> > any ideas?
>> >
>> > bascule
>> >
>> > p.s. anyone care to correspond direct who knows about staroffice5.1 and
>> > macros?
>
