On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 11:24, Ian P. Thomas wrote: > On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 11:02, Alex wrote: > > I recently tried to install Redhat 8 on an old Pentium-75 Laptop with > > 24MB of RAM (its actually a TI Travelmate 5300).
> > I recently installed RH 8.0 text install, on an eMachine with 32 MB of > RAM. The install went fine. I believe I got an insufficient memory > error when I tried to run the graphic install. It kept going, but > continued in text mode. If you do Ctrl-Alt-Fn a couple times, there is > a screen that keeps track of what is happening during the install. Does > that screen give any error messages? Yes, but he has only 24MB, not 32MB. 8.0 won't install with less than 32MB, even in text mode. Alex: would it be possible to "borrow" some RAM from another machine to do the install? After the install, you should be able to run with only 24MB (but it'll be slow). -- Cliff Wells, Software Engineer Logiplex Corporation (www.logiplex.net) (503) 978-6726 x308 (800) 735-0555 x308
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