[Rule-list] RULE doesn't install [was: Install instructions]

[James]

Sorry Julian, missed the part about it being a notebook.  The fujitsu's
where desktop drives. 

James


On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 03:08:36 -0500
"Julian G." <jgollner at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Nope, it's a Toshiba 810 MB drive (Disk Druid lists 776 Mb) ... More
details
> at
>
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/product/pdf_files/detailed_specs/sat
> ellite_pro_410cdt.pdf.
> 
> It's a stock CDT system; nothing's been changed except for maxxing out
the
> RAM at 40 megs.
> 
> I've already installed Redhat 6.2, 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 (multiple times),
and
> Slackware 8.0 without any difficulties on this system. Installations
were
> complete in under an hour (from start to finish) so I'm not sure why the
> RULE installer doesn't like my system.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rule-list-admin at mail.freesoftware.fsf.org
> [mailto:null_address"http://lists.hellug.gr/mailman/listinfo/rule-list">rule-list-admin at mail.freesoftware.fsf.org]On Behalf Of James
> Sent: March 5, 2002 2:25 AM
> To: rule-list at mail.freesoftware.fsf.org
> Subject: Re: [Rule-list] RULE doesn't install [was: Install
> instructions]
> 
> 
> This one is going to sound really weird but is it by any chance a
Fujitsu
> 4 gig or 6gig harddrive?  About 2 years ago we got a lot of them in
where
> I worked and man... on an install they ranged from dog slow to so slow
> snails got bored. It would take 12 hrs to install a 75 meg installation
of
> FreeBSD. (Using a disk clone device).  Just an off chance.  Wish I could
> remember the exact model because only certain models where this slow.
> (once installed they ran fine but it was the install that took forever.)
> 
> James
> 
> 
> On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 00:50:46 -0600
> Gordon Buzowetsky <idesofmarch at sk.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> > On
> > >
> > > It shouldn't in 40M of RAM. Very odd. It does get very slow in low
> > memory
> > > machines, but you shouldn't be seeing that kind of performace.
> > >
> > > > Comments: I only have 40mb of RAM in the system. HD config is: 40
> meg
> > > > swap partition, and 736 meg / partition (this time -- I've tried
> > > > autoconfig as well with no better results). Right after it formats
> the
> > > > / filesystem, it just doesn't seem to DO anything. I've used
> boot.img
> > > > from the redhat CD several times in the past on this same system
> with
> > > > no problems. I've also tried using another redhat CD (to make sure
> it
> > > > wasn't the CD), but the problem remains.
> > > >
> > > > Let me know if there's anything else you need to know.
> > >
> > > If you wouldn't mind trying, could you do a normal Red Hat install
and
> 
> > > see if it is just as bad?
> > >
> > > - From what you are describing, it appears it would eventually
> install.
> > I
> > > don't understand the long delay though.
> > >
> > > If I understand, the file system has been formatted, and you
probably
> > > were not asked about turning on swap? (as you have enough memory to
> get
> > > past that check.)
> > > Have you been asked to select an install class? (Packages to
include)
> > >
> > > Just trying to figure out what has been done, and where you seem to
be
> 
> > > hanging up.
> > >
> > > - -D
> > >
> > Got a bit of an idea here....when I got my new box home in spring...I
> ran
> > into exactly the same thing with a Slack install...just plain dog
> > slow...couldn't figure it out...finally caught an error message while
> > booting up with a different distros init messages...it complained of a
> > misconfigured printer port in the bios...can't remember the exact
> message.
> >  Is it possible that this is what's causing the hang or in this case
the
> > dragginess....hardware instead of software.   Can't say for sure but
> maybe
> > a possibility.
> >
> > Later...G
> >
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