Re: Can't get installer to run

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam trinity edu>]

On Wed, Dec 19, 2001 at 06:04:57AM +0800, E Nigma wrote:
> On Tuesday 18 December 2001 07:51, you wrote:
> > Okay, what glaring errors did I make? ?Is the box simply too underpowered
> > for 7.2? ?I do run some desktop type programs so I need that portion of the
> > os to run decent. ?Were there setup tools with more options/details that I
> > could have used to fix my initial nic problem? (boy I miss linuxconf!!)
> > Please let me know how far off base I am or not. ?I really wanted this to be
> > a 7.2 box.
> 
> I've tried installing 7.2 to several Pentium systems. Only one worked (and 
> the wretched system promptly dies altogether); that had 96 Mbytes of RAM.
> 
> Systems that failed ranged from a P60 to P200 all with 32 Mbytes.
> 
> RHL 7.1 installs fine on such systems. I shouldn't say the install failed - 
> 24 hours isn't long enough.
> 
> Even with zero package selections.
> 
There seems to be a trend among OS producers (who will be unnamed) that
every new version of the OS has more features but also needs more memory
and a faster machine. And of course more disk space. Where will it all
end?
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