HELP!!! Can't seem to get RH4.2 installed!!

[Mark Semans <mark_semans earthlink net>]

I have tried varies combinations to get RH4.2 installed on my machine.
I keep getting Can't get free pages errors.
Even when I try to install on *just* the 520M IDE drive.
The virtual console tells me I have MemTotal is 6644KB avail.

It doesn't seem to matter if I FTP to load or install from a the local
hard disk.  The floppy does always seem to run....

Also, the install takes FOREVER!  I really mean hours and hours...

I'm out of ideas.

Thanks for any help.

Mark Semans


Mark Semans wrote:
> 
> Some additional info.....
> 
> Finially got thru the packge installs...like overnight...
> I was at the mouseconfig....answered the questions and now it's looking
> for metrox...
> 
> Something is not right..and I have like no idea...
> 
> Thanks for any help...
> 
> Mark Semans wrote:
> >
> > After I sent the message, I tried just installing on the IDE drive.
> > Also had a Couldn't get free page error...
> >
> > I did download the img you suggested.
> >
> > It still gave me 4 page errors, but it recovered and finished the
> > filesystem make..
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Mark Semans
> >
> > Stephen Smoogen wrote:
> > >
> > > Could you try using the following boot image and let us (the list) know if
> > > it fixes the problem:
> > >
> > > ftp.redhat.com/pub/spt/smooge/4.2-152x/boot.img
> > >
> > > I am thinking that you are running out of memory for some reason on the
> > > install, and it may be due to the fact that the 1520 is a module (this is
> > > a guess).
> > >
> > > On Sat, 1 Nov 1997, Mark Semans wrote:
> > >
> > > > I've been trying to install on my:
> > > >       486/100 w/8MB
> > > >       2 drives 540MB IDE, 630MB SCSI w/aha152x
> > > >
> > > > I have the SCSI drive partioned as 20M /tmp and balance as /home
> > > >
> > > > The install program mke2fs mke2fs /tmp/hda2 which works fine
> > > > BUT when it does /tmp/sda2 partion I get the following error on the
> > > > virtual console:
> > > >
> > > > <4>Couldn't get a free page....
> > > >
> > > > and the system hangs.  This drive worked fine on Win95.
> > > > I have 25164k of swap defined and added
> > > >
> > > > Help!  Been struggling for awhile..
> > > >
> > > > Mark Semans
> > > >
> > > >
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