Re: 7.2 installation & cm206-cdrom driver

[Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com>]

Ostdeutschland wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've some problems trying to install 7.2.
> My machine is a 486 / 8 MB ram / 1 GB HDD. 
> I have a CDRom controller card called 
> "Philips/LMS CDROM drive 206 with cm260 host adapter card"
> (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/ead?Search=cm260&offset=1&db=Certification)
>
> When I try to load the driver for that device
> the machine stops with a kernel panic.
> Anybody knows why ?

For one thing, 8MB RAM isn't big enough for RH7.2.  You need more
memory.  Until that's solved, I think you're out of luck.

To really run the system, I think 16MB is minimum, but it may be
more.  You should check the RedHat website for the requirements.
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