Re: RedHat Signall 11 problem

hi mick, and everyone,

here's the latest in the saga of the emachine:

1. pulled out the new 256MB RAM card and replaced the original (we're back to 32MB SyncDRAM). gunned for a graphic install.

RESULT: error 2 reading header: cpio: black magic

2. linux text

RESULT:

Traceback (digest):

import dispatch

import read Packages

import fsset

import partitioning

import raid

import PartedUtils

import Math

Import Error: /usr/lib/python2.2/lib-dynload/MathModule.so: invalid ELF header

3. linux text noapic

RESULT:

Traceback (digest):

import dispatch

import readPackages

import PKGTYPE_MANDATORY, PKGTYPE_DEFAULT

import urllib2

import unwrap, unquote, splittype, etc.

Import Error: cannot import name unwrap

4. just for shits and giggles...another round of plain old "linux text"

RESULT:

Traceback (digest):

import signal, traceback, string, isys, iutil, time

import parted

Import Error: /usr/lib/python2.2/site-packages/partedmodule.so: invalid ELF header

Setup>Standard>Primary Master Hard Disk:

Type :User

LBA/Large Mode :On

Block Mode :On

32Bit Mode :On

PIO Mode :4

Setup>Standard>Secondary Master Hard Disk:

Type: :ATAPI CDROM

LBA/Large Mode :On

Block Mode :On

32Bit Mode :On

PIO Mode :4

from the Advanced Setup menu:

Internal Cache: Enabled

External Cache: Disabled

System BIOS Cacheable: Enabled

from the Chipset Setup:

Allocate IRQ to USB: No

Memory Hole: 512KB-640KB

AGP Aperture Size: 64MB

from the Power Control Setup

ACPI Aware O/S: No

Power Managment/APM: Disabled

from the PCI/PnP Setup:

Plug and Play Aware O/S: No

Initial Display Select: PCI Slot

Allocate IRQ to PCI VGA: Auto

Reserved Memory Size: Disabled

and finaly, the report of the Detect IDE Utility:

Type Cyl Hd WP Sec Size(MB) PIO Block LBA

____________________________________________________________

Pri Master: User 2078 16 0 63 1073 4 On On

Pri Slave: Not Detected

Sec Master: CDROM

Sec Slave: Not Detected

I hope some of this info is helpful. I understand about a quarter of it's meanings and barely anything about the functions of all these acronyms.

I really want to get this thing running. Thank you SO SO much for your time.

-Ajax

----- Original Message -----

From: Mick Mearns

To: AJAX

Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:55 PM

Subject: Re: RedHat Signall 11 problem

> -something else that i changed before attempting the linux install was to put
> a new 256MB RAM card in. I'm going to take that back out and put the old one
> in and see if that changes things.

AHA! that is probably the problem.
go here:
http://www.memtest86.com/
and download the dos version, make a floppy and boot it.

Let it run untill at least one complete pass is shown.
There should be NO errors at all

Linux works the hardware a lot harder that MS stuff.
You can actually QC a system by simply compiling a kernel.
If it works then the hardware is good.

Where did you get your CD's from?
When you booted the CD did you do the 'media check' on all 3?

Let me (and the list) know how its going.

Mick M.

=====
"just some guy ... you know" Reg Linux User #105295 - http://counter.li.org/

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