Re: Compaq ProSignia 500

[Albert Chiou <kal_lenin yahoo com>]

Thanks but I actually found a website that has info on
installing Linux on the exact computer i have. Of
course I dont' know what version that is, so if that
doesn't work I'll try what you suggested. :)

(what are the chances eh...?)

:)

-Albert C.

--- Francisco Neira <fneira defensoria gob pe> wrote:
> Albert Chiou wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have a Compaq ProSignia 500 and it is not
> reading
> > the RAM properly.  It detects only 16 MB of RAM
> when i
> > have 128 MB (confirmed by BIOS), so when I run the
> > installer for Red-Hat, it tells me that I don't
> have
> > enough memoery to install it.  When I type: "linux
> > mem=128M" at the "boot:" prompt, the kernal soon
> goes
> > into a panic (at about the time its checking up
> the
> > hard drives for something i think.  Perhaps it
> doesn't
> > like my drives...I'm not sure)
> > 
> > If any of you have any clues at all as to what to
> do,
> > please e-mail me.  thanks. :)
> > 
> > -Albert C.
> > 
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> 
>  >This worked:
>  >
>  >append="mem=240M 16M"
>  >
>  >Why? I have no clue! but several articles denoting
> things such as 
>  >append="mem=256M 1M" were inspirational :-)))
>  >
>  >
>  >I have not tested with other RH versions but,
> AFAIK it's an issue with 
>  >some Compaq oldies. BIOS version is E16 (1999)
>  >
>  >
>  >
> 
> This is part of a thread of a problem I posted to
> the list. If you have 
> 128 MB you could try: append="mem=112M 16M"
> 
> Good luck
> 
> 
> 
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