Linux problems galore.

[Marco Benton]

i've had a problem like that on a 164RX.  but after 30 attempts at 
installing it worked once booted.  i *think* my problem was a flaky SCSI 
bus and old drivers for the SCSI card i was using...  i think an old NCR 
(KZPAA).

try a new SCSI card?


Jeff A. wrote:

>Okay.  I have a 164SX and a 533 chip.  I cannot, ever, get a reliable Linux
>install.  It does not matter what hardware I use in the machine, AlphaBIOS
>or SRM, FTP or DVD, SuSE 8.1 has bad magic errors on random packages.  You
>can get the system working eventually if it doesn't damage certain things.
>I got Red Hat 7.2, and it just doesn't seem to want to behave.  Fourth time
>trying to install, it just crapped out when I switched CDs a minute ago.  I
>had it installed once but it was wacky.  I've probably installed SuSE like
>35 times.
>
>This is just getting stupid.  What the hell?!
>
>Windows NT works.
>
>JA
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