Alright, I'll tackle those one-by-one. Jens Adam <jra@xxxxxxx> wrote: > ... to get the most obvious question out of the way: > > What's the exact processor type? > And do other i686-type distributions work okay? It's a Pentium II, i686-compatible. I've seen multiple reports of various distros working a-okay on it, including Arch. Might consider swapping it out for something better later on. Haven't tried other distros yet. Guus Snijders <gsnijders@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Probably a stupid question, but have you checked the integrity of the > disc? If you still have it (or can find it), try the md5sum/sha-1sum > of the iso, or, failing that, try mounting the cd and then copying > files off it. If there are errors and/or unreadable files, any OS will > complain loudly (though Windows will mostly complain in it's > journal^weventlog). I verified the ISO after I wrote it, so the CD should be okay. > Also, try testing the RAM with something like memtest. It's not > uncommon for older laptops to have failing dimms... I thought about it and it passed fine before. I ran it again and it returned full of errors on every land, so looks like it is indeed a failing memory. I guess I'll order some new DIMMs and see how it goes. Thanks for the help! -- Serge Hooge () ascii ribbon campaign - against HTML e-mail /\ - against proprietary attachments
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