Linux problems galore.

[Buck Rekow]

Dialup Jon Norstog wrote:

>Dear Jeff, & list:
>
>You could have a hardware problem.  Sometimes these problems can be made to go
>away, at least temporarily, by leaving the system running for a day or two,
>then rebooting.  Old silicon that has sat idle for a long time can be a little
>cranky until it gets warmed up.  
>
>You could reduce the hardware load by running just a SCSI card plus your
>Millenium 2 (and a NIC if you need one.)  You might also try leaving out some
>RAM, juggling sticks around a bit to see if there are any bad ones.
>
>I had a 500a that I **could** not get a clean RH 7.2 install onto, until I
>replaced the Micron PC133 RAM in it with the old original DEC ram.  SRM saw
>the memory as good ...
>
>just a thought
>
>jn
>
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>---------- Original Message -----------
>From: "Jeff A." <jeff.abell at intnlsoftwareproducts.com>
>To: "Linux and Red Hat on Alpha processors" <axp-list at redhat.com>
>Sent: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:06:44 -0400
>Subject: Linux problems galore.
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>>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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does anyone even know what the hell "bad slab-magic" is?