Re: Can't get through install (INIT 1 respawning too fast)
On Sun, Apr 29, 2001 at 08:46:06PM +0200, Wouter Verhelst wrote:
> On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, magicmanzach wrote:
>
> > I'm attempting to set up Potato on my Performa 475,
> > using Penguin-18. I get through the first half of the
> > install without problems, until I reach the reboot
> > point. I reboot, and the boot process chugs along for
> > a few minutes. I then recieve the message 'INIT "1"
> > respawning too fast; disabled for 5 minutes". It
> > repeats itself each 5 minutes as long as the system is
> > running. I can get to another terminal, but I can't
> > finish the installer program. Any help would be much
> > appreciated.
>
> You're using an 68LC040, right?
>
> Replace it. Unfortunately, some LC040's don't completely work with Linux.
You're also the third person (that I'm aware of) this year that's
asked. There's a FAQ that mentions LC040 mask revisions, but it's
somewhat buried from the Debian ports page.
-- Ferret
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