Re: can't boot linux
On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 17:29, Lo'oRiS il Kabukimono wrote:
> i can't boot linux using my IIci.
> i'm using the macinstall.tar.gz downloaded some days ago, tried both under
> system 7.6 (on hard disk) and system 7.5.3 (floppy).
> i tried both the included penguin19 and penguin17.
>
> the problem is this:
> often it simply won't boot saying that can't allocate enough ram (is 8MB
> really too few?).
> sometimes it instead tries to boot (booting linux, fasten your seat belts),
> and appears a black screen with a cursor, but the hard disk then stops and
> nothing happens...
>
> what could i do?
>
Do you have any Nubus cards that might be causing a conflict? Have you
tried booting MacOS without extensions? 8 MB could likely not be enough
memory on a IIci. Remember a IIci will use some of the first 1MB for
video, leaving it unavailable for Linux.
Ray
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