Re: Need 48h to install
Ha-
I live at the other side of the earth. So i read you mail latter.
I have a X80586 Notebook.It only has 32Mb RAM and 2G harddisk.
It runs Debian very well. Of course, it only has the text mode.I am
installing Debian using the network-installer. Because CD-ROM doesn't
work well.
At each start, you have the "Low memory" warning. it tells you have to
make the swap memory much bigger. My Notebook has 32Mb RAM , so i make
64Mb swap memory for it. The whole installing runed only for 3h. I
solved the same problem.
The old Notebook can make much more fun.
God Luck.
JunXiao Suo
2005-04-1 22:35 +0200，Christian Dávid wrote:
> Am Montag, 18. April 2005 18:46 schrieb Thiemo Seufer:
> > Christian Dávid wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am confused. In a very dark basement I found an old 233MHz Notebook
> > > from Medion running Windows 98. Now I am installing Debian Sarge using
> > > the debian-installer (I removed Windows, of course). Now it runs for 24h,
> > > and I think it will need another day (At the moment the Debian base
> > > system is being installed: 10% "fdutils").
> >
> > Does it actually run at full speed? It sounds like it is in a low-speed
> > powersaving mode, probably connected to some BIOS setting.
>
> No, it is not all powersaving options are disabled.
>
> Could it help if I set up some swap memory by my self? At each start there is
> the "Low memory"-warning and it tells me to set up swap memory as soon as
> possible.
>
> Another thing I noticed is that the disk is the master and the CD-Rom I use to
> install is the slave of the primary IDE. Could this be a reason?
>
> I tried to install woody with the same problem.
>
> Tanks for your time and a good evening (if you live at the same side of the
> earth)
> Christian Dávid
>
>
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