Re: Woody Install Error
> > Then it prompted to remove pcmcia-cs and died. Segfaults left and
> > right.
>
> Well, let the pcmcia-cs package there for a moment.
It wasn't pcmcia-cs specifically, it was anytime apt-get was run.
> It's a pity that memtest86 works only for, well, x86s. Do you
> have the possibility of taking the memory of this computer and
> using it on a regular PC?
Being the sysadmin of the company, I have access to all of the spare
parts :)
I tried (literally) 5 different strips of RAM, all with the same
result. I tried all of the 5 strips in other systems, and they worked
perfectly.
> This way, you could stress-test your memory module all the
> night with memtest86 and see if the problem is indeed the
> memory. The better thing would be to run memtest86, if you
> can, but if you can't, then trying to compile the kernel would
> be a good test, I think.
>
> *If* the memory works ok on the PC, then it might be an
> indication of, perhaps, a problem with the memory slots on the
> Mac (or, worse, with other parts -- and diagnosing that may
> not be as simple).
The system works perfectly with another distro. I won't name which :)
I did the full install, installed all of the necessary packages, and
all worked fine.
> > It's never easy :)
>
> But sometimes it's fun. :-)
I never said it wasn't fun :) Thanks for all the suggestions. They are
appreciated.
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