I am trying to install openSUSE 11.3 on a Dell Dimension XPS D233. When the system loads the install after the second of six pieces it always locks up and the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock start flashing. This in my experience as a IT Specialist means a kernel panic has occurred. Does anyone know of the way to correct and/or bypass this issue?
On 01/03/2011 02:06 PM, zerofire wrote:
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> I am trying to install openSUSE 11.3 on a Dell Dimension XPS D233. When
> the system loads the install after the second of six pieces it always
> locks up and the Caps Lock and Scroll Lock start flashing. This in my
> experience as a IT Specialist means a kernel panic has occurred. Does
> anyone know of the way to correct and/or bypass this issue?
That is a kernel panic. The only time I’ve seen that situation on the NET
install CDs was for a machine with very little memory. How much RAM do you have?
You can reduce the RAM requirements by using a text install. I think it is F3,
but in any case, press the key that sets the resolution and select “Text”. That
mode will install in as little as 384MB.
The system is equipped as follows:
Intel Pentium II 233Mhz
128MB RAM
~5GB Hard Drive
It used to run Windows 98 from the factory. It currently runs DragonflyBSD.
That is far to little RAM. You would need a light distro like Puppy or DS Linux
On 01/03/2011 05:36 PM, zerofire wrote:
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> The system is equipped as follows:
> Intel Pentium II 233Mhz
> 128MB RAM
> ~5GB Hard Drive
I’m not sure that is enough for openSUSE 11.3. You certainly will not be able to
run a GUI. Your only chance would be to boot the rescue system, create a swap
partition of 512 MB, and format that before trying to install a text-only
system. Having the swap partition available will let the install system run if
it is possible.
There are distros that are better than openSUSE for such low-memory boxes. See
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Minimal_Linux_distros for details. I have used Puppy
Linux for demo purposes.