Hi,
Thanks for the reply. The problem with redhat 7.3 and 7.2 is not
the cds. My current computer has been installed using the same cd's
and iso's. The problem with redhat is that even in text mode
it requires 48MB to start the installation and some how on compaq 2500R
it does not read more than 16MB of RAM. Even giving ram=64 to 256(actual ram)
does not help and it dies in the end saying i can't do it. Suse
handles the ram fine but in the end just dies putting no error messages.
While debian first cd just went along fine.
I would love to try out the BSD but i want to finish my install on
this weekend. Although trying out debian is as scary as going to BSD
but at least here i know where to run for help.Should have taken notes
on the debian presentation in tampa meeting but My previous installs/Upgrades
were like less than 2 hrs So i was cocky to finsh this damn thing.
will cry again if stuck in install (definite though because going
through package list of debian could not found bash.I don't like zsh
and ksh is tough).Lets see how it goes.
bye
ranjan
On Sat, Aug 03, 2002 at 12:02:01PM -0400, steve wrote:
> On Saturday 03 August 2002 01:06, Ranjan Sharma wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just got a comapq 2500R with pentium 200Mhz dual processor
> > 256MB ram. 5 4.3GB SCSI-3 Hard Disk controlled by Smart 2-DH
> > controller in RAID-5. I was trying to install Redhat 7.3 on it. Which
> > dies saying not enough ram. Serached google found some other people
> > saying that. Now if any one else tried this and succesed so please
> > let me know. Other wise is their a way to install Suse/Debian without
> > connecting to internet i mean during the installation. Or should i
> > try any other distribution. I want to make this as a Router/Mail
> > Server/Firewall/IMAP Server No X is required.
> > Although this has two ether net card on it. I don't want to
> > put this on internet without configuting everyhitng. I have another
> > pc which is running my mailserver so can not afford to connect to
> > internet for installation.
> >
> > Bye
> > ranjan
>
> Whereas I used to have a 486 doing just that, it was back in earlier
> days where the typical machine was a Pentium 90. The newer distro's all
> require 64MB for the installer. So you run the install in text mode.
>
> RH 7.3 only needs the first two CD to create a server. SuSE 8.0 needs
> more because it's spread out. I don't recommend SuSE for server if you
> used RH before. SuSE has not yet gotten into the Linux Standard. If you
> are all GUI driven it's not bad but I never install X on my servers,
> and SuSE has too much complexity.
>
> Too much other stuff is being installed these days. Even RH needs almost
> 1G on default server install. I'll go in and strip it down to at least
> half.
>
> When you download the iso make sure you run md5 to compare the checksums
> before installing. It's very easy to get it corrupted. I had three bad
> iso downloads a while ago. They even matched in byte size.
>
> Having said all that, you can use FreeSco.org to create the above (minus
> the mail server) on a floppy. If you use OpenBSD it's the best packet
> filter around. (And it's install runs fine on 32MB.) Install is all
> text but very easy with step by step instructions.
>
> --
> Steve
>
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