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Old 01-10-2003, 09:56 AM   #1
macgreo
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Install mandrake 9


RAMDISK: COMPRESED IMAGE FOUND AT BLOCK 0
crc error<6>Freeing memory:2593k freed
kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount fs on 01:03

What is it?
What i canīt install it?
i have w98 with 3 "particiones" and i would like have w98 and linux, because i dont use linux ever but i like it.

Sorry i donīt speak english very well.
 
Old 01-10-2003, 06:08 PM   #2
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It seems like maybe your memory isn't being auto-detected.
You will need to enter it manually, BEFORE you start the install.
at the prompt type this:
linux mem=256
(You must replace "256" with the actual amount of RAM in your system.)
This should work with most distros.
Good luck with install.
 
  


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