Kernel panic in loading Mandrake 9.1
 

I'm loading Mandrake 9.1 on an old computer (still pretty fast with 128 Ram and a 400 intel processor)..
I get a messabe after RamDIsk 'Compressed Image found at BLOCK 0
Then KERNEL BUG at page_alloc.c:210
'0f 0b d2 00' etcetera (I mean dozens of similar code?)
Then the final line reads
KERNEL PANIC: ATTEMPTED TO KILL INI!
I also tried to load redhat and the same error message.. The disks are good as I'm running Mandrake on another pute'...
When I tried to load windows 98 It just FROZE on FILE ALLOCATION section in the scandisk pre-install.
I have a feeling it's a virus..(and if so how do I get rid of it?)
Any help would be appreciated..
Thanks so much..

Getting problems installing Mandrake AND installing Win98... sounds like you have some bad hardware somewhere...

I saw this problem on my RH7 box when I added a new stick of memory that was bad.??

You were right BIOHACK & BURKE... I opened up the pute and removed a memory stick and VOILA!!! Thanks so much!!!

Hey lordevereste...

Any chance it was a Gateway machine?? Seems many Gateways take special memory with a different latency. I priced the memory for mine from Gateway and it was $70 per 128 Meg...ouch..

Bah, I remember when that would have been a bargain!