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Any version Linux will run on a 386. When installing try not using the graphical mode but text mode and see what happens. It may be a problem with vga and X can't run. If u want a GUI install try using low res for the install. If still no go then when u boot and get to the install prompt type in noprob this will not prob the hardware and allows u to specify what hardware u want. Also using ALT - F1, ALT - F2, ALT - F3,ALT - F4, ALT - F, this allows u to view what the install is doing and where it is hanging.
R u booting from a CD if so try booting from a linux boot disks instead it may be a problem with the cdrom. Under linux goto the cdrom to the dir that says images and cat bootdisk.img > /dev/fd0 if u donīt have a linux box under windows goto linux cdrom under dosutils use the rawrite cmd to create a lunix bootdisk.
I've gotten similar errors on older machines that followed old memory map specifications.
Try the following:
1) figure out how much ram is actually in the machine
2) at the first installation screen type:
linux mem=exactmap mem=640K@0 mem=xxxM@1M where xxx = the amount of ram installed (in megabytes) -1.
For instance, on a machine with 96mb, you'll use:
linux mem-exactmap mem=640k@0 mem=95M@1M
if you've had to do this to install, you'll probably have to go into /boot/grub and add it to grub.conf like this example from a machine with 208mb installed:
default=0
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ mem=exactmap mem=640K@0 mem=207
M@1M
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
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