[KLUG Members] Help with a pervasive problem.

[Bruce Smith]

> okay. this system will NOT run linux. At least, it won't boot itself.  
> I've installed some 3 distros on it, and <i>it will not boot</i>.  The 
> install goes fine-- on the SCSI drive, on the bigfoot, etc.  When it comes 
> to booting, it will start-- just fine, I might add-- but it fails, says 
> that memory is bad, blah blah blah, and it dies.  Sending the Three Finger 
> Salute doesn't even help, it catches it, and displays how THAT failed.  

Personally, I'd test the memory to make darn sure it's good.

www.memtest86.com - and let it run AT LEAST 24 hours.

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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