Re: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Installing LINUX on SCSI - MORE

Found that I had a dodgy SIM, That's why I got the error as the OS was loading into the RAM disk! I have now changed the ram and doing a full install (everything) of V7 (from the LINUX mag). I've used expert mode so that I could control the mount point & partitions of the four HDDs. A couple of questions, 1) Is there a sensible upper limit to the size of the swap partition? 2) Will LINUX use what's offered or use the space only if required - i.e. does it try to be efficient? 3) When trying to squeeze LINUX into a m/c with several small HDD's I found that a maximum of 4 partitions per drive was allowed. Is there a reason for this? (cant remember every trying to ad more than 3 partitions in the past! DOS or LINUX) So far so good! :-) Adrian ----------

From: adrian.wells To: SuSE list Subject: [suse-linux-uk-schools] Installing LINUX on SCSI Date: 26 January 2001 11:45

All installations that I have completed so far have been on std IDE boxes, with few if any probs (apart from Graphics and NIC).

I have tried to install 6.3 6.4 & 7 of LINUX on a P166 80M ram 2x 8GB SCSI HDD 2x 4GB SCSI 1x SCSI CD-ROM, all via an Adaptec AHA-2940 (BIOS 1.23) SCSI card.

I have loaded the 294x drivers after booting from FDD and then start installation. The CD is found and all goes well (although slowly!) until it stops with... "An error occurred during installation"

Has anyone else had similar problems? Is there a log file that I can open with more info re the failure?

The equipment was in good working order as it was a working NOVELL box.

As a further measure, I am about to try Mandrake 7.1

Kind Regards Adrian Wells _______________________________________ Systems Manager Sidcot School Oakridge Lane, Winscombe, Somerset BS25 1PD.

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