On Tue, Oct 29, 2002 at 11:29:11PM +0100, Lo'oRiS il Kabukimono wrote: > i can't boot linux using my IIci. > i'm using the macinstall.tar.gz downloaded some days ago, tried both under > system 7.6 (on hard disk) and system 7.5.3 (floppy). > i tried both the included penguin19 and penguin17. > > the problem is this: > often it simply won't boot saying that can't allocate enough ram (is 8MB > really too few?). > sometimes it instead tries to boot (booting linux, fasten your seat belts), > and appears a black screen with a cursor, but the hard disk then stops and > nothing happens...
Have you tried booting MacOS with the shift key held down to prevent extensions from loading? -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual> | | debian-imac: <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | To Have, Give All to All (ACIM) | *----------------------------------------------------------------*
