Mike Yukish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am a Linux newbie, and I just managed to get the Debian 2.2 R3 > booted up on my PowerMac 7600/120. Tried to do 'startx' and the > kernel paniced. I loaded the Gnome package on the initial > installation.
What was the text from the kernel panic? It should be in /var/log/syslog. > Before I go any further in troubleshooting, I should mention I only > have 16 MB RAM, and selected 16 MB virtual ram in the Mac control > panel. Changing your "virtual ram" in the Mac control panel will have no effect on what you do in Debian. > Would it crash for not enough RAM? I'm going to buy more anyway, but > I was curious if that could be the cause right there, and not fiddle > with the software until I do get the RAM. The kernel shouldn't panic; it should just kill some processes.
