same problem On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Benjamin Cama <ben...@free.fr> wrote:
> Amit Uttamchandani a écrit : > >> On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:42:45 -0400 >> "Tomislav V. Butkovic" <tomislav.butko...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I'm installing debian lenny on an ibook g4 800mhz 360+mb ram and the >>> >> > Did you add the RAM yourself or was it added by your friend ? Do you know > the brand, and its age ? No new RAM on mine. Just started to happen > > > installation process keeps freezing during various points of the >>> installation during various installation attempts. Most commonly >>> during the partintioning or during the installation of the base >>> system. The farthest I've gotten in the installation of the base >>> system is 98% then it froze. I am not sure what the problem here is. >>> It seems that the longer period of time that the machine is off, the >>> farther it can go through with the installation. >>> >> > To me this sounds like a faulty RAM problem. Try removing any additionnal > RAM module and install Debian the usual way. > > I got the ibook from a friend with no hard drive. I put a 160gb >>> seagate hard drive in, pata. I have tried installing ubuntu, >>> opensuse, and now debian. Debian is the only installer that has >>> gotten this far without any other problems. >>> >> > Has this iBook got any other problem before that you're aware of ? mine cannot do squat before halting, sometimes at boot time of OSX other times after booting, just idling. > > > Any help would be appreciated. I am new to linux, though I strongly >>> support the concept of community run open source software development >>> and the free distribution of information. >>> >>> Thank You, >>> >>> tomislav >>> >> >> [...] > >> Instead of installing the whole base system. Simply use the net-install >> CD and install the most basic system. This means when you are asked to >> select what kind of install you want, disable the 'Desktop System'. >> > > Is there any memory testing tool for powerpc ? AFAIK, memtest is only for > x86 ... Could be usefull to detect RAM problems. > > Regards, > benjamin > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-powerpc-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > -- - -- --- Børge Holen http://arivene.net
