[NTLUG:Discuss] signal 7 aborts install

[Steve Baker]

Peter Koren wrote:
> 
> Chris Cox wrote:
> 
> > Check www.deja.com.  Looks like this is usually an indication of a HW or
> > HW configuration problem.  There's a German posting regarding large
> > HD's....maybe (with translation) it can shed some light.
> 
> These are not large drives, they are old drives, an 8GB and a 4 GB EIDE.
> Remember, these were on a working system with RH 6.0 before I tried to
> install a new linux version.  The original failure took place with no new
> hardware or bios changes.  I ordered a new drive for another machine, so I'll
> try that on the problem machine when it arrives. Oh, BTW, I forgot to add
> that Windows 98 also fails to install.

I've installed SuSE 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3 on my 200MHz AMD K6-2 without problems,
so I don't think it's anything inherent in the CPU.

I reported a while ago the fact that some K6-2's have an intermittant
problem with the GNU C/C++ compilers - that can prevent the kernel from
recompiling (or prevent any large program from installing if it needs
to be compiled) but that doesn't explain your problem.

If you are also having problems with Windoze installs then it's got to
be a basic hardware fault.  I'm guessing flakey memory - but it could
be almost anything else.

Try unplugging as many peripherals and cards as you can to eliminate
any possible device contentions - if possible, try using a different
set of memory modules.  Is your machine overheating perhaps?   If
you are over-clocking anything - don't!

Check to see if any socketted chips, modules or boards have become
unseated - just gently press on each on to see if it clicks back
into place.

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