FC6 Reboots before installation begins

FedoraNo0b · #1 11th February 2010, 04:11 AM

I'm trying to install fedora 6 i386 on an older k6-2. However at the beginning of the install, when I select the install method (both graphical interface or command line) it just reboots before the install process is begins. Any ideas what could be the problem?

Thx.

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After I posted I saw some other posts that dealt with this issue. Although I'm not sure I want to bother going through with installing some unknown kernal that is supposedly for Asus motherboards, when in fact I have an Acer mobo. Honestly, I'm kind of disaffected from linux altogether, I've been around since Redhat 3 and I've always had problems getting various flavors of linux properly installed on my machines. It seems there's always a problem, I can't even get debian 5 to recognize any of the 3 mice I have. How lame is that? I need a pep talk.

Dies · #2 11th February 2010, 04:20 AM

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Originally Posted by FedoraNo0b

I'm trying to install fedora 6 i386 on an older k6-2.

Fedora 6, much like your processor, is now ancient.

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Originally Posted by FedoraNo0b

I need a pep talk.

Actually, you just need some new hardware...

But in any case you at least need to mention how much memory this machine has.

You should probably also consider much, much lighter distros for this machine.

FedoraNo0b · #3 11th February 2010, 04:40 AM

I know it's old, but I'm just setting up a smtp server. My machine has 128 MB memory. Would any of the Fedora versions work? Not sure where to find system requirments. Also, you mentioned lighter distros, any suggestions?

***Hlingler*** · #4 11th February 2010, 05:10 AM

Moved to "EOL" section, since FC6 is way past end-of-life.

Good Luck,
V

Dies · #5 11th February 2010, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by FedoraNo0b

I know it's old, but I'm just setting up a smtp server. My machine has 128 MB memory. Would any of the Fedora versions work? Not sure where to find system requirments. Also, you mentioned lighter distros, any suggestions?

Oh, well if that's what you plan on using it for then just about any distro should be fine.

128MB is as low as you can go, it may be that there's just not enough of it available to the installer?

You can find requirements at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ in the release notes for each version.

Though I don't think they've changed at all in years...

As for lighter distros, I would say Slackware, just install everything except KDE and there you go.

leigh123linux · #6 11th February 2010, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Hlingler

Moved to "EOL" section, since FC6 is way past end-of-life.

Good Luck,
V

If I remember right, F6 was a CRAP release that was plagued with a installer bug that insisted on installing a i586 kernel and also suffered from a monitor resolution problem which resulted in a 'black screen' .

leigh123linux · #7 11th February 2010, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by FedoraNo0b

I know it's old, but I'm just setting up a smtp server. My machine has 128 MB memory. Would any of the Fedora versions work? Not sure where to find system requirments. Also, you mentioned lighter distros, any suggestions?

I managed to install FC5 on a K6 with 128Mb of RAM using the text install ( No X server ).
It ran Ok as headless HTTP server.
If you want X forget it as you haven't got a hope in hell