I am trying to install FC1 on an HP pavillion 6330. The label on the machine says it has 64MB ram with 11MB shared with the video.
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I'm thinking that it could be a memory issue, as 64MB is mentioned in the release notes as the minimum for a text install
It sounds reasonable to assume this is a memory problem, so let's look at it that way and see if we can make it work. Now, you *should* (in theory) be able to install with 53MB of useful RAM, as others have had success with that in the past. However, your odds of success will increase if you can temporarily decrease the 11MB shared for video to, say, 4MB. As a matter of fact, you might want to leave it there since 64MB is not very much for a machine which uses a graphical desktop so the system will need all the RAM it can get.
Another workaround I've used in order to set up machines with only 32MB of RAM (which are *not* set up to use a graphical environment but as text-mode boxen) is to add memory so that there is at least 64MB available for the system, and then removing that additional memory once the system has been set up and configured. Works like a charm, and I have four home/SOHO servers running on 32MB each right now. <smile>
Let us know if you get around the problem.
-- Rodolfo J. Paiz rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.simpaticus.com
