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#1 2008-08-22 15:00:49

ack-ack
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Registered: 2008-08-22
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kernel panic - what did i do wrong?

First things first, i am total linux noob and i dont know nothing about anything.
then to the point. Iwas just installing arch linux on my pentium 2 and the first options comes up as it should but when i choose boot arch linux it loads about 2 seconds and stops giving me message "kernel panic - not syncing: junk in achive" what does that mean? did i load wrong iso or is there error on the disc?

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#2 2008-08-22 16:18:23

kclive18
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Registered: 2008-05-08
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Re: kernel panic - what did i do wrong?

How much memory (RAM) does this machine have?  IIRC Arch requires 96 MB minimum.


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#3 2008-08-22 17:05:57

ack-ack
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Registered: 2008-08-22
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Re: kernel panic - what did i do wrong?

256 Mb and harddrive is 30 Gb and i think i loaded the right CD too its the 686 one, also "unpacking initramfs" that was the last one before the kernel panic message

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#4 2008-08-27 01:45:43

loyx
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Registered: 2008-06-11
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Re: kernel panic - what did i do wrong?

Do you know how much your graphics card reserves of the 256mb of ram? It sounds like a   ram issue.

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#5 2008-08-27 03:46:34

rooloo
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Registered: 2008-07-09
Posts: 218

Re: kernel panic - what did i do wrong?

I installed arch i686 on a 98mb ram p2 laptop, worked perfectly. I used the ftp install, maybe you should try that route.

just make sure you understand your networking setup.

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