Trouble installing variuos linux distros

[Uranium_235]

i got this computer froma friend its BIOS version is somthing like AMBIOS 1.17, it has a 550mhz AMD athalon processor. A 4 meg video card, and 128 mbs of ram. I put in the install disk of the distro, lets say madrake 9.1 because i tried that one as well, i get the thing that asks me to install in the graphical or text, so i pick one (it doesnt matter which one i pick i have tried both) then it loads up and this happens

PCI: Probing PCI hardware
PCI: ACPI tables contain no PCI IRQ routing entries
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
PCI: using IRQ router VIA [1106/0686] at 00:07.0
Unable to handle kernal paging request at virtual address c4414458
printing eip:
c022cff2
*pde = 00000000
Oops: 0000

CPU: 0
EIP: 0010:[<c022cff2>] Not tainted
EFFLAGS: 00010216
eax: ffffffff ebx: c400f2dc ecx: c400f2d4 edx: c440d474
esi: c440d460 edi: c02049ee ebp: c02049ee esp: c401bfa0
ds: 0018 es: 0018 ss: 0018
processor swapper (pid: 1, stackpage=c401b000)
Stack: 00000000 000000d0 00010f00 00000000 c0105000 0004e000
c023acda c02049ee 000002fc 00000010 00022000 00000000
c023ac9a co2286fc c0105033 00010f00 c0227fc8 c0105000
0004e000 c0106ea6 00000000 c01528 00059800
Call Trace: [<c0105000>] [<c0105033>] [<c0105000>] [<c0106ea6>]
[<c0105028>]

Code: ac ae 75 08 c0 75 f8 31 c0 eb 04 19 c0 0c 01 85 c0 75 08
<0>Kernal panic: Attempted to kill init!


can some one tell me what the problem is and how can i fix it, i thank you in advance

[dalek]

Look here. You need a patch for the older systems.

http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/errata.php3

Hope that helps.

:D :D :D :D

[je_fro]

Turn plug-and-play off in the BIOS.

[dalek]

Yea, that too.


je_fro, like the picture. I think I'll watch it for a while. I'll wipe the drool on occasion. :o :o

:D :D :D :D

[Uranium_235]

thanks dudes, is there a patch for redhat?

[je_fro]

Not for my suggestion...
Just go into the bios at boot and kill anything that looks like PNP-OS.
And with that much RAM, do a text install...
You may not want to run KDE/Gnome, either....

[chesskidd]

Originally posted by je_fro
Turn plug-and-play off in the BIOS.

why does that Plug-and-play in the BIOS always bother most distros of linux??

I know i have to turn it off, but just don't know the reason behind it.

[dalek]

Try here.

http://www.redhat.com/support/resources/howto/rhl9.html

You will want to look at the errata page for your version. That one is for version 9.

Since I'm going to bed, here is a good search engine for Linux info. If you are going to use Linux you will need this.

www.google.com/linux

Good night.

:D :D :D :D

[Uranium_235]

excelent, the plug 'n play thing worked and it is funtioningt nominaly