[iyonix-support] Re: RiscOS noob trying to install Linux

On Sunday 09 September 2007, Iyonix PC Owner wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Sep 2007, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > sorry to drag this out ... i had fetched the dinstall.zip archive and
> > burned the iso "debian-30r6-arm-binary-1.iso" and popped it into the
> > drive ... but when i run either of the programs in the dinstall.zip
> > (!dRun or !dInstall), the screen switches to a black console with some
> > text (and maybe Tux?), and then the monitor turns off ... i figured i was
> > missing something else ?
>
> You will not get anywhere without zImage. Have you got that ?

yep, it's part of the dinstall.zip

> Have you got more than 512MB RAM in your machine, I wonder ?

not yet :) ... just 128MB atm
-mike

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