RE: Problems installing Debian on a 486
> other machine, it brings up the boot: prompt, and then starts to load the
> root FS from root.bin.. After loading for a while it fails with the message
> "A20 gate not responding!"...
[snip]
> The problem machine is a 486DX33 with 8MB of RAM, if you need more info
> about the hardware, please let me know.
Could it be that the kernel on the rescue disk was compiled for 586+? Could
that be causing it? I'm grasping I know, but... :)
alan, out on a limb.
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Alan Bailward
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