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Title: New 5.6 Ver
Post by: Brian on January 22, 2003, 10:25:13 PM

I downloaded the newest version of SME 5.6 and burnt it onto cd, but when I tried to install it onto my server it gets to "starting anaconda" and stays there?

Title: Re: New 5.6 Ver
Post by: Jay on January 23, 2003, 12:43:29 PM

Same for me.

I run a Compaq Proliant 1600, 2xP2 333Mhz, 328Mb RAM

Title: Re: New 5.6 Ver
Post by: Jay on January 23, 2003, 01:32:47 PM

Make sure your firmaware is upto date. My Proliant 1600 firmware was dated 1998, when I flashed it to the latest revision (2000) anaconda stopped hanging.

Hope that helps.

Jay

Title: Re: New 5.6 Ver
Post by: hdmueller on January 23, 2003, 04:32:51 PM

I have the same problem. Everything worked fine with 5.5. The install errors after "running anaconda" "you do not have enough memory to start graphical interface" and then several errors come : "/usr/bin/anaconda" line 603 , in ?

tried during boot up : shift , tab which leads you to "boot:", accept mem=32M works fine.

5.5 works well on the same box. box is 120 Mhz/32ram/ata33hdd. What could be the problem ?  I am currently running 2 sme boxes in the office on p3, but trying everything at home on the test machine first. Afraid I might get problems if I screw up the office ( actually they cannot fire me - I am the president - but you never know ).

Help appreciated

hdmueller

Title: 5.6 memory requirements (Re: New 5.6 Ver)
Post by: Charlie Brady on January 23, 2003, 08:01:40 PM

hdmueller wrote:

> tried during boot up : shift , tab which leads you to
> "boot:", accept mem=32M works fine.
>
> 5.5 works well on the same box. box is 120
> Mhz/32ram/ata33hdd. What could be the problem ?

In our experience 5.6 needs more than 32M to install/upgrade. I'm not sure about "run", since we didn't get that far.  We've upped our minimum hardware recommendations as a result.

Regards

Charlie

Title: Re: 5.6 memory requirements (Re: New 5.6 Ver)
Post by: Graham Harris on January 24, 2003, 01:00:07 AM

FWIW
My system appeared to hang at "starting anaconda" (minutes) but as per my SOP I went and made a coffee and when I got back it had made it to the next screen.
P166/80mb

Title: Re: 5.6 memory requirements (Re: New 5.6 Ver)
Post by: Perry Michalski on April 23, 2003, 06:15:27 AM

On a P166, that sounds normal to me (speed-wise)