YaST2 crashes during installation of the kernel package

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 7.0
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YAST2

Symptom:

YaST2 crashes during the installation of the last package k_deflt.

Cause:

There are a number of possible causes:

Solution for machines with 64 MByte RAM:

Boot from the second CD. During the installation you will be promted to change the CD and from there on you may continue installation using YaST2.

This works because the second CD contains an initrd that is smaller than that on the first CD.

Solution for machines with 128 MB RAM:

Start the installation by issuing

   linux mem=120m
at the boot prompt. This prevents loading the image file into the ramdisk, so the CD will get mounted directly. This saves approximately 50 MB of memory but is a bit slower.

Solution for the problem with an external modem:

Please see snwint_yast2_modem.html for a solution.

Solution for machines with special IDE chip sets:

Boot from the second CD as then the hardware detection is omitted. This is for instance necessary for certain SiS chip sets.

During the following installation you will of course need the first CD but that is normal.

Solution for machines without a swap partition:

This only happens when you partition your hard disk manually using YaST2. Always create a swap partition! Even if it is seldom used, the lack of it can lead to very unpleasent effects, like here during the installation.

Further action:

We haven't been able to recreate all possible constellations leading to this behaviour. So please try one of the solutions detailed above and report the result (including your constellation) to mailto:feedback@suse.de.


Keywords: YAST2, KERNEL, INSTALLATION, K_DEFLT, LETZTES, PAKET

Categories: Configuration

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