Johnny Hughes wrote: > Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >> It is listed as a known issue, but I have a lot of 256Mb systems where I >> have used the graphic installer.... >> >> OUCH! >> >> And when this is fixed (I really hope), it will mean some new ISOs to >> download? >> > > It is not broken ... you really need 512mb RAM to use the installer in > GUI mode reliably. And it purposely will not even start with < 256 MB. > I know about the < 256Mb. I hit that on my notebook that has shared memory for the video. > This is primarily due the fact that the DEPS are solved a different way > that requires more memory now. > It seems more important to have a local repo, and to do a minimum install. Oh, will yum now encounter the same memory hit. That is if I install yumex on a 256mb system after a minimum install, and run yumex in gnome to select my packages... Or even the 'standard' add/remove program on the gnome menu. > Text installs are not that bad ... > yeah, I have actually done them and gotten the hang of it. Do the minimum install in text mode, the boot in gnome.... > That is just the way it is, but it is only getting worse in the future, > not better (memory reqts that is). Yeah, I have been losing memory for some time now. :) It will be a sad day when we cannot install on a 256mb system. I have also had success putting a drive in one system for the install, moving the drive into the target system, and only having to system-config-display.