Greetings, list! I get kernel panic while trying to install CentOS 4.4 on an oldish PC. The machine is P III 500 MHz (this info is displayed at the beginning of boot). 256M RAM at the moment (I plan to add more later). I have 386 version of the installer. The boot begins ok - I get the "CentOS" screen (from CD-ROM), and the boot process after that begins ok, until... I hope the following helps you understand the problem: ------------------- mounting [etc. etc.] running install... running /sbin/loader [After this there is kernel panic with a lot of cryptic texts. Here's some that seems to be relevant: ] Call Trace: cdrom_start_packet_command [code...] cdrom_timer_expiry [code] ide_do_rw_cdrom [code] start_rewuest [code] ide_do_request [code] ide_timer_expiry [code] ide_timer_expiry [code] run_timer_softirq [code] __do_softirq [code] do_softirq [code] ============== do_IRQ [code] common_interrupt [code] default_idle [code] apm_cpu_idle [code] cpu_idle [code] start_keernel [code] Code: [code] <0>Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt ---------------------- What could I try to get this working? Thanks, Jussi Hirvi Helsinki -- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Topeliuksenkatu 15 C * 00250 Helsinki * Finland Tel. & fax +358-9-493 981 Mobile +358-40-771 2098 (only text messages) jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi * http://www.greenspot.fi/