From: nobody@nowhere.co.uk   
      
   Paul wrote:   
      
   [snip]   
      
   >>> What is wrong with the Mint installer?  Is it incomplete?   
   >>   
   >> The installers have a minimum memory requirement to run, to; it should be   
   >> somewhere in the documentation. And the messages they give can be   
   misleading.   
   >   
   > You did put the necessary information in your first post, and I   
   > must have scrolled too quickly on that one. That's the reason   
   > initrd can't unpack, is it's a resource issue. Not enough RAM to   
   > unpack initrd.   
      
   OK understood.  Pity about the misleading error message - as bad as   
   Microsoft!  Why doesn't the installer check for sufficient RAM?   
      
   Snip other good stuff.   
      
   I could hunt for more RAM for the ASUS M2N61-AR motherboard, but my   
   initial view was that I would see if the machine worked before investing   
   time on that.   
      
   I have several other old machines (stored in a lock-up) which might be   
   newer than the HP Pavilion and could well have a useful amount of RAM -   
   so will try them first.   
      
      
   --   
   Graham J   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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