When starting the installation with YaST1 an error message appears

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 6.4
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Symptom:

If you boot from the first CD and type yast1 at the boot prompt in the first menu an error message appears:
An error occured during installation

Cause:

Your computer has 64 MB. YaST tests how much RAM you have, so it can decide if it should use the small or big RAM disk. 64 MB is the borderline for that decision.

Solution:

You have different options, to work around that problem:
Keywords: ERROR, MESSAGE, YAST1, LINUXRC, INSTALLATION

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