[wellylug] Install Suggestions

[Cliff Pratt]

On 03/04/11 16:25, Ewen McNeill wrote:
>
> If you haven't already run memtest86 (at least a couple of passes over
> the memory) it'd be worth trying that. RAM errors can cause all sorts of
> weird symptoms. (At a guess that'll take 2-4 hours for modern CPUs with
> modern amounts of RAM -- I usually just leave it running overnight
> assuming it doesn't show problems in the first 10 minutes.)
>
I'd say Grant's problem is not related to memory, as I get a similar 
problem with an install into a VM in VMWare. I suspect it might be a 
video problem at this stage.

Of course similar symptoms don't necessarily mean similar problems.

Cheers,

Cliff