[TriLUG] Fw: WinXP vs RH 7.2

[Marc Johnson]

> > On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Brent Fox wrote:
>
> > maybe you should integrate a memory tester into the installer. or make 
>it
> > an option that the user can choose if they had trouble the first go
> > 'round.
>
>An accurate memory tester (one that can catch subtle intermittent errors)
>takes hours to run.  Users would likely become frustrated if RedHat
>installs had to be left running overnight.
>
>--Brian

True ... so go with solution (2) above: make it an option to try if an 
attempt at installation fails, and warn the user that it's going to be a 
while, go catch a movie and come back. Or go to bed and check back in the 
morning.
The alternative, of repeated failures to install, is no less frustrating 
than waiting for a memory test to complete that may shed light on why the 
install failed in the first place.

This should go hand in hand, though, with an integrity check of the 
distribution media -- many installations fail, in my experience, due to bad 
media or a bad CD drive.

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