I have read this same error occuring on Linux Mandrake 8.1 installs with the 
Proliant 2500.   You may want to check: 

http://www.linux-notebook.org/laptops/   

Also, maybe:

http://www.mandrakeuser.org/mub/viewforum.php?forum=3&2382  

Good luck...


On Tuesday 20 November 2001 11:54 pm, you wrote:
> Just kinda curious if anyone has ever tried installing RedHat 7.1 or 7.2 on
> a Compaq Proliant 2500? Its kinda of funky, when i just try to go right
> into setup I get a err message saying I don't have enough ram. Well i try
> the linux mem=256M at the boot: prompt and that will cause a kernel panic
> cuz it can't find the root dev. So I am kinda at a loss. Oh yeah happens
> when I try to boot off either the CD or a boot disk. I have yet to try 7.2
> but am guessing that I am going to run into the same problem. Oh well
> thanks.
>
>
> Jason

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