I have kept trying. Slackware 3.0, 4.0, 4.0 LiveCD, and Knoppix 5.1. All ended in disaster in one way or another. Slack 4 got the furthest. It got the hard drive set up, both Linux space and swap space, then crashed to automatic reboot during installation.
There was a kernel panic at another point - I'm always amused when I can freak out Linux that badly.
This has been done with one RAM module removed, so flaky RAM isn't an issue. The OS is just having some serious issue with the mobo, proc, or HD.
At this point I am leaning toward ordering a smaller HD from PC Liquidators and trying that. Though it does occur to me that I'm supposed to have six weeks of work from my Other Job in Oct, Nov, and Dec, and that I could just build a basic box in the time it will take me to amass a set of hardware that works with the software.
By way of comparison, I am using the Slackware 12.1 on my main machine for a couple of hours each night, and I haven't had the slightest problem with it. So if I can GET it installed, it'll be fine.
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