darkzar99 Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Im attempting to build a router and I installed IPCop on this old computer i have but no matter what settings i use to install it, when it boots up it stops in teh middle, then it either automatically restarts or just stalls, usually it restarts after something fails, never get tiem to read it though, also once it said bug in kernel, another time it appears to boot up correctly and says "Code: <long string of numbers and letters>" Anybody know whats going on? is it the comptuer im using possibly? its an old IBM Aptiva, 233MHz 64MB ram. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopti Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hey, it sounds like a kernel panic, google the error code, you may get lucky. Make sure you meet the minimum specs first. Also read the hardware FAQ and have a look through some of their documentation. If all else fails, SmoothWall is also a good alternative and may not have the same issues. SmoothWall also has a larger community behind it so that may also be appealing. Hardware FAQ: http://ipcop.org/modules.php?op=modload&am...es&id_cat=5 Documentation: http://ipcop.org/modules.php?op=modload&am...opDocumentation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 Thanks, but im not 100% sure if its an error code because it looks like a MAC address, because it comes up every time i start it no matter what the situation is, ill look into SmoothWall, thanks Lopti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopti Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 If it is a long string of characters that look like hex then I would say it's a kernel panic. That said if you were to post the string, it would make giving you a decisive answer easier. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 i will see if i can get it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalada Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 its an old IBM Aptiva, 233MHz 64MB ram. That's easily minimum spec for IPCop, I used to run it on much less, what's more likely is you have a bit of hardware it doesn't like? I don't know much about kernel panics, but I do know IPCop is very cut down, it runs a cut down kernel and cut down software to keep it's size small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkzar99 Posted June 28, 2006 Author Share Posted June 28, 2006 yea i've realized that it is good enough, i would have used an older pc but the only 3 i have left dont work at all anymore for some reason, problems developed too deep into them and its not worth fixing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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