Ramble On

Every attempt to try and install RHEL WS 4.0 (the University has a site license) that I've tried with a ISO boot cd has resulted in a "An unrecoverable processor error has been encountered" message.

This occurs when the linux boot image tries to load the kernel.

At the moment, given that I don't know enough to get more detailed troubleshooting - either out of the RHEL WS boot cd or virtual PC (7.02) - I can only conclude that it's not possible to install RHEL WS 4 under Virtual PC 7.02 for the Macintosh.

However, Fedora Core 4 is happily - though really, really sloooooowly installing as I type this.

[update]: I spoke too soon, Fedora Core installed, but also produces the above error. Sigh.

So this morning I download the new Backup version 3 application that comes with my .Mac account. I use Backup at home, and it works - but only if you never let the Backup log get too big (like more than a few days).

I'm hoping that Backup 3 fixes that - and wanted to see what it looked like in the office.

Somehow a blank "keychain access" dialog doesn't bode well

[update]: for the record, running it the second time resulted in a keychain access dialog with the text and buttons that you'd expect in it. It's more superstition than anything else