Huub wrote:
> OK, I'm up to my xth time of installing Slack 12. Partitioning:
> /dev/hda1: / 5 GB, /dev/hda2: swap 64MB (RAM: 32MB), /dev/hda3: /usr 10
> GB, /dev/hda4: /home (rest of disk). Installing only the necessary
> packages, leaving out X, audio/video and games. Leaving in some compiler
> and programming packages. At some point (right now: installing ruby) it
> says:
>
> Killed
> root@slackware:/# Killed
> Killed
> (no prompt, just cursor)
>
> System doesn't hang. Alt-F2 screen:
>
> df:
>
> /: 2%
> /usr 8%
> /home: 2%
>
> Any clue what's happening?
>
> Thanks.

Could you give us the results of fdisk -l (as root)?

If you want to eliminate a lot of questions, repartition the disk to use
two partitions: partition 1 - swap 1024 Mb, and partition 2 - rest of
disk as / . Then install Slackware 12.