> And now when trying with the X installation software, it gets to the
making
> devices and spews this..

[etcetera]

> Any ideas?  Do you think it's a hardware problem?

Run the memory tests from the OpenBoot monitor.
Have it test *all* of memory (the power up tests often only test
the first meg or so..)

I ran 1.5.2 on a SS1+, SS2, LX, IPC and Classic without
any problems.

--don