Fedora Install
Mike Flannigan
mikeflan at att.net
Tue Mar 2 01:34:15 UTC 2010
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, nospaze at gmail.com wrote:
>
>On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 07:23 -0600, Mike Flannigan wrote:
>> > I would like to get any flavor of Linux installed
>> > to my older-generation computer. I have 2
>> > old computers:
>> > x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 AT/AT Compatible 130,596 KB Ram
>> > Intel (R) 4 CPU 1400 MHz 130,352 KB Ram
>> > I know that x86 is a Pentium 3.
>Not really. x86 covers a family of processors.
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86
>
>That seems like a pentium 4. If so, the problem is the RAM amount.
>
>> > I have tried 2 different downloaded versions
>> > of the single CD install:
>> > Fedora 12 i686-LIVE
>> > I don't want a dual boot - I want a clean install.
>> >
>> > I have tried it at least 15 times.
>> > It boots to the disk and gets to various places
>> > each time. Sometimes it freezes soon on
>> > the lemon icon blue screen. Usually it gets
>> > past that, sometimes to the "Press 'I' to enter
>> > interactive startup". It takes the 'I' I press,
>> > but never does anything after that. I have
>> > let it run all night, but it doesn't do anything
>> > else.
>Sure. These are the requirements for a fedora install (you have half of
>256Mb required).
>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/installation-quick-start-guide/f12/en-US/html/Requirements.html
>
>You can try another distro (ie damn small linux), or (recommended)
>adding some memory. This way you'll enjoy a full updated great fedora
>distro experience.
>
Thank you Rodolfo and all others who commented.
That RAM deficit is apparently the root of the
problem.
On the advice of others I am going to try Ubuntu
next. I hope that works.
I'm still reading through all the responses I got.
Mike
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