Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

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On 09/13/2011 07:59 PM, Joe Zeff wrote:
<> On 09/13/2011 12:37 PM, g wrote:
>> if that does not work, my only other suggestion would be to put hard drive
>> in a box with a more current bios, install fedora live on it, reinstall in
>> old compaq box, to see if it will boot.
>
> You might also consider Puppy Linux, at http://www.puppylinux.org

i believe you mean op, james tate.

tho i will make minimal comments on puppy linux and dsl. i tried both
on an ibm thinkpad t380ed.

i had too much trouble with puppy linux install, so i dumped it.

dsl installed and worked ok, but i only had 48 meg of ram, so it did not
run as well as i would have liked. when battery pack died a month later,
i put it away because it was too old to get such an expensive battery for.

both would be a better choice for op because current fedora is too 'heavy'
for such a 'weak' box. with hardware being as old as it is, he may have
problems getting drivers to work with compaq's unique chips.

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peace out.

tc.hago,

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