[ncolug] Re: Topic for April Meeting - Legacy Machine Linux install.
- From: nor thern <zboson2003@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ncolug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 23:32:58 -0800 (PST)
Aidan Artos MacTyre <wolfson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Using an old machine from
approximately 2000, with limited hardware
resources I attempted to install Linux. The machine in question is
labeled Ginny Old Rebuild in the attached Computer Details page.
XUBUNTU, gOS, DSL-N, and Puppy Linux were all attempted. All attempts
involved using a "Live CD" distro. Only Puppy worked though all should
have based on hardware requirements from the various distro's pages.
The Puppy has, so far, only partly succeeded since I created four
partitions (see target machine questions) and only two /root, and /swap
are being seen and used. Successes so far include getting Internet Web
access, Chat access-including Puppy Linux support rooms, Drive access
from other LAN machines. Failures include, printer access to an HP
Photosmart C6280 printer attached to a Windoze XP machine shared on the
LAN and accessible from the other Windoze based machines on the LAN.
Goals from the poster of this thingy: Replace the Puppy with either
XUBUNTU or gOS on said machine based on both information gleaned from
prior NCOLUG meeting and my son's interest in the Mac OSX platform.
Access, the additional partitions of the drive not currently being used.
And, of course, education for all involved.
For those that actually read all of this post and perused the
attachments, yes, there is another machine in question: Jim Old 98
Horse. Intentions for that machine are to start migration to a Linux
platform as well, also in a dual boot scenario, but that may be another
meeting since it needs some repair even as a Windoze 98 machine -
reinstall Win98 and partition the 30 GB HD to allow for both the Win 98
and new Linux OS's to coexist.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=7754614
gOS already installed on this machine for only $199
all M$ installs can be done without an additional partition using VirtualBox.
http://www.virtualbox.org/
so install your linux as the host. the other operating systems just reside
inside
large files.
Sis 620 onboard graphics chip is inferior, which is why you were having trouble
with Xubuntu. http://www.backports.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2138802
a pci slot video card with Nvidia chip like the other machine will allow the X
server
of the different live-cds you tried to function.
linux installs should take no more than 15 minutes on either of the two machines
or 15 minutes total if both are done at the same time. a lean linux
disrtibution install under 200 MB will work better for both install and use on
these legacy machines.
i probably will not be at meeting because of prior commitments.
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