I’m looking for a Live CD version of Linux to run a an old laptop. Basically what I want from the Linux distro is some form of GUI and USB flash drive support. It needs to run on these specs:
-Pentium III @ 450Mhz
-128MB RAM
-8MB Video memory
-about 6GB Hard Drive
- Currently runs Windows 98.
- It is a Dell Latitude CPx
So what would be ideal? Thanks for any suggestions.
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Tagged distribution, distro, drive, flash drive, form, gui, Laptop, Linux, linux distro, Live, old laptop, usb, version
My Sony Vaio PCG-591L had Windows XP installed on it, and I was trying to install the Fedora 11 distribution of Linux on it. I didn’t have a cd on hand, and it doesn’t seem like the system supported booting from a flash drive, so i looked far and wide for an alternative method for installation. I came across a tutorial (http://www.instantfundas.com/2007/08/install-any-linux-distro-directly-from.html ) and followed the instructions to the best of my abilities. I believe that my lack of understanding in the department of partitions was the reason it didn’t work.I came across a program called Universal Netboot Installer, which claimed to automatically install any distribution of Linux automatically. I attempted to use it and my computer crashed. Now when I turn it on, it won’t boot and it gives me a message saying
A disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
The computer also emits a strange clicking sound at random intervals. it sounds like a woodpecker, or somebody at an old-fashioned typewriter.
PLEASE HELP
How do i get my system to boot again?
I’m fine with losing all previous data. I don’t mind if this is a strictly Linux system.
I have a Fedora 11 live cd now, but i can’t get my computer to boot from it.
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Tagged Fedora, flash drive, laptop boot, Linux, linux distro, sony, sony laptop, sony vaio, sony vaio pcg, windows xp
My Sony Vaio PCG-591L had Windows XP installed on it, and I was trying to install the Fedora 11 distribution of Linux on it. I didn’t have a cd on hand, and it doesn’t seem like the system supported booting from a flash drive, so i looked far and wide for an alternative method for installation. I came across a tutorial (http://www.instantfundas.com/2007/08/install-any-linux-distro-directly-from.html ) and followed the instructions to the best of my abilities. I believe that my lack of understanding in the department of partitions was the reason it didn’t work.I came across a program called Universal Netboot Installer, which claimed to automatically install any distribution of Linux automatically. I attempted to use it and my computer crashed. Now when I turn it on, it won’t boot and it gives me a message saying
A disk read error occurred
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart
The computer also emits a strange clicking sound at random intervals. it sounds like a woodpecker, or somebody at an old-fashioned typewriter.
PLEASE HELP
How do i get my system to boot again?
I’m fine with losing all previous data. I don’t mind if this is a strictly Linux system.
I have a Fedora 11 live cd now, but i can’t get my computer to boot from it.
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Tagged boot, distribution, Fedora, flash drive, hand, Laptop, laptop boot, Linux, linux distro, PCG, sony, sony laptop, sony vaio, sony vaio pcg, system, Vaio, windows, windows xp
Is there an easy way to fully install a live cd image to a flash drive without using a live cd or Unetbootin?
(oh and how would you do this while running linux)
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Tagged cd image, drive, flash, flash drive, Image, Installing, installing ubuntu, Ubuntu, Unetbootin, way
I have a 512 RAM, penium 4, and 30 Gig Hard disk with windows xp installed. I wanna have two OS installed so I tried Ubuntu 7.10. I noticed that mouse (USB) is very slow when in live CD even if I did some adjustments in mouse but the problem persists. I also noticed that my PS/2 mouse is not detected and cannot be used. I’ve tried to used the older and newer versions of UBUNTU but the mouse runs very slow. I also tried installing Ubuntu in my system but nothing happens, still the mouse is very slow. USB flash drive is not detected. Pls help me
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Tagged Disk, flash drive, gig, hard, hard disk, Linux, mouse, penium, ps 2, RAM, system, Ubuntu, usb, windows xp
