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How do you get Fedora Core Linux to work?
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2007 8:55 pm
by pcxt21
Perhaps i'm simply being stupid, but Linux seems to hate me. Once i downloaded Fedora Core 6 and about 10 cd-r's later finally got them all to pass the image test. Then every time i try to install in on a HP OmniBook (P3-500, 12gb HDD, 256mb RAM, and 4mb VRAM) it can't open graphical install and then after disk 1 just locks up and crashes. If you are a Linux Demi-God and know how to help me please speak your mind, i'm DESPERATE
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:45 pm
by Final Chance
Try openSUSE instead. It has a pretty easy installer and a decent hardware detection routine.
http://en.opensuse.org
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 9:23 pm
by pcxt21
Thanks,
will try
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:52 pm
by dosraider
My personal favorite is Ubuntu.
Really good install routine with the latest release.
Even if your sysspecs are a bit low (256Mb Ram!), it should run pretty good.
However I have to say I never installed Ubuntu on a lesser than GeForce/16Mb card. Your 4MB can maybe cause a problem, not sure.
You can read more and download it @
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Another kind , - certainly to learn working with Linux distros-, are the so called 'live' CDs, booting Linux from CD, no install needed.
A good one to start with is the Knoppix one:
http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:46 pm
by Larry Laffer
Actually, I'm just about to get rid of XP, and install Slackware...
And according to their own site, it works on 486'ers
http://www.slackware.com/
Of course it should work on a 486... it's one of the first Linux projects... ever!
Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 3:54 pm
by Final Chance
Linus Torvalds recommends KDE, therefore KDE is pretty much the official GUI of Linux/X-Windows, and the poor 486 will have a hard time running it, if it even runs it at all.
Pentium III or better with 256 MB RAM strongly recommended for KDE use.
The 486 may be able to run a lighter GUI, but don't forget Linus's official opinion. KDE is the one.
Of course if you are fine with a simple command line (which is remarkably similar to DOS in many ways), then you might even be able to run Linux on a 386. Get HAL91 or some other barebones Linux if that's all you need.
Disclaimer: people have the right to disobey Linus Torvalds' recommendation, but since he created Linux, why would you want to?
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 8:31 am
by Vangar
Because this forum is based around 486 PCs that ran DOS? Just a note.
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 9:43 am
by Ro@m
Try using dyne:bolic....
http://dynebolic.org
It has an option to install a bootloader(GRUB)
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:03 pm
by Larry Laffer
Eh... Dyne is centered on media editing(of all kinds), trust me, I tried it...
I suggest you get either Slackware(since it works on a 486) or Mandrake/Mandriva...
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:54 am
by Final Chance
Vangar wrote:Because this forum is based around 486 PCs that ran DOS? Just a note.
Fair enough reason, for those that still have 486s that work after all these years.
<a href="http://www.damnsmalllinux.org">DSL Linux</a> seems light enough to run on a 486 (if it has a CD-ROM drive). KDE is too big for a 50 MB distro like that, so those guys might have a good excuse for disregarding the word of Linus Torvalds.
If you can't boot a CD, I think that site offers a Boot Floppy image (put the CD in the drive, put the floppy in the drive, reboot the computer, the floppy should have a boot screen, press Enter and then it should then transfer control to the CD, thereby booting from the CD even on computers that don't support CD booting).
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2007 11:58 am
by Ro@m
Ahhhhh,dammnit already,get yourself Free DOS....