bob burnquest wrote:
> ok, i have an old Compaq Presario from 2001, it runs Windows XP SP2, i want to run Ubuntu on it instead of windows, so i can make it into a server, i downloaded 7.10 server edition, it loads great, but when i go to install it, the satus bar just gets stook, Freezes, wont move, and the CD doesnt read, well, i dont hear it load after i click to start or install Ubuntu.
>
> please help, i need to have a working Linux server as fast as possible.
>
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How much RAM does the computer have? Are you loading from the Live CD?
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04-21-2008, 12:07 AM
Ioannis Vranos
cant install Ubuntu on my CPU
bob burnquest wrote:
> ok, i have an old Compaq Presario from 2001, it runs Windows XP SP2, i
> want to run Ubuntu on it instead of windows, so i can make it into a
> server, i downloaded 7.10 server edition, it loads great, but when i go
> to install it, the satus bar just gets stook, Freezes, wont move, and
> the CD doesnt read, well, i dont hear it load after i click to start or
> install Ubuntu.
>
> please help, i need to have a working Linux server as fast as possible.
Although I may break some netiquette here, you may also try Scientific
Linux which is essentially the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code
recompiled (another similar project is CentOS but I consider SL more
organised).
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04-21-2008, 12:39 AM
steve
cant install Ubuntu on my CPU
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Ioannis Vranos wrote:
| bob burnquest wrote:
|> ok, i have an old Compaq Presario from 2001, it runs Windows XP SP2, i
|> want to run Ubuntu on it instead of windows, so i can make it into a
|> server, i downloaded 7.10 server edition, it loads great, but when i go
|> to install it, the satus bar just gets stook, Freezes, wont move, and
|> the CD doesnt read, well, i dont hear it load after i click to start or
|> install Ubuntu.
|>
|> please help, i need to have a working Linux server as fast as possible.
|
|
|
| Although I may break some netiquette here, you may also try Scientific
| Linux which is essentially the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code
| recompiled (another similar project is CentOS but I consider SL more
| organised).
|
|
try the text based install cd instead, go here
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
and be sure to check the checkbox for the alternate cd
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