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Topic: Help on OLD Intell 133 w/ MMX, can't boot from CD

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Nirvana

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Posted: Jan. 06 2006,03:57

Hello all. I want to install DSL (because I heard praises and grace to it from kubuntuforums.net and many other Linux forums) on my neighbours OLD A$$ Intel 133 mHz w/ MMX. It has a 2GB HDD (not the problem, DSL is only 50MB!), a floppy drive, and a CD-ROM drive. Now I figure this computer was made before booting from CD-ROM was invented, because the BIOS does not support boothing from CD-ROM. So, I need to get a start up disk or something. How would I install DSL? I have a DOS 6.22 startup disk, but I know that won't work.

BTW. it has Windows 98 on it already, but I want to remove it and put DSL instead. And it has internet, but it doesn't work (weird, it's disabled for some strange reason...). I'm working on fixing the internet issue right now.

Oh, and I know I have to download

Code Sample

B. dsl-x.x.x-syslinux.iso

because I read it from here [ http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki....load.3F ] . But I don't know what it does? Could someone explain? I don't have USB ports on it (they are disconnected. That's another project of mine...reconnecting them) only a floppy and disk drive (the disk drive can't be booted).

So my question is: How do I install DSL?

Also, like most other Linux, you don't have to restart DSL often (unlike Windows 98) right? I know I never shut down my Kubuntu box.

EDIT: I Finally found the page! [ http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Boot_Floppies ]
So all I have to do is put the Floppy in, and press enter, and it will load the DSL CD? I'm downloading the 2.0 torrent ISO now (because I hate being a B/W leech), and I assume it will all work... I'll post at 1:00AM (EST) when it's done downloading if it works...

cbagger01

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Posted: Jan. 06 2006,05:17

Read poormans install:

http://damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Boot_Floppies

Nirvana

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Posted: Jan. 06 2006,06:26

I found it, thanks for posting though. I have another question though. Since this is an old comp, which ISO would I use? the standard one, or the syslinux one? I don't want to waste a CD (since I only have 3 left...) to find out. Once again this is an intel 133 mHz w/MMX and is about 10 years old. 32 MB/RAM, 2 gig HDD...yeah, more stuff in the first post.

EDIT: Found it: [ http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/index.php/Syslinux_or_Isolinux ]

Nirvana

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Posted: Jan. 06 2006,17:07

Alright, new question now... Why was no swap partition created? Do I have to reformat the drive and re-install? Also, what would I do to reformat it? This computer needs swap desperately (32 MB/RAM). How can I make one?

EDIT: I made one. New question: I pressed F5 in emelfm, in my desktop directory, what did I just do? My Desktop and all the icons have been deleted, how do I restore them? Edit: CRAP! F5 is copy, F1 is refresh. How do I restore my desktop?

I went to bed very late@guest
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Posted: Jan. 06 2006,23:10

Just create links to your icon images.

Have a look at .xtdesk. The structure of the files is self-explaining! If it wasn't I'm sorry

edit: what about the icons in the .xtdesk folder on your dsl cd?

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