lost newbieForum: HD Install Topic: lost newbie started by: moose Posted by moose on Dec. 11 2004,01:54
ok i'm new and lost . first i downloaded dsl ,burnt to cd, got to boot screen ,then got stuck . best action so far was from dsl vga=normal . acted like something was happening uncompressing linux boot ok ..., then nothing . I' m trying to load onto a 1gig hd from my presario then put the hd in an old sager with a 150mhz 24mb notebook . I had success with debian but in it was too much for the old machine .
Posted by Arto on Dec. 22 2004,14:36
Does your screen go black? Then you should try dsl xsetup (or something like that) and configure your video card.
Posted by SaidinUnleashed on Dec. 22 2004,16:54
Type us the last 5 or so lines that you see before it freezes.it will help us figure out where you are losing it. -J.P. Posted by frozenfroot on Dec. 29 2004,06:57
im not a super hack by far but here's my two centsyou are booting from cd - correct before dsl boots it gives you the option to press f2 and enter boot options - correct try using a lower screen res: like 640x480 or poke through some of the other boot options. whenever i have been installing distros on old machines - and i run into black screens, etc, i can usually find a way past using one of the boot options good luck! ff |