(putting reply back on the list) On Sat, Nov 05, 2011 at 08:45:18AM -0700, rose perry wrote: > Is there a way to install from a xp partition with out haveing to use > > a cd? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Selim T. Erdogan <[email protected]> > To: rose perry <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Cc: > Sent: Friday, November 4, 2011 1:49 PM > Subject: Re: Can I insall from xp partition? > > (putting this back on the list) > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2011 at 12:46:18PM -0700, rose perry wrote: > > OkI used the ubuntu windows installer and rebooted to ubuntu, But it's > > painfully slow. But they got wireless working. No need for firmware. > > The slowness could be due to low memory, which you mentioned in an earlier > message. How much memory do you have? If you're using Gnome with little > memory (say, 256MB) you'll be better off using a lighter desktop. (Like > lxde.) > > > Now how do I get debian on here? > > I haven't tried installing Debian from an existing GNU/Linux installation > but there are instructions at > > http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch05s01.html.en#boot-initrd > > Don't know where you should put the firmware files but somebody else > might.
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