Re: Live 5.0.0 i386 is maybe not i386

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:57:08AM +0100, Richard Atterer wrote: > So unfortunately the standard Debian installer is not the right choice for > you. Try a distribution specialized for low-spec machines, e.g. > ! Once installed, you may be able to convert it > into a n

Re: Live 5.0.0 i386 is maybe not i386

Gary Lawrence Murphy writes: > I don't know if the mailing list accepts outside submissions; this > address is listed on the CD page as the primary contact so here goes... > > I just downloaded > http://debian.yorku.ca/debian-cd/5.0.0-live/i386/iso-cd/ and tried an > install on a 1998-vintage Com

Re: Live 5.0.0 i386 is maybe not i386

Richard & Frans, thanks for the info -- yes, it is pretty old hardware, but the Internet does record success with it using Debian, only I expect that means I will need to find a comparable vintage debian ;) I've been going down the list of old-hardware distros at distrowatch, 6 so far, 5 have fai

Re: Live 5.0.0 i386 is maybe not i386

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 11:37:09AM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: > But the *live CD* is NOT Debian Installer!!! Oh, of course, thanks for clarifying! How could I miss that in the original post... %-/ Richard -- __ _ |_) /| Richard Atterer | GnuPG key: 888354F7 | \/¯| http://atterer.n

Re: Live 5.0.0 i386 is maybe not i386

On Sunday 15 March 2009, Richard Atterer wrote: > Even if this had not been done, installation might still have failed on > that machine because the Debian installer needs quite a bit of RAM. > claims 44 > MB, but again I think the figure

Re: Live 5.0.0 i386 is maybe not i386

[CCd to -release - is the release manual up to date?] Hi Gary, On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 11:29:46PM -0400, Gary Lawrence Murphy wrote: > I just downloaded > http://debian.yorku.ca/debian-cd/5.0.0-live/i386/iso-cd/ and tried an > install on a 1998-vintage Compaq Presario 1210; the Live boot fails on