Re: Fedora Install

2019-03-04 Thread Ger van Dijck
On Mon, 04 Mar 2019 07:44:33 +0100, Gordon Messmer wrote: On 3/3/19 8:52 PM, Thomas Dineen wrote: You have a severe quality problem fix it. May I humbly suggest that you have an attitude problem. This list is for Fedora *users* who are interested in helping and supporting each other.

Re: Fedora Install

2019-03-03 Thread Gordon Messmer
On 3/3/19 8:52 PM, Thomas Dineen wrote: You have a severe quality problem fix it. May I humbly suggest that you have an attitude problem. This list is for Fedora *users* who are interested in helping and supporting each other.  You don't seem to be interested in either.  Neither the users h

Re: Fedora Install

2019-03-03 Thread Jack Craig
sorry, *dnf update, not dns update*!! sorry... ___ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://getfedora.org/code-of-conduct.html List Guidelines:

Re: Fedora Install

2019-03-03 Thread Jack Craig
dear sir, i am sorry to hear of your frustrations. as a many decade fedora user, may i share a process that has never failed me. naturally, YMMV, but consider,... first, the obligatory backup of you old env & /home/user. boot from a .{iso|dvd|network}, your choice wiping all pre-existing data!.

Re: Fedora Install

2019-03-03 Thread Anthony F McInerney
Hi, Could you clarify which ISO you downloaded / where you downloaded fedora from? Can you confirm that you installed and rebooted initially with no problem? Any other information that might be helpful? Tried text mode boot etc? On Mon, 4 Mar 2019 at 04:53, Thomas Dineen wrote: > > Gentle Peopl

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread g
On 09/13/2011 07:59 PM, Joe Zeff wrote: <> On 09/13/2011 12:37 PM, g wrote: >> if that does not work, my only other suggestion would be to put hard drive >> in a box with a more current bios, install fedora live on it, reinstall in >> old compaq box, to see if it will boot. > > You might also consi

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread Joe Zeff
On 09/13/2011 12:37 PM, g wrote: > if that does not work, my only other suggestion would be to put hard drive > in a box with a more current bios, install fedora live on it, reinstall in > old compaq box, to see if it will boot. You might also consider Puppy Linux, at http://www.puppylinux.org as

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread g
On 09/13/2011 06:53 PM, TNWestTex wrote: > > g-30 wrote: >> On 09/13/2011 06:31 PM, TNWestTex wrote: >> <> >> >>> The note on KNOPPIX live cd applies to Fedora 10 and newer as well. The >>> cd spins forever. >> >> i missed that note somewhere. where was it? >> >> actually, i was not reffering to u

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread TNWestTex
g-30 wrote: > > On 09/13/2011 06:31 PM, TNWestTex wrote: > <> > >> The note on KNOPPIX live cd applies to Fedora 10 and newer as well. The >> cd >> spins forever. > > i missed that note somewhere. where was it? > > actually, i was not reffering to using a knoppix live because i would > beli

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread g
On 09/13/2011 06:31 PM, TNWestTex wrote: <> > The note on KNOPPIX live cd applies to Fedora 10 and newer as well. The cd > spins forever. i missed that note somewhere. where was it? actually, i was not reffering to using a knoppix live because i would believe it difficult to install fedora usin

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread TNWestTex
g-30 wrote: > >> I haven't been able to get my older systems to boot the install CD's >> since >> F9. Similarly only older versions of the KNOPPIX live cd will boot >> (4.0.2). >> Your mileage may vary. > > was there not some boot process changes after f9? > > if op does have boot problems,

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread g
On 09/13/2011 04:45 PM, TNWestTex wrote: > > james tate wrote: >> I'am going to install F15 on a friends old 13 yr. old Compaq box. >> >> I guess to get into the BIOS , click on Del key ? >> Does anyone know how to Boot off a CDrom, do you have to click on a "F" >> key or go into the BIOS to Setu

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-13 Thread TNWestTex
james tate wrote: > > I'am going to install F15 on a friends old 13 yr. old Compaq box. > > I guess to get into the BIOS , click on Del key ? > Does anyone know how to Boot off a CDrom, do you have to click on a "F" > key or go into the BIOS to Setup ? > -- > I haven't been able to get my

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-12 Thread g
On 09/12/2011 06:45 PM, james tate wrote: > F15 > > I'am going to install F15 on a friends old 13 yr. old Compaq box. > > I guess to get into the BIOS , click on Del key ? > Does anyone know how to Boot off a CDrom, do you have to click on a "F" > key or go into the BIOS to Setup ? in addition

Re: Fedora Install on a Compaq ?

2011-09-12 Thread Joe Zeff
On 09/12/2011 11:45 AM, james tate wrote: > I guess to get into the BIOS , click on Del key ? > Does anyone know how to Boot off a CDrom, do you have to click on a "F" > key or go into the BIOS to Setup ? When you turn it on, the first thing it does is run a POST and check memory. While it's do

Re: Fedora Install

2010-03-01 Thread Mike Flannigan
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, nosp...@gmail.com wrote: > >On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 07:23 -0600, Mike Flannigan wrote: >> > I would like to get any flavor of Linux installed >> > to my older-generation computer. I have 2 >> > old computers: >> > x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 AT/AT Compatible 130,596 K

Re: Fedora Install

2010-02-26 Thread R. G. Newbury
On 02/26/2010 02:21 PM, users-requ...@lists.fedoraproject.org wrote: > I would like to get any flavor of Linux installed > to my older-generation computer. I have 2 > old computers: > x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 AT/AT Compatible 130,596 KB Ram > Intel (R) 4 CPU 1400 MHz 130,352 KB Ram > > I k

Re: Fedora Install

2010-02-26 Thread Patrick Bartek
--- On Fri, 2/26/10, Mike Flannigan wrote: > I would like to get any flavor of Linux installed > to my older-generation computer.  I have 2 > old computers: > x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 AT/AT Compatible 130,596 KB > Ram > Intel (R) 4 CPU 1400 MHz 130,352 KB Ram > > I know that x86 is a Pent

Re: Fedora Install

2010-02-26 Thread NoSpaze
On Fri, 2010-02-26 at 07:23 -0600, Mike Flannigan wrote: > I would like to get any flavor of Linux installed > to my older-generation computer. I have 2 > old computers: > x86 Family 6 Model 7 Stepping 3 AT/AT Compatible 130,596 KB Ram > Intel (R) 4 CPU 1400 MHz 130,352 KB Ram > I know that x86 is