Cent OS 5.4 loaded with error messages. One was BIOS 1999 and I have a 1997 BIOS. I get a command line and help brings up a list. Is there a manual for Cent OS?
On 5/20/10, Gilboa Davara <gilb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 9:20 PM, Mercury Rising < > mercuryrisin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> hi, >> >> I got so tired of windows problems - viruses, screen - computer freezes, I >> just stuck in a Linux for non-geeks CD and loaded it. It wiped my hard >> drive as expected, but I kept getting an error near the end of the install. >> A friend gave me another Linux load, but it give me an error saying my BIOS >> was 1997 and I needed a a 2000 BIOS or better. The machine has a Pentium 3 >> with 550 MHz CPU with over 700 Megs memory but a small hard drive of just 10 >> Gigs with a swapable drive in pull out bay with a grab bar. I was using >> Windows XP Pro 2000 for OS. I installed a USB 2.0 on it that worked most of >> the time. I have done a lot of Google searches to see if I could find Linux >> and a GUI that would be as easy as a Mac or XP environment for a 1997 BIOS >> machine. >> >> Any ideas on a good Linux load for such an old machine? With the XP I >> could print to a office jet 7410 all-in-one printer, scanner fax with no >> problems. >> >> Browsing the Internet was ok, but video - youtube was mostly non-worable - >> mostly too slow. >> >> > I'm running CentOS 5.4 / i386 on a 12 y/o Dell Inspiron 7000 (PII366/256MB) > notebook without any issue. > I also tested Fedora 11 on this machine and it worked just fine. (Somewhat > slower than CentOS, so I decided to stay with CentOS) > At least in my case, the BIOS date is not an issue. > > - Gilboa > > > -- > users mailing list > users@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > >
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