On Tuesday 04 Mar 2003 3:05 pm, et wrote: > On Tuesday 04 March 2003 09:29 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > > I have tried without success to install onto a very old box, IBM/Cyrix > > cpu. It really isn't worth fighting too much, but I'd like to have one > > more go at it. > > > > All I have got, so far, is as far as the initial screen, F1, and first > > try, typed 'linux nopentium noapic'. This brought just a blank screen. > > > > I then tried to run one of the alternative kernels(?), but putting alt1 > > into the same statement, but this was obviously wrong, because just > > before the blank screen I saw that it was loading the alt0 kernel. > > > > a) What is the correct syntax for trying the alternatives? > > b) Is there anything else worth trying - before I kick the box out? <g> > > > > Anne > > also if it has an onboard video card, giving the "mem=xxxM" statements > where xxx= the amount of installed memeory minus the amount "shared" with > the video. as well as remembering to turn off Plug and play aware OS?
The on-board video is turned off - I have always preferred separate sound cards, though I believe on-board audio is improving. I'm beginning to suspect that Mark is right, and it simply doesn't support the cpu. Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302
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