[newbie] Installation problems with 9.0

2002-10-11 Per discussione Jason Drushel
Hi guys, new to the list, and to Linux in general. (obviously, or I wouldn't be posting here) I finally decided to take the plunge and get into Linux, but I'm playing it safe and installing on an old (5 years or so) laptop I've had lying around not doing much. I don't want to risk losing data

Re: [newbie] Installation problems with 9.0

2002-10-11 Per discussione Jason Drushel
, October 11, 2002, at 09:07 PM, Jason Drushel wrote: Hi guys, new to the list, and to Linux in general. (obviously, or I wouldn't be posting here) First of all, system specs. It's a Dell Inspiron 3200, P2-233 with 32mb RAM, 4gb HD, Neologic or somesuch video card. snip Any suggestions? Want

Re: [newbie] Installation problems with 9.0

2002-10-11 Per discussione Jason Drushel
Using the linux expert noauto command at the prompt I'm at about 66% through file copying, which is further than I've ever gotten into the installation. I'm sure now that I've said something about it it'll crap out on me though. If so, I'll give 8.x a try, thanks. With a low ram setup all

Re: [newbie] Installation problems with 9.0

2002-10-11 Per discussione Jason Drushel
. On Friday 11 October 2002 02:07 pm, Jason Drushel wrote: Hi guys, new to the list, and to Linux in general. (obviously, or I wouldn't be posting here) I finally decided to take the plunge and get into Linux, but I'm playing it safe and installing on an old (5 years or so) laptop I've had