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Vector Linux Install

I am trying to install Vector Linux 5.1 over Ubuntu 5.04: Hoary Hedgehog Release on an old Dell Inspiron 3000 laptop with:

200MHZ Pentium MMX
128MB RAM

The boot CD loads fine and I am able to complete the first couple of steps (default choices on partitions and keyboard). When I get to the step titled:

"Find the media (HD/CDROM) and start the installation"

...I move to a screen with the following displayed:

"Fining Vector Linux install media..."

It gets hung up there and indicates that it can't find the install media.

Help!

Thanks.

nedvis

Vector Linux 5.1 and Vector Linux 5.1.1 SOHO are great distributions but the problem you may have with it is your Pentium I CPU since minimum system requirement for VectorL. is Pentium III ( 500 MHz and up). All latest kernel 2.6 based distributions are precompiled for x586 Intel CPUs.
Anyway, I would check CD media for errors and even create new copy.
You should also check whether Inspirion removable CD-drive is SCSI or IDE .
Some SCSI devices need more tweaks for Linux to boot properly ( you can try selecting different boot options - e.g. kernel support for SCSI drives- at startup)

In any case I would rather go for original Slackware Linux or other distributions based on Patrick Volkerding's distro and Slack would be my first choice
Slack ( http://www.slax.org/requirements.php )
http://www.eskimo.com/~meik/linux/slackwareinstall.html#specs

jrmattox

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According to the VectorLinux system requirements guide, I should be OK with

My CD seems to be IDE.

jrmattox

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oops...Let me complete that sentence

According to the system requirements guide, I should be OK with the standard edition of VectorLinux:

ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/vectorlinux/docs/vl50/manuals/vl5_installation_guide_en.html

My CD drive is a Toshiba I3000 and seems to be IDE. It is set to boot in BIOS.

I'm downloading Slackware now and hoping that I don't get hung up at the same point in the Slackware install. I'll post the results...

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