Recommendation of desktop for Centos 4.7

richard_h · 05-18-2010, 12:00 AM

Hi,
I just bought a pc HP P6330F from Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/HP-Pavilion-P6...4155497&sr=1-7
However, I could not install Centos 4.7 on it, I could not even get into the graphical mode for installation. I've tried text mode installation but after the installation, it still has problems opening up the Centos. It appears to be graphic card problem. Anyone knows which desktop to buy that is compatible with 4.7 ? I need to install an old software on 4.7 or 4.8.

Thanks.

John VV · 05-18-2010, 02:38 AM

??
you do know that centos 4 .7 is very old - and will not run on most new hardware .

?? Why not use the current CentOS 5.5

richard_h · 05-18-2010, 12:12 PM

Unfortunately, the apps software I'm using is old too and only can run on older Centos.

Quote:

Originally Posted by John VV

??
you do know that centos 4 .7 is very old - and will not run on most new hardware .

?? Why not use the current CentOS 5.5

John VV · 05-18-2010, 02:35 PM

then but a very old computer from 2000 ( remove windows 2000 from it) and put cent 4 on .

what is this antique software ?
maybe we can help with new code?

snowday · 05-18-2010, 02:42 PM

Install a modern OS (such as CentOS 5.5) and then run 4.7 in a virtual machine for that specific application.

That is the most elegant solution, in my opinion.

irishbitte · 05-18-2010, 07:11 PM

I'm with snowpine, run 4.7 in a VM, then you're good to go.

richard_h · 05-19-2010, 12:12 AM

Hi,
Thanks for the tip.
Is there a free download of Virtual Machine ?
I am not too familiar with this method, but shouldn't I still need to install both the 5.5 and 4.7 on the machine ? Problem is I could not install 4.7 on the machine, got stuck at the graphical mode entry.
Thanks.

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowpine

Install a modern OS (such as CentOS 5.5) and then run 4.7 in a virtual machine for that specific application.

That is the most elegant solution, in my opinion.

EricTRA · 05-19-2010, 12:21 AM

Hello,

Yes, you'll need to install a newer version as a host system so that you can take profit of the latest technologies. And on the host system (that new version) install virtualization software. There are several virtualization software suites available. Have a look at Google. The most commonly known:
VirtualBox
OpenVZ
VMWare Server
or a list of the most popular:
Top 10 Linux Virtualization Software

Kind regards,

Eric