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Old 07-06-2004, 01:43 PM   #1
zombiedeth
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Distribution: fedora core 1, freebsd 5.2, win98se
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cant get fedora installation to boot on old aptiva


hey all,

since i was first turned on to linux a few years ago i have been installing it on all my friends and relatives computers for them. i am doing a job for my friends younger brother, who has an old ibm aptiva. its got a 200mhz pentium and 32 mb of ram, so i figured linux should run much better than windows and is an optimal choice. however, it will not boot my fedora core 2 install cds, which i know work cause i have used them many times before. it will boot the aptiva factory recovery cd however. if i boot from floppy i dont know how to start the install from the "boot:" prompt. i type linux install, it runs vmlinuz...etc then just says ready. if someone could just help me get started on this install i would be greatly appreciative. thanks in advance :-)
 
  


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