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Old 07-25-2010, 09:52 AM   #1
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Question how to install linux on a notebook with no OS?

i burned a botytable cd of the puppy 4.3.1 and it shows me a command line.

how do i install linux on a notebook with no OS? please help

its kinda urgent i need this notebook to get running fast
 
Old 07-25-2010, 10:05 AM   #2
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put the cd in start the computer puppy will start to boot. select your language keyboard mouse time zone and screen display size. then puppy will start. It is running in ram now. Menu>system>gparted now partition your drive the size you want. and the make you create a swap partition . now click the install button
reboot.
 
Old 07-25-2010, 10:14 AM   #3
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put the cd in start the computer puppy will start to boot. select your language keyboard mouse time zone and screen display size. then puppy will start. It is running in ram now. Menu>system>gparted now partition your drive the size you want. and the make you create a swap partition . now click the install button
reboot.
it wont boot and i dont know why
 
Old 07-25-2010, 10:28 AM   #4
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Check you're Bios settings .
Make sure that the Cd/DVD drive is the first boot device.
 
Old 07-25-2010, 10:31 AM   #5
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Check you're Bios settings .
Make sure that the Cd/DVD drive is the first boot device.
it is... :-(
 
Old 07-25-2010, 10:42 AM   #6
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Puppy linux do not give you the option to check the install media.
If the install media is incorrect it will not boot .
There are distros that do have that option so you can check it before installing
 
Old 07-25-2010, 10:45 AM   #7
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so what install media do i need for a twinhead 1998 notebook?
or what linux will you propose do install?
 
Old 07-25-2010, 10:56 AM   #8
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Opensuse , Ubuntu , Fedora as examples do have that option .
Ubuntu as a example also comes as a live-cd so can try it out first installing .
A live-cd is a totally working OS
There are a lot of live-cd of different distros
 
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Old 07-25-2010, 11:09 AM   #9
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hmm... i need a really slim version of linux thou
its a really old notebook only 2 gb on the hard drive and no dvd cd-rom....

does DSL has this option that you told me about?
 
Old 07-25-2010, 11:12 AM   #10
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DSL is seriously outdated with no flashplayer available....

Tinycore is basically the new DSL
http://tinycorelinux.com/

edit: whats the computers specs?
ram, etc?
 
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Old 07-25-2010, 11:17 AM   #11
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DSL is seriously outdated with no flashplayer available....

Tinycore is basically the new DSL
http://tinycorelinux.com/

edit: whats the computers specs?
ram, etc?
32mb ram
2 gb hard drive pentium-mmx 166hz XD

i found it in the atick lol it still works thou
 
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oh
even tinycore aint gonna run on 32mb ram...

only thing I know runs on 32mb ram with desktop is KolibriOS
http://www.kolibrios.org/
 
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Old 07-25-2010, 11:40 AM   #13
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even tinycore aint gonna run on 32mb ram...

only thing I know runs on 32mb ram with desktop is KolibriOS
http://www.kolibrios.org/

thx but it wont boot from the cd...
 
Old 07-25-2010, 11:48 AM   #14
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Maybe? Maybe Not?

http://www.menuetos.net
 
Old 07-25-2010, 11:58 AM   #15
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[QUOTE=rokytnji;4044874]Maybe? Maybe Not?

http://www.menuetos.net[/QU

are you sure this will work?
 
  


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