No, problem is that I don't have another computer available, not within 10 minutes walk
The very reason for trying to do this Mandrake install is that my other computer broke down and I need something running while waiting for a fix of my ordinary computer.
I cannot switch hardware as my old and new computer have *nothing* in common except that they both are computers.... well, the old one is from -95 and the other from last summer, so I guess there are few things that are compatible...
My old system runs RedHat 7.2 so I *could* try to make the computer go online from there and do a network install... I guess.
Does Mandrake install require 64MB RAM for the RAM disk? If so, I guess that will be the next problem, as the computer in question is equipped with 32MB only.
So why upgrade when I have a running Linux version you might ask. Well, it was some time since RedHat 7.2 and it was some time since I ran Linux so I thought it would be nice with some 'fresh air' so to speak. Besides that, I had some problems with the old one I thought would be solved in newer versions, and last I've heard good things about Mandrake and I wanted a hands-on experience.
But if my system is too old for Mandrake, what dists should I look for? We're talking:
Pentium 100Mhz
32MB RAM
1x540MB HDD + 1x1.2GB HDD
A Diamond Stealth gfx card
My main interest in using this computer would be to read mail, do my daily fix of irc and if have the time continue with various programming projects I have.
So... where do I go from here?...
Network install?
Copy contents of CD to the 1.2GB drive and do a harddisk install from the RedHat dist I have?
Look for another dist?
Rest my case and make friends with my old RedHat 7.2?
best regards
Moriarty