install and other problems
 

i have and old computer with win xp 160 hd, nvidia mx420 graphic card. i have several problems.


1. it will not boot in mint-cinn 17 unless i go to recovery mode first and then select reboot.

2. i get this message ...running without video accleration. driver or other issue.

3. i thought that i could boot to mint or xp but it doesnt give me a choice-shows only 85 gb for (mint?)

4. tried to update graphics driver but would not let me open file.

5.please help but i need it simple-very simple

you will never install the current mint with that antique nvidia card ( i have a gforce 2 mx 400 in a old computer)

the driver for it is unsupported , nvidia stopped supporting it a few YEARS ago
-- it is after all a 15 year old card

that card needs the 96 driver
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-d...23-driver.html

BUT!!!!
and this is a REALLY BIG ONE!!!

you have to use Xorg that is 1.12 or OLDER !!!

CentOS 5.11 will install on that
it is still using xorg 1.12

CentOS 6.7 " can" BUT you have to manually downgrade xorg to the version 1.12 in CentOS 6.3
-- a royal pain in the rear end

I haven't tested this myself but it looks like the answer
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/717

good idea
but the 173 driver is for gforce5 cards
the older gforce 4 and 2 need the 96 driver
and the 96 driver NEEDS xorg less than or equal to 1.12

joeychan, you can run linux on this machine, but you won't get support for the graphic card (hence the "running without video accleration" message).
that's ok for basic usage.

if you are willing to accept that as a fact, we can move on to the other problem.
for that we need to know a little more about the specs for this machine.
try to boot any sort of linux (command line, or graphical & open terminal emulator) and enter this command:
and post the output here.
or a more detailed description, with error messages, from the (failed?) linuxmint boot.

install centos 5.11 as some one suggested(sp). do i have it installed correctly it shows no hard drive on "computer"? i am using firefox now to send this message. if it is installed correctly how do i install yumex(how to open download?) in centos 5.

well if you're posting this from your new install, then all should be well.
unless, of course, you provide some information that it isn't all well.