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i have an old HP pavilion computer with a P4 1.5ghz 1gb ram and it ran winXP well. I have wiped harddrive with Active Killdisk and have tried several linux ...
- 01-23-2008 #1Just Joined!
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WILL NOT install
i have an old HP pavilion computer with a P4 1.5ghz 1gb ram and it ran winXP well. I have wiped harddrive with Active Killdisk and have tried several linux distros on this box and (am familiar w/installation process-debian user) can't for the life of me, get any to install. typical scenario is, i get through boot and partition and most of install, but i never can complete it.
is it possible that there are computers that just WILL NOT install linux?
- 01-23-2008 #2Blackfooted Penguin
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It could be some sort of hardware issue. Which distributions did you try and do you know exactly which part of the installation fails?
- 01-24-2008 #3Just Joined!
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i do not plan on trying it again; it wastes too much time.
my question is:
is it possible that there are,
or have you ever heard of:
computers that just WILL NOT install linux?
- 01-24-2008 #4Blackfooted Penguin
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You should be able to install Linux on any computer and I personally have never heard of computers where Linux cannot be installed. In your case, it seems like you have some sort of hardware issue. I would have tried to work out how to resolve it with you, but since you said you are not going to try again it'd be a waste of time.
Originally Posted by Rita G. 
- 01-24-2008 #5Just Joined!
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ok, i was wrong......
just tried my debian 4.0 install cd on the old computer
and it works GREAT!......i'm shocked
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