Forum: Installation

Hey- So I have an IBM Thinkpad that's really old with Windows XP on it. However, it runs really slowly, not to mention it looks ugly too. Because...

Hi, I downloaded the ArchLinux FTP iso and I'm installing it from a flash drive. I have two physical hard drives (same model, so same size). The...

If the mother board gets changed, does the secondary boot loader (which is the syslinux) needs any modification?

Syslinux code is available but I would like to understand the code completely. Can anybody has details about the documents which explains the code(or...

okay, i'm 17 years old and i'm not NEW to linux, i'm just not that great, i've been using and messing with it since about a year after my family...

Hi. I have been trying to boot a kernel I compiled (my first). My goal is to throw together my own Linux system, rather than just installing a...

Alright, I deleted the Linux Partitions installed by Mandriva, and put in my bootable USB key with the Windows 7 Startup Recovery. I changed the BIOS...

Hey all, I am having a problem booting fedora, ubuntu, and windows 7 all together with grub2. Windows was installed first and worked fine on...

Hi guys, having problems booting using syslinux on a virtual machine, i have the kernel on a virtual hard drive and the syslinux boot loader. The...

Hi guys, I'm running an ubuntu based OS on an encrypted external hdd drive and recently ran "apt-get autoremove" which has damaged my ability to...

Hope this will not be a double post - my first attempt to post seem to have failed.... :? I have a corporate Dell laptop (with Windows 7 :() and...

I want to install FAI, Kickstart, or some other tool to fully automatic install workstations from a server. Now I can't figure out if these tools are...

Hi, I am new to this forum, so was not sure where to put this. I am trying to build a complete linux system for a PC-104 board powered with AMD...

These are the facts: 1.- I have Grub legacy correctly installed, and working, to the MBR of my HDD. 2.- From that Grub in my HDD, I can boot...

I tried installing Ubuntu 11.04 on an old laptop. The installation crashed every time if I selected 'install third party software' and 'download...

My laptop is set up for dual boot Ubuntu and RH. A few days ago something changed in my system and now I have only the Ubuntu grub boot loader....

I am having a problem installing Kubuntu 11.04 on a HP 210 netbook and Linux Mint 11 on a Compaq laptop alongside Windows 7. The installation app...

hi I would like to buy new computer and install Linux on it (Oracle Linux). After the installation I would like to connect the disk from the old...

Hi, I am completely new to linux and i've heard good things so I downloaded and burnt an .iso of Fedora 15 to CD to try and install it but when I...