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[sambo2013]

hie all am new to linux and am wanting to revive an old laptop i found in the attik its a dell inspiron 7500 and i cannot stand windows so i dnt usualy use pcs ore laptops but my frend uses dsl i have a kopy haw do i install it can any one help

[oz]

i have a kopy haw do i install it can any one help

hello and welcome!

follow the instructions found below, then report back with the details if you should run into any problems:

http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/ins...ll-cd-dvd.html

http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/i...hard_disk.html

[sambo2013]

just done the hd partition hda 1 and hda2 then restarted when the linux cd menu comes up i typed sudo -s into the command menu and it said no kernal image wat do i do

[zenwalker]

Not to step on oz, but if you have a floppy, use "Installing DSL to a Harddisk (another way)"

BTW, is this your system:
Processor Intel Pentium III 650.0 MHz
Memory 64.0 MB / 512.0 MB (max)
Hard Drive 4.8 GB
Display Type 15.4 in TFT active matrix
Max Resolution 1280 x 1024 ( SXGA )
Graphics Processor AGP 2x - ATI RAGE Mobility P
Optical Drive CD-ROM - Integrated
Video Memory 4.0 MB
?

[zenwalker]

Personally, I recommend TinyCore; then either learn how to create a swap file or max out your motherboard to 512MB RAM (preferably the latter).
Best wishes!

[oz]

Yep, TinyCore is a super nifty little distro! I used it just yesterday to upgrade the firmware on all my SSDs and it took all of about 3 minutes...