[Wolves] ubuntu 5.10 installation error

[alex yan]

finally, a SUSE 10 OSS version linux has been installed into the old laptop.
But the speed of the GNOME GUI system is too slow.

The installation procedure:
1. download SUSE 10 OSS installer from SOURCEFOURGE.NET
2. download 5 cds iso files from mirror site.
3. extract 5 iso files into one directory of the windows' partition
4. run suse10oss installer under WinXP
5, after rebooting your machine, enter 'install linux' option under the GRUB
(installed automatically by the INSTALLER software)
6. follow the instructions to install linux...
7. choose the media source from 'Harddisk', and type the correct directory
name in the windows's partition, ............etc...()
8. Mission completed!

**One thing need to be consdered is the process of modifying partition.
erase the entry of the WindowXP which is detected automatically by the
installer, otherwise, it will not allow you to install correctly.
***Another thing, during the installation process, once the CD1 finished,
the install source path need to be manually modified to CD2, cd3, cd4, cd5.
Of course, if the 5 cds, has been put together in one directory, this will
be no problem.


lol....Just want to share information, plz do not say these information are
rubbish...:-)

yan

On 11/01/06, alex yan <yongnet at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> cheers, Alan
>
> the way i installed Ubuntu is from online mirror site...coz, my machine
> has not got a cdrom drive.
>
> hmmmmmm, I am thinking to download the whole Ubuntu 5.10 installation
> files into another computer within the same LAN, and set up a HTTP server or
> FTP server on it for my old laptop.
>
> i will try it latter.
>
> yan
>
>
>
>
> On 11/01/06, Alan Pope <alan.pope at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 11/01/06, alex yan <yongnet at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > after 'base installation', using partitioner to seperate HD, etc, I
> > reboot
> > > my laptop. And then a 'Ubuntu' GUI starting up screen comes out with
> > lots of
> > > lines for the loading modules and filesystems etc. Everything are
> > shown 'OK'
> > > status, until the screen jump to a text windows said "preparing
> > > installation" at 5%, the installation process stop at here with some
> > errors
> > > messages(I am sure they are, though what I saw are little blocks.)
> > >
> >
> > I had this. Turns out the Breezy CDs I was sent by Canonical are duff.
> >
> > You can see what it's doing by switching to the other consoles with
> > ALT+F2, F3, F4.
> >
> > Mine was barfing when trying to install a couple of packages which
> > were corrupt.
> >
> > The way I worked around it was (during the installer) to edit the
> > /etc/apt/sources.list to remove the reference to the cdrom, and run
> > apt-setup to tell it to get packages from online mirrors.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Al.
> >
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