[Wolves] ubuntu 5.10 installation error

[alex yan]

the specification of my laptop :

model: IBM 240Z 81J
PIII 600/192RAM/20G(4200)/LAN/floppy/no cdrom

yan



On 12/01/06, Peter Cannon <peter at cannon-linux.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Thursday 12 January 2006 09:58, alex yan wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Whats the spec of the laptop?
>
> IMHO
> Gnome is a sugary nice desktop and what most MS users would like but its
> very
> resource hungry.
>
> KDE is more business like and what most business people would expect to
> see.
>
> Why not use FWVM its very light weight.
>
> > 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.
>
> Never done an install of SuSE that way, I take it you burnt the iso's 1st?
> usually you'd stick the 5 images on the Windows partition I wonder if
> thats
> why you had to change the install path after CD1?
>
> > lol....Just want to share information, plz do not say these information
> are
> > rubbish...:-)
>
> If you tidy it up a bit, and if you're interested I'll put it on my site.
> If
> you have a quick look at this you'll see the method is similar.
>
>
> http://cannon-linux.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=30&Itemid=1
>
> --
> Regards
> Peter Cannon
> Fedora Core 4 & Suse 10.0
> Jabber:highwayman.turpin at gmail.com
>
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> There is no excuse for not asking!"
>
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