[CoLoCo] Install Ubuntu on old laptop?

[CHUCK SIMCOX]

Hi:
How do I get to the Bios to get it to boot from the CD?
If that won't work how do I boot from the A:/ drive?
I have a copy of ubuntu 7.10
Chuck
 
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:04:24 -0700
> From: "Rick Ross" <buddhadba at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [CoLoCo] Install Ubuntu on old laptop?
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> I have the same model, though I only have a 2GB HDD. I got Xubuntu
> Dapper and Fiesty to boot from the CD-ROM and install with few
> problems (those I did have were related to the CD-ROM itself, which
> has finally simply stopped reading, precluding my updating to Xubuntu
> Gutsy, so far). I've never done the floppy/network installation. Is
> there anything I'd need to know ahead of time? Thanks!
> 
> --Rick
> 
> On Nov 18, 2007 2:50 PM, Dave Price <kinaole at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Should be fine - some older lptops cannot boot from CD-ROM though, so
> > a boot floppy will be needed.
> >
> > Xubuntu may work a bit better than the Gnome or KDE flavors .
> >
> > Since this is a laptop, I am guessing that you really have a single
> > 5gb hard disk - that was partitioned when windows was intalled
> >
> > Rule of thumb: If it runs win95 or newer 'okay' ... Any flavor of
> > linux will run even better!
> >
> >
> > On Nov 17, 2007 9:40 PM, CHUCK SIMCOX <cpsimcox33 at msn.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >  Hi:
> > >
> > > I have an old laptop, see below, that I would like to install ubuntu onto.
> > >
> > > The system information shows what follows.  I don't know if other
> > > information is necessary or what it would be so let me know if more
> > > information is needed.
> > >
> > > What would be recommended for starters to get the feel of ubuntu?
> > >
> > > Chuck in Grand Junction, CO
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > CompaqPresario1200
> > >
> > > System Type     X86 based PC
> > >
> > > Processor         x86 family 6 model 8 Stepping 3 Gunuine intel ~597.....
> > >
> > > BIOS Version     Phoenix BIOS 4.0 Release 6.0
> > >
> > > Total Physical Memory         126,448KB
> > >
> > > Available Physical Memory     52,980KB
> > >
> > > Total Virtual memory             422,308KB
> > >
> > > Available Virtual memory         288,496KB
> > >
> > > Page file space                     295,860KB
> > >
> > > Local disk (C:)                        4.21GB
> > >
> > > Local disk (D:)                     1.36 GB

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