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hi! i tryed to install arch linux in my old pc. it is a 133mhz (very old). i formated my hd and then i tried to boot from arach linux cd rom. (CD rom is well recorded i think, i downloaded an iso file and burn it as image as always). then an error appear in the screen: "disk boot failure.Insert system disk and press enter".
what can i do? it's a bios problem?
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Did you finalize the CD when you were burning?
If you used Nero (on a windh0ze machine) you have to select the option, Finalize CD no futher writing possible. Otherwise it will leave the cd "open" for a multi-session.
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i used alcohol. i think yes. i think the problem is in boot sequence, not in cd rom , but i will try to burn another.
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maybe it's is not a problem to boot, but:
archlinux i686 optimized. you need at last Pentium Pro to run it.
Last edited by zeus (2007-02-19 12:27:11)
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in another forum told me that the best linux version for that kind of pc is arch linux. i got arch-0.7.2 . wich linux version do u recommend?
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i tried to boot on my pentium 4 and it worked.
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That P133 will not run Arch. You're probably better off looking at slack or debian.
James
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and if i install just the kernel, one debugger, one compilator and kate?
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Try Lowarch. It's a version of Arch modified to run on old systems like yours.
Also, kate? You don't want to even try running KDE on a P133. Your best bet is either Openbox, Fluxbox, or stick to text-only.
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Your problem is that your P133 probably can't boot from CD-ROM -- that's quite normal for such old devices. But even if it could you wouldn't have fun with ArchLinux because, as has been pointed out, Arch needs at least a PPro CPU. I would recommend a i386 oriented distribution that offers bootdisks, e. g. Debian.
Last edited by Captain Spaulding (2007-02-19 19:27:02)
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or maybe VectorLinux, it usually runs on older hardware, its based on slackware, prolly try the 5.8 standard version, although.... I find it hard concentrating on any other distro now that I've found arch, I'm luvin it more and more each day
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