This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C30535.0CD61C70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, Myself and a few friends have been trying to get Linux installed on one of the computers given away at the last Eastside meeting. We've experienced some major obstacles, such as the problems of the processor falling out its socket, the CD-ROM drive not being detected, etc, but what we have yet to be able to do is get the thing to boot from a CD. Its perfectly capable of booting from floppies, however, and we've been able to create a Knoppix boot floppy which works fine for a bit, but suddenly hits a snag after it probes for hardware, when it starts crashing and presents a shell limited to six commands. I was able to get inside something that looked a little like BIOS at startup, however, it had no options for the boot sequence. Any ideas on how to get Slackware installed on this box? /* David Huerta */ ------=_NextPart_000_0015_01C30535.0CD61C70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hello,

Myself<= font size=3D2 face=3DArial> and a few friends have been trying to get Linux installed on one of the computers = given away at the last Eastside meeting. We’ve experienced some major obstacles, such as the problems of the processor = falling out its socket, the CD-ROM drive not being detected, etc, but what we = have yet to be able to do is get the thing to boot from a CD. Its = perfectly capable of booting from floppies, however, and we’ve been able to = create a Knoppix boot floppy which works fine for a = bit, but suddenly hits a snag after it probes for hardware, when it starts = crashing and presents a shell limited to six commands. I was able to get inside = something that looked a little like BIOS at startup, = however, it had no options for the boot sequence. Any ideas on how to get Slackware = installed on this box?

/* David Huerta */

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