text based install with FC1 on an old pentium

Rodolfo J. Paiz rpaiz at simpaticus.com
Sun Oct 31 15:00:30 UTC 2004


On Sun, 2004-10-31 at 01:43 -0400, kevin anthony wrote:
> Hi, I'm trying to install FC1 on an old pentuim machine.  Its a 75 mhz 
> with a 850 meg hd. I try the install but when i get asked the question 
> its time to install i hit proceed and it does nothing and then after a 
> bit i get and error and it shuts down.  I have tried several times and 
> sometimes i get farther sometimes not.  Any help would be aprcieated.
> 

You haven't mentioned how much RAM you have, but Anaconda requires 64MB.
I suggest you look at the RULE project (www.rule-project.org) for help
on getting a modern Linux into that box.

Cheers,

-- 
Rodolfo J. Paiz <rpaiz at simpaticus.com>
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