thejeremy
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Hey forum,
I recently acquired a Dell computer from a friend who didnt need it anymore. Windows was messed up on it, so I figured I'd install Linux on it and use it for server/development needs.
I'm currently running a dual boot with FC 5, so I guess I'm used to the graphical install interface as opposed to a command line setup. I downloaded Gentoo and Slackware 10.2, and I basically didn't have the patience. But it was kind of confusing cuz the drive is an SATA hard drive. I finally came across SUSE 10.1 and that's what I'm attempting to install now.
I start the install process, and tell it I want to use the whole disk for Linux, so it sets up the partitions properly. The installation begins, but partway through the computer FREEZES (everytime so far). Sometimes I will get an error that there was a package installation failure (e.g. one time it said "/suse/i586/xorg-x11-libs-6.9.0-48.i586.rpm" failed). Sometimes it gets farther than others, and once the PC suddenly rebooted. Has anyone seen this issue before? Is this because of the SATA drive?
Here are the system specs, not much to this pc:
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
1 GB of RAM
SATA HDD, Drive ID = WDC WD800JD-75JNC0, 80GB
In the BIOS I can set it to "Normal" or "Combination" mode. I don't know if this makes a difference or not.
I just wanna get Linux on this machine!
I recently acquired a Dell computer from a friend who didnt need it anymore. Windows was messed up on it, so I figured I'd install Linux on it and use it for server/development needs.
I'm currently running a dual boot with FC 5, so I guess I'm used to the graphical install interface as opposed to a command line setup. I downloaded Gentoo and Slackware 10.2, and I basically didn't have the patience. But it was kind of confusing cuz the drive is an SATA hard drive. I finally came across SUSE 10.1 and that's what I'm attempting to install now.
I start the install process, and tell it I want to use the whole disk for Linux, so it sets up the partitions properly. The installation begins, but partway through the computer FREEZES (everytime so far). Sometimes I will get an error that there was a package installation failure (e.g. one time it said "/suse/i586/xorg-x11-libs-6.9.0-48.i586.rpm" failed). Sometimes it gets farther than others, and once the PC suddenly rebooted. Has anyone seen this issue before? Is this because of the SATA drive?
Here are the system specs, not much to this pc:
Intel Pentium 4 CPU 2.80 GHz
1 GB of RAM
SATA HDD, Drive ID = WDC WD800JD-75JNC0, 80GB
In the BIOS I can set it to "Normal" or "Combination" mode. I don't know if this makes a difference or not.
I just wanna get Linux on this machine!