Thanks for your input. I will try this if all else fails. I have Unbuntu 10 and 11 successfully installed on slightly more modern machines (P4).
Ubuntu is the choice for a cad package. The veterans' group I belong to is using a cad package and building numeric control machines to help returning vets here in Spokane. I am trying to avoid the problem of spreading out to mulltiple versions of Linux. We get occasional donations of old computers. So far i have tried:
1 Fedora.
2 Slacko Puppy
3 Unbuntu (various versions).
I have the option of falling back to version 7 ubuntu - which installed sucessrully, but was difficult to update to its full potental.
Thanks again.
Justin
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> On 03/23/2012 12:54 PM, justin_e_bell2000 wrote:
> > After a non-eventful install of 8.04 I boot up to a blank screen.
> >
> >
> > Machine
> > No-name
> > P3 processor
> > 256 megs ram
> > 15 gig c drive
> > 15 gig d drive
> >
> >
> > History.
> > I installed Ubuntu 7 successfully - but found it difficult to upgrade. Version 7 is no longer supported- so I decided to bypass the problems and install version 8. Normal install requires 384 megs of ram.
> >
> > Because of my 256 meg limitation - I used the alternate version CD install - which will work with the smaller memory. All seemed to go well - but after rebooting - I just get a blank screen - the mouse and keyboard are unresponsive.
> >
> > Any ideas?
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