[Trilug-ontopic] Please help me install Vector Linux 5.8 Standard Gold on my Dell Inspiron 2600

[John Mitchell]

We all started from zero. I think you will be able to jump in and help soon.

johnm

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM, electrical <electrical at triad.rr.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the tips. It is nice to know people in the Linux community
>  are taking the time to help each other. Hopefully one day I will be
>  sufficiently experienced with Linux to help someone out.
>
>  Jim
>
>
>
>  John Mitchell wrote:
>  > On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 8:54 PM, electrical <electrical at triad.rr.com> wrote:
>  > <snip>
>  > A quick look at VL's Forums shows:
>  > 1) did you do a md5 checksum of the CD?
>  > 2) can you try a noapci on the boot?
>  >
>  >
>  >>  Do you have a suggestion or two? If not could you recommend another OS  distro for my Dell?
>  >>
>  >>
>  > 128 meg of ram? See if you can try a live CD from
>  > http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/    or
>  > http://www.puppylinux.com/
>  >
>  > john mitchell
>
>
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