Installing Ubuntu Linux on an older PC

[Duncan Anderson]

On Wednesday, 15 February 2006 03:20, Kevin Spellman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am writing to ask a question regarding the installation of Ubuntu
> Linux. I have an older PC (Celeron 400 MHz & 170 MB RAM) and I am, for
> some reason, not able to boot from the CD. Is there some way to
> initially boot from the floppy drive, or something else I might try? I
> know for sure that I have burned the disc as an image with an ISO
> recorder, as my newer PC has not trouble reading/booting from the disc.
>
> Thanks in advance to anyone who might be able to help me!
> Kevin Spellman

I am not able to help you, except to say that I have found that Ubuntu seems 
to boot fine on old PCs with new CDROM drives. I have found that it doesn't 
boot on certain old drives that I have. Perhaps you could get hold of a new 
drive and see what happens.

cheers
Duncan

	
	
		
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