Cant install or boot into liveCD

[pch.shot]

With my way you don't have to reboot so you could use it with a live disc.

[Cell]

I know I learn things the hard way.But I usually don't use evny to install(i did this time around just to use it) the drivers.I download em from the ati site.Ive been looking for that post you made about getting in x with the vesa driver,but cant find it.whats the command again?thanks.


Sleepy hows that new os running?

[artifacts]

Hello all,


I have an older system and I cant seem to boot into the liveCD nor install it from windows OR the disc itself. If I install from the disc, the loading screen will pop on for about 3 minutes, then go into this.

Loading Please Wait...

BusyBox v1.10.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.10.2-1ubuntu6) Built-in Shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of commands.

And does nothing after that.

Am I doing something wrong? First time linux user, hoping to game and stuff on something not windows

ECS D6VAA dual socket 370
1 Pentium 3 933MHz
1.5 gig ram
Gefore 6200 AGP
maxtor HD 120gig

Thanks all.

Hey Sleepy i have almost the same systems specs for my machine at my job. (Netvista PIII 933mhz, 512mb ram, 200gb maxtor, 30mb video card) May i suggest you try another linux distro called Puppy Linux. It works great with old machines. I have a dual boot win xp/ Macpup 412 works like a charm. i dont wanna drive you away from Ultimate Edition 2.1 but system specs need to be better.

Puppy Linux 4.1.2 http://www.puppylinux.org/downloads/off ... -linux-412

hope this helps you

[pch.shot]

'Ive been looking for that post you made about getting in x with the vesa driver,but cant find it.whats the command again?thanks.'
At the kernel boot prompt hit Esc and add VGA=769 at the end of the kernel line and boot.

[Sleepy]

LOL you guys dont eva stop helping do ya

@Cell, Running great, but I took out the other 2 512 sticks so it somewhat slow, ill get them back in later.

@artifacts, shure ill try it, actualy this system is not my main one, its for me to mess around with and for a spare when me and friends LAN. Mostly Counter-Strike 1.6 and CS:S, sometimes HL2 mods, so it dont need to be perfect just need decent framrates on low settings.

@pch.shot, how is that i7 over the C2D? I was going for the AMD phenom on the new AM3 board, but I wana know what your opinion is on that i7.

Edit - Maybe I spoke too soon, literally...

[pch.shot]

The i7 encodes flash to divx using virtualdub 3 times as fast as my E6400(core 2 duo-4 seconds for a 3 minute youtube video). It can rip a 2 hour dvd to mp4 using handbrake in 10 minutes. Software that utilize all the cores(each can handle 2 threads) will smoke. Mind you it's an 800 buck upgrade(socket 1366 motherboard and ddr3 ram). I got the cheapest board there is and 3 gigs of ram. If you get the top of the line Asus with 3 pci express setup and 6 gigs of ram you are talking closer to 1200. That is my 2 year upgrade cycle. My last one cost 2000. I spent another 200 getting a larger hard drive, another case/psu and sata optical drive so it came to 1000. I spend a lot of time on my computers so I figure it is worth it. I used to spend a 1000 in a week drinking at a bar back in the day. Now instead of drinking myself sober everyday(I did that for close to 35 years) I teach myself computers.

[Cell]

all you need is a couple of these to top it off
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820134930
I hope the prices come down in a year,for when i build my next machine.

[Uffe]

Hello all,


I have an older system and I cant seem to boot into the liveCD nor install it from windows OR the disc itself. If I install from the disc, the loading screen will pop on for about 3 minutes, then go into this.

Loading Please Wait...

BusyBox v1.10.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.10.2-1ubuntu6) Built-in Shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of commands.

And does nothing after that.

Am I doing something wrong? First time linux user, hoping to game and stuff on something not windows

ECS D6VAA dual socket 370
1 Pentium 3 933MHz
1.5 gig ram
Gefore 6200 AGP
maxtor HD 120gig

Thanks all.

Just last night was trying to put Ultimate Edition 2.1 on wifes old PC (she's got a new one) and exactly the same happed. It's an 5 year old Celleron 2,4 Ghz with 1,5 Mb ram. Our daughter have had it for some time when hers was down. I had installed gOS on it when she lent it ( and that nearly as bad as win ) - OK, I'm babbling - The point is: There is both a CD (slave) and a DVD (master) in it, and for some odd reason is it possible to install from CD with the DVD connected, but not from DVD without disconnecting the CD device. That cleared the problem for me

[pch.shot]

'all you need is a couple of these to top it off'
This is what I want:
http://www.dvnation.com/Fusion-IO-IODri ... eview.html

[Uffe]

'all you need is a couple of these to top it off'
This is what I want:
http://www.dvnation.com/Fusion-IO-IODri ... eview.html

Some expensive wishes you have - that drive cost more than my entire PC with 750 Gb hd.
But the lady i very nice