[PLUG] Error installing Linux on old PC

[AthlonRob]

On Sun, 2002-08-11 at 20:45, stuart mathews wrote:
> I am trying to take on old Pentium 100 (NEC) running Win 95a and put Red Hat
> 7.1 on it in a dual boot configuration. The CD ROM isn't bootable, so I'm using
> a "disk driver" to get the ball rolling.
> 
> The CD start whirring and the intstalll appears to be going down, but after
> a couple of minutes I get the following:
> 
> "...waiting for X servre....
> 
> Gdk - error ** Fatal IO error 104 (connection reset by peer) on X servre :1

It sounds to me like RedHat's lovely X-based install won't work with
your system.  No matter what you do, it is going to run very slow on a
Pentium 100.  Very slow!

What you need to do is do the text-based install thing.  I think there's
a choice when RedHat boots (there was back when I tried it last).  If
not, I'm sure a RH expert here will have an idea on what to do.  :-)

Good luck!

-- 
Rob
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