[plug] Ubuntu on older 8.04 on older machines

[Blake Munro]

Kai, let me know if you need a replacement. I may have just what you are
looking for (be sure to include model numbers etc). talk to me off list :)

Blake

2008/8/4 Kai <vk6ksj at westnet.com.au>

> Gavin Chester wrote:
>
>>
>> On Sun, 2008-08-03 at 17:36 +0800, Kai wrote:
>>
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> How are we all ? enjoying the cold, windy days down in Perth, thankfully
>>> I"m still at home, in Broome, soaking up the sun and enjoying the warmth
>>> before I come back for my final stage of initial training.
>>>
>>> Anyway, back on topic though, I'm trying to install some old machines
>>> here with Ubuntu 8.04, they're PIII 600 with 128 megs of RAM... so far I get
>>> as far as the "Install" screen which lets you select the items you want to
>>> install and all that, but, to get that far takes a good hour...
>>>
>>
>> As others have advised, you need to install from the 'alternate' cd. I
>> have a cel400 with 6gb hd and 128mb ram on which I put the alternate
>> 8.04 with xfce desktop. Ran fine, allowing some waiting in accordance
>> with the slower, older processor. Plus you obviously can't have too many
>> apps running at once or swap thrashes and things grind verryyyy
>> slowly ;-)
>>
>
> I was trying to install it on a presario 2200 lappy but the CD-ROM drive in
> that just decided to die on me....pain in the arm !
>
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Blake Munro
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