Re: Need advice: Compaq Presarios and Debian
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From: "D-Man" <dsh8290@rit.edu>
To: <ts22548@mail.cybernetisp.net>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2000 11:45 PM
Subject: Re: Need advice: Compaq Presarios and Debian
>
> Inform Compaq that M$ isn't the only OS vendor. :-)
>
> I have a Compaq Presario (don't get one, it's better to build your own
comp from
> parts) that came with Windows 98 preinstalled. I added RedHat to it
(first 5.2
> - didn't like my video card, then 6.1 , now 7.0 ). I am planning on
installing
> Debian Potato early next week.
>
> I wonder why your BIOS got flashed. You probably should have installed a
better
> BIOS ;-). My BIOS can't boot from the second IDE bus, thus I can't use
LILO and
> must first boot DOS and run loadlin.
What about booting directly into Linux with a boot floppy? I haven't
straightened out trying to boot directly from SCSI (perhaps that isn't
possible?) but booting from a floppy works fine.
>
> -D
>
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:51:09 Tom Schuetz wrote:
> | I had Red Hat installed on my Presario as a dual boot system. It had
its own
> | hard drive, and worked somewhat, but eventually it flashed the BIOS and
the
> | whole motherboard had to be replaced.
> |
> | I was told (tersely) by Compaq Support that Presarios are NOT GOOD with
> | Linux.
> |
> | But, I WANT LINUX. Namely, I want Debian. Anybody know about Presarios
and
> | Debian?
> |
>
>
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