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richlevy · 03-27-2007, 09:12 PM

I updated the bios. The PC was delivered without an operating system, only command.com and the CD-ROM driver, so I do not need drivers and diagnostic utilities.

I was able to load and navigate in Knoppix, which shows that the drive and memory will accept a new OS. I didn't like Knoppix, however, since it botched the resolution leaving me with a 2 inch black frame around the desktop. This wasn't just the screen background since the mouse would not go onto the black area.

I cut two new Ubuntu disks, and both showed 1 checksum error. I was still able to load the Ubuntu desktop from the CD. I did lock up when attempting to set up, but that might be because I updated the system clock in the middle of the setup.

Ubuntu let me navigate the Internet with Firefox, so it recognizes my NIC card. I recognizes a USB mouse, my sound card, and gives me the correct screen resolution. The only issue I have with both new copies I burned is an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon on boot from the CD.

I'm going for it. Wish me luck.

03-27-2007, 09:12 PM	#11
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I updated the bios. The PC was delivered without an operating system, only command.com and the CD-ROM driver, so I do not need drivers and diagnostic utilities. I was able to load and navigate in Knoppix, which shows that the drive and memory will accept a new OS. I didn't like Knoppix, however, since it botched the resolution leaving me with a 2 inch black frame around the desktop. This wasn't just the screen background since the mouse would not go onto the black area. I cut two new Ubuntu disks, and both showed 1 checksum error. I was still able to load the Ubuntu desktop from the CD. I did lock up when attempting to set up, but that might be because I updated the system clock in the middle of the setup. Ubuntu let me navigate the Internet with Firefox, so it recognizes my NIC card. I recognizes a USB mouse, my sound card, and gives me the correct screen resolution. The only issue I have with both new copies I burned is an error starting the GNOME Settings Daemon on boot from the CD. I'm going for it. Wish me luck. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama