[aclug-L] Re: UBUNTU + 2001 pc-chips all/in/one board?

["David Carmichael" <dec2955@xxxxxxxxx>]

Update-
I had to use a third party program to "WIPE" my harddrives that I used on
this system as they seemed to of had a bad MBR block from older DOS/Windows
OS's that had been installed.. DRDOS & MSDOS Fat16, Fat32, NTFS.....Yes the
40gb drive is that old but does not knock and seems very fast...

But anyway... do not know if it the OS or my mainboard+NVidia video card ...
but durring boot-up/INIT all data (init strings) is displayed out the
built-in video system then when "UB" loads it switches to the NVidia card
for out put... it took me a while to figure that out as I was thinking that
the computer was locking up... If I tell the mainboard BIOS to use only the
PCI VIDEO I get very scrambled picture in "UB"??  Never had this trouble
w/windows???
*Can not seem to find open GL for my NVidia card...*

Confirmed working:
USB - Flash drive and Keyboard
PS/2 - Mouse
Sounds Out - MP3 player
NIC - as connected to WWW & Local Network

Have yet to confirm:
Modem
Sound Recording.
Printing

Need to find CD/RW and printer...  Don't happen to have a working CD/RW
gathering dust?


--David




On Dec 31, 2007 5:46 AM, David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> everything seemed to be going fine... partioned harddrive and the CD when
> through the install to harddrve best setting...then... after installing to
> harddrive and rebooting and ever since I get a ATA01 (string of numbers)
> frozen error....
> Oh well I should be in bed a sleep...I will mess with it later...
>
>
> --David
>
>   On Dec 30, 2007 11:50 PM, David Carmichael <dec2955@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Well in the process of trying to install as I type this...
> > Seems to of found most of the hardware but ran into a bit of a snag...
> > The board has built in video but never use it as I have a PCI NVida card
> > with 250mb of memory.
> >
> > I had to change the system's mainboard to boot up the built-in APG or
> > else I got a video error card error and scrambled monitor image and then
> > "UB" would switch over to the PCI card and everything would display
> > correctly...
> >
> > --David
> >
> >   On Dec 30, 2007 3:40 PM, Michael Holmes <aerospaced@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > I have not had any trouble at all.  In fact I did a couple of laptops
> > > at
> > > school and let in install all by itself.  At work, I installed ubuntu
> > > on a
> > > virtual pc!  I am using it for a test bed for an asterisk server.
> > >
> > >
> > > Michael Holmes
> > >
> > > 708 West 46th St. South
> > >
> > > Wichita, KS 67217
> > >
> > > (316)522-3637(h)
> > >
> > > (316)619-7339(c)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx ]
> > > On
> > > Behalf Of David Carmichael
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2007 4:16 AM
> > > To: Air Capital Linux
> > > Subject: [aclug-L] UBUNTU + 2001 pc-chips all/in/one board?
> > >
> > > I have all the parts to get up and running a "EMAIL / WEB" computer
> > > w/monitor...
> > > Minimum System:
> > > 1ghz Celeron / 512mb memory / built-in video / network / sound / two
> > > open
> > > PCI slots
> > > 3.5" Floppy
> > > 40gb harddrive
> > > CD-ROM {I might have a cd-rw drive??)
> > > Modem riser card
> > > 17" Dell Monitor
> > >
> > > The motherboard is a cerica 2001 pc-chips all/in/one board and I am
> > > almost
> > > sure a has a SiS chip set, purchased from "National Computer" in 2002.
> > >
> > > I read now the "HOT" Linux distro is "_ UBUNTU _"
> > >
> > > The last time I tried to install Linux on one of these all/in/one
> > > boards
> > > none of the built-in hardware would work.. but that was cerica 2003
> > > [Red
> > > Hat].. with it now being four+ years later.... Has anybody here tired
> > > to
> > > install UBUNTU on one of these older mainboards?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I live in my own little world. But it's OK. They know me here.
> > > Growing older is mandatory...Growing up is optional...
> > > Laughing at yourself is therapeutic!
> > > The geek shall inherit the earth...
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > I live in my own little world. But it's OK. They know me here.
> > Growing older is mandatory...Growing up is optional...
> > Laughing at yourself is therapeutic!
> > The geek shall inherit the earth...
> >
>
>
>
> --
>
> I live in my own little world. But it's OK. They know me here.
> Growing older is mandatory...Growing up is optional...
> Laughing at yourself is therapeutic!
> The geek shall inherit the earth...
>



-- 
I live in my own little world. But it's OK. They know me here.
Growing older is mandatory...Growing up is optional...
Laughing at yourself is therapeutic!
The geek shall inherit the earth...


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