os question

[pyrofreak99]

ok i have an old acer computer setting at the house no internet connection to it or anything.

it has a 2.0 gb hard drive and so far i have tried running an older version of puppy linux but when i get to the part where it says loadin kernal it just sits there forever and does nonthing at all


so now im at a conundrum i have no clue which linux system to use and im tired of wasting disks on ones that dont work can anybody help?

[philcamlin]

try xubuntu with alternate cd to use less ram :popcorn:

[jacksaff]

Puppy linux is much smaller than xubuntu and probably a better choice. I'd go looking on the puppy websites. Find out what hardware your old machine has and whether or not anyone else has gotten it to work.
With only a 2GB hard drive it sounds like a VERY old machine. Has it got enough ram to support puppy?

[pyrofreak99]

well im pretty sure cuz when i bought it was running windows 95

[fbugnon]

I would go for a different version of Puppy (for my old toshiba laptop, versions under the 3rd ran gorgeously fast, replacing W98 ).

It is not super recommended* but if you're tired of wasting CD, use an rewritable.

* because is more susceptible of burning-errors