andy_b2
September 3rd, 2014, 11:13 PM
Hi all,
I have an older Dell Inspirion 5150 laptop that has served me well over the years. It had XP Pro on it and I decided that I like Ubuntu after installing and running it on a desktop that also had XP.
My problem with the laptop, that has a Pentium 4 a whopping system mem of 2 gb, NVIDIA GEForceFX5200 Video controller w/32 mb of video memory and a huge 40 GB HD that's now erased except for Ubuntu. Back in the day it served me well.
So my problem is that I decided to see if I could use Ubuntu as an alternative to the obsolete XP OS and use the laptop for the kids to use for the internet.
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 over XP and now all I get is a dark screen on boot except for the cursor. Shall I toss the laptop in the scrap pile of old laptops or is there any hope for it.
Any input much appreciated.
I have an older Dell Inspirion 5150 laptop that has served me well over the years. It had XP Pro on it and I decided that I like Ubuntu after installing and running it on a desktop that also had XP.
My problem with the laptop, that has a Pentium 4 a whopping system mem of 2 gb, NVIDIA GEForceFX5200 Video controller w/32 mb of video memory and a huge 40 GB HD that's now erased except for Ubuntu. Back in the day it served me well.
So my problem is that I decided to see if I could use Ubuntu as an alternative to the obsolete XP OS and use the laptop for the kids to use for the internet.
I installed Ubuntu 14.04 over XP and now all I get is a dark screen on boot except for the cursor. Shall I toss the laptop in the scrap pile of old laptops or is there any hope for it.
Any input much appreciated.