Installing Linux on an old Thinkpad

[IceDigger]

Did you get knoppix yet?

 

[ExCyber]

About the DOS thing, are you still able to print from DOS programs like you're running it native?

I think it can be done with some mildly ugly configuration work, but I haven't used Dosemu or Bochs in quite a while, and don't recall ever setting up printer support. I do seem to recall seeing some information that suggests that it's possible, but the solution for Dosemu might be ugly (e.g. requiring root access for dosemu).

 

[racketboy]

Originally posted by IceMan2k@May 20, 2003 @ 11:29 PM

Did you get knoppix yet?

I have it downloaded, but it's on my work computer.

I still need to transfer it to my USB hard drive and take it home.

Hopefully tommorow.

You sure it won't blow up my machine like MTXBlau said?

 

[racketboy]

K I got the cd burned and everything, but I can't get the Thinkpad to boot from the CD. The BIOS doesn't have an option for it.

 

[racketboy]

ok I can't get the Thinkpad to boot into a CD or have the CDROM to be able to be read when using a standard Win98 boot disk -- even with "CDROM Support"

The drive has always had a hard time reading burned CDs

I need help!

 

[racketboy]

anyone know where I can get a newer internal optical drive at an economical price?

 

[racketboy]

ok -- what about installing Win2K on this puppy?

remember, it's a P133, 96MB RAM, 2GB Hard Drive?

it fits the minimum requirements

would it be enough to run 2K, Word97/2K, Excel97/2K, and Winamp2?

 

[Curtis]

It wouldn't be pretty. Windows 95 minimum ram was 4Mb, and technically it'd run with that, but you couldn't do anything practical with it.

 

[racketboy]

screw it -- I'm gonna put 98 on there.

I have a 98 Restore CD I'll use -- as opposed to a burned CD.