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| David Heath wrote: > I want to use a Dell Optiplex P100 for my Linux box. I found this > computer sitting at the dumpster. The HD controller was bad, so I > installed a promise Ultra 33 card in it for the HD controller. I have > Mandrake 8.0 and Caldera 2.4 Desktop distributions. The Caldera gets to > the point where it seems to not recognize the Promise card, and > therefore doesn't see the hard drives that the promise bios sees on > boot. The Mandrake won't recognize the Mylex BT-545C SCSI card where my > CDROM is attached, so I can't get the install process started. I was > trying to put this computer together from my scrap box. I don't have > another CDROM to install on the Promise card or SCSI hard drives to > attach to the BT-545C. Any ideas on a distributio that will work with > this setup? > u need to learn network installation.. using other linux system nearby. My linux experiences starts with 33Mhz box -- jsuthan Zues linux team http://www.mypulau.com |