[Lvlug] PC Linux OS 2007

[Chris]

Clayton Howard wrote:
>
> I am replying without linux specific answers as I have none and if I 
> did they would surely be wrong:
>
> ( I use knoppix live for toying with old hardware to see if things are 
> recognized, work etc… maybe worth a go for you as a secondary Live 
> Distro Test)
>
> Did you ever verify whether or not this is a system with windows on it 
> as well? Regardless just pop the hard drive cable from the 
> motherboard, the power from the hard drive(s) and boot with only 
> cd-rom(s) connected so that you can at least deduct that from the 
> potential cause of your freezing (unless you need hard drive space for 
> the distro to work… I do not know with that distro but live to me says 
> it does not need it but will use it if available and\or instructed to).
>
> If you do the above and it still freezes
>
> Go with a further removal of parts, take out everything so that all 
> pci/isa/whatever cards from the unit (except video of course) and see 
> if boots and does not freeze with that bare board, mem, processor and 
> cd-rom setup.
>
> If it still freezes:
>
> Check your BIOS for conflicting settings… I know it probably won’t 
> and/or can’t but worth a go.
>
> Also you may have on-board items enabled that you are not using (IR 
> Pinout etc…) might as well disable while your there.
>
> Who knows maybe you have on-board audio and a PCI audio, granted they 
> should work… just with different settings and only the first would be 
> default to the system but I may be giving the automated setup too much 
> credit.
>
> If it still freezes:
>
> Maybe you have a not so hot version of BIOS, see if there is a newer 
> one, might be the issue… for whatever reason.
>
> If it still freezes and you have varios pci/isa/whatever cards in:
>
> Maybe you have older parts that require jumper settings to correctly 
> setup IRQ/DMA etc… maybe you have physical setup confliction that is 
> going unnoticed and when you actually go to use said hardware(s) they 
> conflict and freeze…
>
> If it still freezes:
>
> Do you know if all of your parts are good? Maybe a download of 
> memtest86 is in order at the very least to make sure those mem sticks 
> are good.
>
> Also, motherboard/processor testing utilities probably couldn’t hurt 
> (suggestions anyone??? I use MicroScope and have not really looked 
> into open source hardware testing suites)
>
> If it still freezes and works for other operating systems just fine:
>
> Call the Ghostbusters, I think this is up their alley.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Clayton F. Howard
>
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>
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> *From:* lvlug-bounces at thelinuxlink.net 
> [mailto:lvlug-bounces at thelinuxlink.net] *On Behalf Of *John Schiavone
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 09, 2007 3:29 PM
> *To:* LV LInux
> *Subject:* [Lvlug] PC Linux OS 2007
>
> Anyone using this distro? I have it on a Live CD and it tends to 
> freeze up on me. My computer has 1 GB of RAM, do I need more? Thnaks.
>
> Jasiu
>
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This is exactly why buying new hardware is the best answer for many 
users... who wants to go through all that? Unless your doing it for fun 
as a project or something I'd definitely go with new hardware.

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