Old Carpenter Guy
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Hi all!
I have been attempting to load the Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" OS on my old Packard Bell "Easynote E4710" with an Intel Pentium Processor, 1.40 GHz, 736 MB of Ram, HDD 32 GB, 32 bit. I downloaded the OS from a mirror site in Canada and do an integrity check on the download with the sha256sum.txt file. The sum check was exactly the same, so the download was good. I was not able to do an authenticity check because I do not know how. I burnt the three files (sha256sum.txt.gpg) to a DVD disk in the folder ~:\ISO
Being excited that an old guy like me might be able to set up a Linux OS on an old laptop got me to smile... So I go into BIOS on the Packard Bell and change the settings to boot from the DVD drive. I insert the DVD into the drive bay and power up the laptop and wait. Then the smile stopped...:-(. Nothing...message comes up non-bootable disk. I tried it a couple more times, nothing nada, neht.
I searched everywhere online and I could not find anything that would help me understand what had happened. Couldn't find a thing. I am running a version Windows XP Pro. I throw the DVD into the drive to be sure that if was reading the disk, it was, the three files where there.
So what is going on? I am looking for just a basic Linux OS for the old laptop so when I am on the road I am able to use my phone as a hotspot to connect to the internet, read and write e-mails, watch Youtube vids and maybe do some writing. Maybe the OS is not able to run on the old laptop? IDK Maybe I can get some input on which system would work best for me and my limited needs and or what went wrong.
Thank you all so much in advance for helping out.
Oldcarpenterguy
I have been attempting to load the Linux Mint 17 "Qiana" OS on my old Packard Bell "Easynote E4710" with an Intel Pentium Processor, 1.40 GHz, 736 MB of Ram, HDD 32 GB, 32 bit. I downloaded the OS from a mirror site in Canada and do an integrity check on the download with the sha256sum.txt file. The sum check was exactly the same, so the download was good. I was not able to do an authenticity check because I do not know how. I burnt the three files (sha256sum.txt.gpg) to a DVD disk in the folder ~:\ISO
Being excited that an old guy like me might be able to set up a Linux OS on an old laptop got me to smile... So I go into BIOS on the Packard Bell and change the settings to boot from the DVD drive. I insert the DVD into the drive bay and power up the laptop and wait. Then the smile stopped...:-(. Nothing...message comes up non-bootable disk. I tried it a couple more times, nothing nada, neht.
I searched everywhere online and I could not find anything that would help me understand what had happened. Couldn't find a thing. I am running a version Windows XP Pro. I throw the DVD into the drive to be sure that if was reading the disk, it was, the three files where there.
So what is going on? I am looking for just a basic Linux OS for the old laptop so when I am on the road I am able to use my phone as a hotspot to connect to the internet, read and write e-mails, watch Youtube vids and maybe do some writing. Maybe the OS is not able to run on the old laptop? IDK Maybe I can get some input on which system would work best for me and my limited needs and or what went wrong.
Thank you all so much in advance for helping out.
Oldcarpenterguy