[ale] Linux on Compaq 5070

[Greg]

Compaq uses a BIOS program on a slice of the disk to handle bios functions.
The only way to get around it is to put in another hard drive and this
forces a BIOS-like screen to come up, though I think that you can only
approve / disapprove of the difference.  Go to the Compaq site and download
the program if you wish.  I personally don't use it and drive on.

I just made a Dell P-II 233 w/ 64 M of RAM a Samba file/print/CD-RW server
for a client.  I have also done likewise to lesser machines.  I would
suggest using a boot floppy and rawwrite or an ftp install (yes, it is
easy).  rawwrite comes with all distros and you can Google for it also.

Good Luck

Greg Canter

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> Ale, 12-15-02 1830
> Converting the wife. I recently got married, and the package
> included a small
> Win box. :(
> Of course, I was not going to let that slide and have promoted
> ourselves as a
> Linux family. :)
> It worked, the wife bought it (especially after I talked about
> the security
> risks to our financial data). :)
> She has a Compaq (Perserio 5070). :(
> It only has 156 RAM :(
> I tried to install Linux on the box, but it does not boot from
> the CD rom. :(
> There does not seem to be access to a BIOS (tried del and F1 and such). :(
> I install Linux on another box. :|
> I put the hard drive with the installed Linux in the Compaq box. :|
> It did not work (though that technique has worked in the past).
> Linux will
> not boot. :(
>
> I am not sure that I really want Linux on a box with 156 RAM, but
> now it is
> the principle. I hate Compaq (worked on them before a little and
> they ALWAYS
> have extra issues and such). Has anyone gotten Linux to run on a Pererio
> 5070. Anyone can tell me how to get into the BIOS (if I can boot
> from CD rom,
> I will try Caldera 2.4 OpenOffice, the God of
> installitonanyboxthatdaressnubLinuxdistro.
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