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Offline jimblumberg

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Install PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition on a i586 Solved
« on: April 27, 2011, 10:31:36 AM »
Is it possible to install PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition on a laptop with an i586 processor? If so how? Also this laptop does not have a CD or DVD.

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« Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 02:38:27 PM by jimblumberg »

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Re: Install PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition on a i586
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2011, 10:38:15 AM »
This might help some, I hope.  I used a USB to install to my netbook.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,74879.msg615107.html#msg615107
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Re: Install PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition on a i586
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2011, 10:49:26 AM »
This computer will not boot from USB. However I have tried a Virtual CD as show here: http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,59127.0.html but it will not boot. I have been able to boot and install Debian using this method. Is there a 586 version available?

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Re: Install PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition on a i586
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2011, 10:51:27 AM »
I have installed it on a 486 so I don't see why it wouldn't install on a 586, though I don't have one to try.

Also I've never tried it from a virtual cd.
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Re: Install PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition on a i586
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2011, 11:16:06 AM »
I'm going the virtual cd route again, I'll let you know what happens.

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Re: Install PCLinuxOS Phoenix Edition on a i586
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2011, 02:37:53 PM »
After downloading the iso again, I got it to install without any problems.

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