Q's...Ubuntu on older hardware

[xExDiesel]

I wanted to try to install Ubuntu onto my PC, but I wasn't sure if it would be compatible with my hardware. How can I find out if my older hardware is compatible?

Current PC
Intel P4 3.2g
Asus P4P-800MX
2 gig's RAM
Nvidia 6700OC (I thnk that's right, I know it's PCI not PCIe and it was the best one I could find)
OS Windows XP SP3

[xExDiesel]

I tried to boot it up from the CD, (had to install the boot app) and it seemed to want to boot up, but then took me back to a Dos prompt. I wasn't sure if my drivers were up to date and/or compatible.

[mjkovis]

Originally Posted by xExDiesel I wanted to try to install Ubuntu onto my PC, but I wasn't sure if it would be compatible with my hardware. How can I find out if my older hardware is compatible?

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...emRequirements

Originally Posted by xExDiesel I tried to boot it up from the CD, (had to install the boot app) and it seemed to want to boot up, but then took me back to a Dos prompt. I wasn't sure if my drivers were up to date and/or compatible.

Drivers should not have anything to do with trying to initially install a new OS. From what little I know about Linux systems is that they should work just fine on older PC's and newer. They are a light weight OS.

You could have possibly either gotten a bad download or the image did not burn correctly onto the disc. Did you make sure that you have the boot sequence in your BIOS set to "CD-ROM" first as well?

Now, before you install do you have a partition made for the new OS on your HD or did you have a 2nd HD that were installing it on to?

[oryx]

Try booting with the safe graphics mode.

[xExDiesel]

I have an OS (XP) on the HDD, I was trying to boot from the CD so I didn't think that I needed a partition for it.

Thanks, Oryx, I'll give that a try.

I want to wipe my second HDD, so I may wait until I do that and install Ubuntu then and give it another try if I can't get it to work.

[mjkovis]

Originally Posted by xExDiesel I have an OS (XP) on the HDD, I was trying to boot from the CD so I didn't think that I needed a partition for it.

More or less, my meaning was that in order to actually install Ubuntu and for it to be successful you either need to:

A. Create and install on a blank partition on the primary HD

or

B. Install on a secondary drive that is either blank or has a blank partition

[xExDiesel]

OK, I got'cha thanks.