topic title: Hello - and help!
Posts: 1
MJKempson
Joined: 05 Feb 2010
#1
Hello Antix users!

This is my second attempt to get my steam driver Pentium III to work on Linux.
This time around I can't even get a distro to load from Live CD.

In Antix case the last line which appeared was"Starting Hardware abstraction layer hald" - at which point the computer hangs.
I know bios setting can be crucial but have no idea where to start.
I am running a PIII with 320Mb RAM and a spare 4Gb i would like to install to.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Mark
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#2
Have you tried any of the other boot options in the menu such as vesa option ( in Extras)?
Give the fast boot option a try as well.
Which version of antiX are you testing?
Posts: 16
andrea
Joined: 21 Oct 2008
#3
Steam powered computers need distilled H2O;)
Posts: 216
malanrich
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
#4
My dated Pent III laptop used to hang on live booting every time. Adding"nodma" (without quotes) to the boot line solved the problem right off.