Re: [Lxde-list] Problems with Fedora lxde 32 Bit

[Milind V. <ka...@gm...>]

Thanks Mélodie.

Please find my answers in line.

Another question I have is that is there anybody successfully using Fedora
LXDE ?


On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 6:47 AM, JM <me...@gm...> wrote:

> On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 22:46:54 -0500
> Milind Vaidya <ka...@gm...> wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > Hardware :
> > SONY VAIO VGN-385E
> > Intel core 2 T5300 1.73 GHz * 2, 32 Bit
> > Disk : 116 GB
> > RAM 2 GB
> >
> > I have ubuntu 12.10 installed on this laptop, which is EXTREMELY SLOW.
> So I
> > am willing to try Fedora LXDE.
> >
> > I am trying to install from bootable USB which shows me the options to
> boot
> > but a blank screen after that. I created this USB by 2 ways and both have
> > same problem.
> >
> > 1. Using Ubuntu
> > 2. Using Mac
> >
> > How do I test the validity of bootable usb key? Can somebody suggest a
> way
> > to install LXDE by removing Ubuntu ?
> >
> > - Milind
>
>
> Hello Milind,
>
> Your version of Ubuntu is deprecated : EOL, end of life, since may 16th.
> You would need a
> more recent version and/or a LTS (they are better for most people).
>
> You can test a USB stick with the tools provided by the distribution if
> any, or you can
> try to have it to boot in another machine to see if that works.
>
> I have several questions for you:
>
> * How did you prepare your USB key? Did you use Unetbootin? Live Linux ?
> Something else?
> Did you prepare it on a usb stick freshly formatted to fat32? (Which is
> how it has to be
> done)
>




*Tried 2 different ways :1. On Ubuntu using
http://ifireball.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/running-fedoras-liveusb-creator-on-ubuntu/
<http://ifireball.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/running-fedoras-liveusb-creator-on-ubuntu/>2.
On different machine which is MAC using : sudo dd
if=/Users/immilind/Downloads/Fedora-Live-LXDE-i686-20-1.iso of=/dev/disk2
bs=1m*

>
> * Have you already booted from USB on this machine, if not, have you set
> it up in the
> BIOS?
>
*As I said I was able to see boot options so it detected bootable USB.*


> * What version Ubuntu did you use? The official one? The Lubuntu one ?
> Else?
>

*Regular  12.10 for 32 bit*


> * What are you saying about using Mac? Is that another machine? (Machines
> running Mac
> need a distribution specifically prepared for them).
>

*I used Mac to create bootable USB, but as you said it may not work as it
will create a bootable compatible to Mac I believe.*


> * Have you tried using a nomodeset option on the kernel boot line at the
> start of the
> boot?
>
*I have no idea what that is, but I will explore more*


> I don't know Fedora enough to advise something to you about it.
>
> My advice for the time being, install zram-config, if the repository for
> your version
> still works, this might help you get through as it will allow for more
> information to fit
> in the RAM.
>
> There are (recent) versions of Ubuntu which are lighter than others and
> can work well on
> your machine.
>

*Well I will try some more time or else I will turn back to Ubuntu, lighter
versions this time.*


> Regards,
> Mélodie
>
>