topic Problem running Linux distros on ageing laptop in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/problem-running-linux-distros-on-ageing-laptop/m-p/33605#M47234 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have an ageing PCG-FX109K laptop on which I have been trying to run a couple of Linux distros (Ubuntu and Fedora) from the CDs but all I get is a blank screen with a small horizontal cursor flashing not far from the top left corner of the screen. The machine seems to be loading (some of ) the software from the CD as the drive is working quite hard. I have changed the BIOS to boot from CD. I have increased the RAM to 514MB and the HD to 80 GB. The processor is a Pentium III 850MHz. Can anyone tell me (or point me to another information source)what I need to do to get one or other of these to run on this laptop and why they don't run as easily as they do on my desktop? <BR />Cheers<BR />Bill<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:26:36 GMT bill41 2010-06-29T07:26:36Z Problem running Linux distros on ageing laptop https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/problem-running-linux-distros-on-ageing-laptop/m-p/33605#M47234 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have an ageing PCG-FX109K laptop on which I have been trying to run a couple of Linux distros (Ubuntu and Fedora) from the CDs but all I get is a blank screen with a small horizontal cursor flashing not far from the top left corner of the screen. The machine seems to be loading (some of ) the software from the CD as the drive is working quite hard. I have changed the BIOS to boot from CD. I have increased the RAM to 514MB and the HD to 80 GB. The processor is a Pentium III 850MHz. Can anyone tell me (or point me to another information source)what I need to do to get one or other of these to run on this laptop and why they don't run as easily as they do on my desktop? <BR />Cheers<BR />Bill<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:26:36 GMT https://community.sony.si/t5/pcs-accessories/problem-running-linux-distros-on-ageing-laptop/m-p/33605#M47234 bill41 2010-06-29T07:26:36Z