I got 4 of those decTOPs (http://www.dataevolution.com/dectop%20info%202.htm) and upgraded the memory to 512Mb.
I cannot get Centos 5.0 to install.
I have the keyboard mouse attached to an ATEN USB-PS/2 adapter (probably should try without this). I have a USB DVD/CDRW drive.
The install CD boots just fine. But then the install says, "No CD" and takes me to Askmethods.
So I use FTP, as I typically do anyway. They have a generic USB ethernet dongle, but the last device listed on the ethernet devices seems to work just fine. I get all the way through configuring and when it gets to Resolving Dependencies, it crashes. Something about not finding the kernel? And how do I remotely write the debug information? FTP does not seem to be the protocol used.
So I partitioned a drive on another system. In partition 4 I copied the 6 ISO CD images. I boot from CD, and then switch to Local Harddrive from /dev/hda4 and /. . Then install follows the same behaviour as the FTP install, so at least I know it is not the USB ethernet. And there is no option to write the dump to /dev/hda4
Openfiler 2.0 hangs at "Resolving Dependenies". Just sits there. Oh, Openfiler 'figured out' to load up a USB driver to get to the CD. I haven't found my FreeNAS CD to see what it does.
But the latest D*#nSmallLinux (DSL) had no trouble booting and running of CD. Now I have successfully done the Frugal install to the hard drive and am booted without the CD at all.
Now I REALLY want to run Centos on a couple of these units. What should I look for that is causing Centos to fail to instal? How do I capture that debug trace?
Since I DO have DSL up and running, if there is some test to perform, let me know. I haved NO experience with DSL or Knoppix.
Next is an ASTLinux install on one of the boxes. I really want Trixbox instead.....