[Leaplist] Install Troubles ... still

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Max F Lang wrote:
> On Saturday 13 January 2007 12:11 am, Steve Litt wrote:
>   
>> Last of all, just for the heck of it, try loading the CD image on another
>> box, loopback mount it, NFS export it, and try an NFS install. That will
>> get rid of the possibility of it being a problem with the CD drive, or some
>> wierd timeout condition.
>>     
>
> Only a true geek could suggest this... ;)
>
> I have never been able to boot any of the *ubuntu distros on any of the Dell 
> Optiplex line of computers in my collection. On Dell's other lines, yes, as 
> well as other brands, but not the Optiplex. Since my company uses a lot of 
> this line, this is a definite dealbreaker in convincing the higher-ups to try 
> it out. I'd be scared for any but the most geekish of them to try out even 
> RedHat, much less Slackware or a BSD...
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What about http://pclinuxos.com ?