Difference between revisions of "Install Fedora Core 6 on Dell Laptop Inspiron 1501"
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Revision as of 01:04, 2 January 2007
Home < Install Fedora Core 6 on Dell Laptop Inspiron 1501We assume Windows XP has been installed on Inspiron 1501. Follow the following steps to install Fedora Core 6 on the same machine:
- Make a disk partition (e.g. 50G) for linux
- Make sure the OS booting from CD-ROM first
- Have your Fedora Core 6 CDs or DVD ready (make sure you have the image of x86_64)
- Load the DVD or the first CD into the laptop
- Re-boot the machine
- In the first install screen, on the command input "linux acpi=force irqpoll" and then hit return
