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Posted February 20, 2016
I have an ancient IBM Thinkpad with the following system specs:

CPU type: Intel III SpeedStep technology
CPU Speed: 700 MHz
Installed memory: 64 MB
HDD size is about 10 GB

Now I want to install Lubuntu 15.10 alternate iso on that machine.
Win XP is already installed, but very slow on this machine. I hope it can be formatted during the Lubuntu installation.

I burned the iso on a disc and started the installation in the bootmenu.
But every time when I choose "INSTALL LUBUNTU" the same error messages appear and it freezes.
You can see them on the attached image.
I tried already nomododeset from the other options menu but the same thing happens.
I am still a noob at Linux so it would be awesome if somebody has some suggestions which are easy to execute.
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Posted February 21, 2016
I think your system is too weak to be usable with a typicalmodern Linux distribution, unless you can add some RAM to the machine. Try a small distribution, such as Damn Small Linux (which I believe has a focus on old hardware) or Tiny Core Linux (needs only 46 MB of RAM to boot), or slitaz (can run in as little as 16 MB of RAM).

As for your error message, here is a technical explanation of what happened:
The first thing the bootloader does is load the kernel and initramfs image into memory.
The kernel now decompresses the initramfs image into RAM. Unfortunately, there is not enough RAM to hold the kernel and initramfs in RAM, and therefore the kernel discovers an inconsistency and panics. (A panic is the Linux equivalent of a blue screen.)

In conclusion, try one of those tiny Linux distributions that I mentioned above rather than a mainstream one.
Posted February 21, 2016
Alternatively you could force the live cd to NOT unpack into RAM and run off of the CD, but a) that's a lot of work (especially if you're not familiar with Linux) and b) 64MB really isn't enough to run lubuntu anyway.

I think your best bet is to go with one of the distros mentioned above.
Post edited February 21, 2016 by A_Future_Pilot
Posted February 22, 2016
At first thank you very much for the suggestions, as well for the technical explanation, which was very understandable for a Linux newbie.

I tried slitaz first, but got always the message "memory exhausted" and it ran only in a text console mode . Also tried different boot options but I wasn`t able to run the graphical desktop. I don`t know how to install slitaz on the HDD since there wasn`t an option in the boot menu.

Then I made a disc with Damn Small Linux and tried the live cd option. The OS and the graphical desktop itself are working well, but I wasn`t able to use my usb-mouse. The laptop has a built-in trackpoint, which works on DSL, but it is really uncomfortable to use. I changed already the settings for the mouse in xsetup.sh and also deactivated the trackpoint in the BIOS, but nothing helped. :/

Since DSL runs at a good speed on that machine I will mark it as solution, but does anyone know, what I can do to get my mouse working?
Post edited February 22, 2016 by Pixelion
Posted February 22, 2016
I would recommend using slitaz over DSL, because DSL has been outdated for almost 8 years now.

With 64 MB of RAM you'll have to use the loram cdrom version of slitaz, which you can download here: http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/flavors.php (The one labeled slitaz-4.0-loram-cdrom.iso)
Posted February 25, 2016
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A_Future_Pilot: I would recommend using slitaz over DSL, because DSL has been outdated for almost 8 years now.

With 64 MB of RAM you'll have to use the loram cdrom version of slitaz, which you can download here: http://www.slitaz.org/en/get/flavors.php (The one labeled slitaz-4.0-loram-cdrom.iso)
Thank you very much and +1.
The version you recommended works. :)
Too bad I can`t mark a second post as solution too.
I can even use a mouse. Some applications didn`t start, but I assume I have to install slitaz on HDD.
Posted February 25, 2016
Yeah, things'll probably work better once it's installed. I'm glad it's working for you! :)
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