[MOVED] Dell D630 laptop

How to install OS 9 lite on a Dell D630?

Hi, It should be fairly straightforward - do you intend to let Zorin run the install for you or are you wanting to do a custom partition install? Been a while since I used Lite (Zorin 6) and can't remember where Networking is - this could be your main issue as I have come across where the wireless chipset shows up as 'eth1' instead of 'wlan0'! I also can't remember where the Terminal is and the normal 'Ctrl+ Alt+ T' does not work on Lite if memory serves me correctly. When you open a terminal enter:

Code:

sudo ifconfig -a

This will show all of your network devices and corresponding MAC addresses which you may need to enter when configuring the wireless interface.

I have the cd/dvd as first boot, however nothing loads, the dvd just keeps spinning like it is not reading the disk. The person I bought the disk from mentioned there have been "problems" using a Dell D630 laptop with Zorin OS 9 lite. Unless I can find out how to load the Lite version, I'll just go back to Win XP or 7. Mike058

Hi, you should NOT HAVE PAID FOR THE DISC! - it is free to download and burn - I suspect the disc may not have been burned correctly - so you can't blame Zorin for that.

1. In Windows or GNU/Linux, only use Firefox to download and don't use any Download Accelerator Managers.

2. In Windows, check that the md5sum matches the one stated on the main website using 'winmd5free' from http://winmd5.com.
In GNU/Linux, open a terminal and navigate to where the downloaded .iso is, and enter:

Code:

md5sum zorin-os-9-lite-32.iso

and wait 20 or so seconds for the results to come back

If the md5sum returned does not match the official one you have a corrupt download

3. Burning in Windows - ONLY use imgburn from https://ninite.com
Burning in GNU/Linux with the Gnome DE launch Brasero FIRST - then select the .iso from the download location and make sure that burn speed is SLOWEST possible.
Burning in KDE (Konqueror Desktop Environment) - use ONLY k3b and again make sure set to burn at slowest speed.

4. If nothing shows you may need to invest in one of these:

http://www.allsop.com/classic-cleaning/ ... s-cleaner/

We had a forum member a few releases back who had issues and it was purely down to a dirty lense in the DVD/CD-Rom drive!

Didn't blame Zorin.....its something with the D630. The lite version works on several other laptops-verified. Thanks for all the input. 058