Setting Up Pentium 2 400MHz Web Server - Help Needed

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The discussion centers on setting up a web server using a Pentium 2 400MHz machine with 160MB of RAM and two 2GB hard drives. Participants recommend installing either Windows 2000 Server or Windows 2003 Server for basic setups, but suggest UNIX-like alternatives such as Fedora Core 3 or SuSE for hosting dynamic content. Users emphasize the importance of proper ISO burning techniques and verifying downloads with MD5 checksums to avoid installation errors. The conversation also highlights the need for a larger hard drive and the potential benefits of switching to DSL for better internet connectivity.

PREREQUISITES
  • Basic understanding of server operating systems (Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server)
  • Familiarity with UNIX-like distributions (Fedora Core 3, SuSE)
  • Knowledge of ISO file handling and CD burning techniques
  • Understanding of MD5 checksums for file verification
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  • Research the installation process for Fedora Core 3, focusing on the 'Server' installation schema.
  • Learn about using MD5 checksums to verify downloaded files on both Windows and UNIX-like systems.
  • Explore the differences between Gentoo and Fedora for server setups, particularly in terms of installation complexity and package management.
  • Investigate options for upgrading hardware, specifically larger hard drives suitable for server use.
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This discussion is beneficial for hobbyist system administrators, retro computing enthusiasts, and anyone interested in setting up a low-resource web server using older hardware.

  • #31
db8c7254beeb4f6b891d1ed3f689b412 FC3-i386-disc1.iso
2c11674cf429fe570445afd9d5ff564e FC3-i386-disc2.iso
f88f6ab5947ca41f3cf31db04487279b FC3-i386-disc3.iso
6331c00aa3e8c088cc365eeb7ef230ea FC3-i386-disc4.iso

What do I do with this information
 
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  • #32
Compare those strings to that on the website:

db8c7254beeb4f6b891d1ed3f689b412 FC3-i386-disc1.iso
2c11674cf429fe570445afd9d5ff564e FC3-i386-disc2.iso
f88f6ab5947ca41f3cf31db04487279b FC3-i386-disc3.iso
6331c00aa3e8c088cc365eeb7ef230ea FC3-i386-disc4.iso

It looks like the cd images you downloaded are good.

Here is a gui md5sum tool for windows xp:

http://www.irnis.net/gloss/md5sum-windows.shtml
 
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  • #33
Well those numbers where What I got directly from the site I have yet been able to generate one of those for my iso's I downloaded
I am dlling the windows GUI based one to see If I can try it.
 
  • #34
HAHAHAHa

Somehow I managed to create this

db8c7254beeb4f6b891d1ed3f689b412 *FC3-i386-disc1.iso
2c11674cf429fe570445afd9d5ff564e *FC3-i386-disc2.iso
f88f6ab5947ca41f3cf31db04487279b *FC3-i386-disc3.iso
6331c00aa3e8c088cc365eeb7ef230ea *FC3-i386-disc4.iso

file was md5sum.lst
 
  • #35
When I burn the iso I keep getting a fixation error now
 
  • #36
What program are you using to burn the images with? Have you tried lowering the write speed?
 
  • #37
My 2 cent: Switch to Suse or Debian. 15Mb initial download(for Suse). The rest is downloaded as you need during the install. Suse is easy to install but the download on demand thing means the install will take a little longer--(about as long as an XP install :) ). Debian can be a little daunting but it's do-able even for a neophite. Both are fast and apt-get/YaST are excellent software instillation schemes.
 
  • #38
Nero-- I have slowed it down to 16 x from a 48 x burner... I am having my friends burn it for me now to see if that was the problem. I am getting rid of the nero I have and getting a newer version
 
  • #39
This is making me very frustrated...

I found a great md5 checksum and checked all the images with another program... they are all correct. Then I figured maybe it was my burning program... so I upgraded to Nero 6 Ultra Edition. This allowed me a successful burn of the CD, but when I put it in the new computer to start the set up, if failed again. It had the same hardrive error that there may not be ennough space on the harddrive. Anyway I was getting curious as to what was on the harddrive, so I pluged it into this computer. The hardrive 40 gigs is completely blank, and it is not formated. So what do I do now? I have tried to format the the drive using right click format but when I do this nothing comes up.
 
  • #40
It shouldn't matter if the hard drive isn't formatted. During the install everything is loaded into RAM.
 
  • #41
You seem to be stuck in a rut, trying basically the same thing over & over. Well, if it didn't work the first 10 tries, it probably won't work on the 11th.

A few months ago, I was trying to install the gentoo that dduardo knows & loves on a machine with all pretty new (but not 'brand new' so I knew the hardware was all working) hardware: an Asus motherboard & nvidia nforce chipset. I burned about 6 copies (md5sum checked) of their minimal install cd using 3 different cdr drives on 3 different machines and 4 different cd burning programs. None would even boot the nvidia machine, although they did boot just fine on the 2 other machines I was using for burning. And there was nothing wrong with the nvidia machine either -- it was already running Windows XP and another linux distro just fine. Eventually I found that other people were having the same problem with that .iso on that particular motherboard model. The solution turned out to be simply to download & burn the Gentoo "universal live cd" (the "full" install cd) & after that everything worked. AFAIK Gentoo never acknowledged that there was a bug in the minimal cd. It seemed to work for other motherboards. Apparently there was just some incompatibility between it and something on that Asus A7N8X motherboard.

Anyway, back to your situation. Try something different. Maybe there's something wrong with that harddrive, maybe something wrong with the controller (on the mb). Maybe something in the fedora installation is incompatible with something in your bios. It could be any number of things. I think you said you had a few machines available. So why not try: a different hard drive in that box; a different box altogether; a different version of fedora (maybe try one with a 2.4 kernel instead of 2.6); a different linux distro.
 
  • #42
I got fedora installed and runninng... that was a pain in the ass. The main problem was it was using my swap partion as the main partion instead of vise versa so I poped in a windows 95 or 98 cd (can't remember now) delted the partision table then recreated the partisions. Then it was just a matter of finding a computer that burned isos properly and VOLLA

Fedora is ready to go...

Now about how to set up the server.
 

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