Distributions have been dropping support for 32 bit CPUs, but the Atom D525 is 64-bit according to https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/49490/intel-atom-processor-d525-1m-cache-1-80-ghz.html
"Linux distributions now commonly use a PAE-enabled kernel as the default, a trend that began in 2009.[25] As of 2012 many, including Ubuntu (and derivatives like Xubuntu and Linux Mint),[26][27] Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0,[28] and CentOS, have stopped distributing non-PAE kernels, thus making PAE-supporting hardware mandatory. Linux distributions that require PAE may refuse to boot on Pentium M family processors because they do not show the PAE support flag in their CPUID information (even though it is supported internally).[5] However, this can be easily bypassed, at least in Ubuntu, with the forcepae option.[29] Distributions that still provide a non-PAE option, including Debian (and derivatives like LMDE 2 (Linux Mint Debian Edition)[30]), Slackware, and LXLE, typically do so with "i386", "i486", or "retro" labels.[31][32] The article Lightweight Linux distribution does list some others, allowing to install Linux onto old computers." -- from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension PAE isn't likely your problem if you have a 64-bit CPU. On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 3:13 PM Ben Koenig <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, May 6, 2021, 2:29 PM Dick Steffens <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have an older computer (Jetway mini ATX, Atom D525 processor -- > > Thanks, Rich) which currently has Slackware 14.2 running on it. I > > installed it back on March 3, 2019. I haven't used the little box for > > some time, but now have a new use for it, and want to replace Slackware > > with Xubuntu 20. My documentation tells me I used a Plop CD to be able > > to boot from a USB stick, the same one I used to install Xubuntu 20 on > > this machine. The CD fires up and gives me options on which device to > > use. I select the USB option, it blinks a few times, then gives me a new > > set of options that I can't scroll through. Any ideas on how to fix this? > > > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Dick Steffens > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > > Have you checked the architecture of the machine? since you have a distro > on it check the arch and cpu extensions. > > $ uname -a > $ cat /proc/cpuinfo > > > Ubuntu dropped support for old x86 processors so you need to look for > things like PAE and proceed accordingly > > -Ben > _______________________________________________ > PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG: https://pdxlinux.org PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
