and 30 minutes later…

It’s done. I am prompted to remove the restart the computer (and to rememeber to remove the CDROM before I start up again.)

The entire installation took probably 30 minutes, although I did not put a stopwatch to it.

Upon reboot, the computer takes around 3 minutes to boot — that’s not fast, but comparable to the Windows boot up process. But remember, this particular machine is a grumpy old-timer. A Pentium I for grying out loud.

I am prompted to log in using the userID and password that I created during the install. The system is up and ready to go in about another minute after login.

First thing I notice that there is no startup sound. When I try the live CD in a newer computer, I hear the sound. It could be that the soundcard is not supported, or the drivers cannot be found. Also I notice that the text on screen is very jagged. I;m sensing that the display driver may not be quite right either.

I’ll have to see about that.