Error 19 kernel wont load

[linux new guy]

I believe I followed it to the tee. The only thing I noticed is in the instructions it has an install option shown for grub. I didn't have that I just clicked on go.

[linux new guy]

Maybe I'll write all 0s to the drive and start all over. I'm trying to figure out what all this stuff is doing anyway.

[gerald_clark]

That may be a good idea.
It is never wrong to take advantage of a learning experience.

[linux new guy]

I couldn't agree more. The thing is I've been farting around with this everyday all week and still dont have a linux OS that boots from my hardrive. I just started on tinycore yesterday though.

[gerald_clark]

Why don't you try the HD/USB install in the ControlPanel ?

[linux new guy]

I don't have any USB device to install with.

I managed to get puppy linux to boot from the hardrive (in fact I'm posting from that computer). I don't know whats going on with this swap file thing though. I thought I was suppose to have a swap partition on the hardrive. I get an error when I try to make one. I dont recall what it was though. I thought I remember something about mounting.
I was hoping for a little faster boot time and a little more increase in speed than win 2K. Ah well at least it works.

I still want to get tinycore working. I think I'll take a break for a day or 2.

[gerald_clark]

It installs on USB or HD, not from.

[linux new guy]

I installed it from a CD just like I did (or tried) with the others I downloaded. Some of them seem to be a hopeless cause. Anything Unbuntu style seems to give me an SMBus no enabled error. Any of your guys know if that's a setting in the BIOS or something?

[tinypoodle]

I managed to get puppy linux to boot from the hardrive (in fact I'm posting from that computer).

Meaning you have a working bootloader there.
You could just try that one with a configuration for TC, basically you have to pass the path of the initrd and the kernel to your bootloader (you could just copy the 2 files from mounted TC CD or .iso to HDD).