[Bish0pQ]

So a few weeks back I bought a small system, it was running Windows xp server. Anyway, I tried a various amount of linux distro's and they did not work.

The purpose of the PC is having a fileserver for personal use since the settings aren't great.

I'm not home now so I don't know the exact specs but it has:

- 512 MB RAM (DDR3)
- 512 MB SSD (Didn't even know they existed this small)
- Motherboard (unkown)
- Processor : VIA (unkown)

My question to you guys is, have you worked with a VIA processor before and if yes, what distro's can run on it do you think?

VIA website : http://www.viatech.com/en/silicon/processors/

[pvnk]

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

[Bish0pQ]

http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/

Does this support VIA processors? Because I tried the normal debian image and it didn't work.

[pvnk]

You can try it. There's not much information I'm dealing with. Model number of your processor is unknown.

[Codec]

You may want to try some lightweight distrobution such as Slackware or Arch Linux, due to the low-end specifications and I'm not even sure if that'll even work. In worst case, you may have to use some older version of Windows on it and install an FTP-server.

[zorrophreak]

VIA tends to create ARM based processors, however there is a possibility that you will be running one of VIA's x86 chips. What is the machine?

[Skullmeat]

They still make VIA processors? Ive never seen one.

[pvnk]

They still make VIA processors? Ive never seen one.

Just because you've never seen one doesn't mean they don't make them.

http://www.embeddedworks.net/empc394.htm...gQodXHcAxg

[Skullmeat]

I'm sure they exist, its just that they are relatively uncommon, so I was surprised the OP has one.

[pvnk]

I'm sure they exist, its just that they are relatively uncommon, so I was surprised the OP has one.

The way you framed your question led me to believe otherwise. Thanks for clarifying.