[SOLVED] Installation roadblock

[agent_kith]

I am trying to install 1.0.0 on a Dell server R330. I reach the screen giving a choice between "try ubuntu" and "install ubuntu." When I choose "try ubuntu" I get a black screen. When I choose "install ubuntu" I reach a message saying that installation requires 2.8 G of space and "this computer only has 0.0 b"... but I have a 1T ssd plugged in which I have partitioned using ubuntu 18.04 with a 30G ext4 partition and the remainder as ext4 as well.

What am I doing wrong here? Educate me, I am very newbie with linux.

Thanks!

Snakeoil OS is meant to be installed on:

1. A desktop like computer, and the following hardware specifications will cover around 95% of them.
   
2. The computer sits somewhere in or near your audio rig
   

The problem you have is the Dell server R330 uses a SCSI interface which is not supported by the ISO. I can build a custom install kernel for you to do the install but then servers are noisy are are poorly suited for audio applications. Are you just going to try out the install? If yes, run a virtualisation software (Virtualbox, KMV or ESXi) and try Snakeoil from there.

If you still want to install Snakeoil OS on your Dell, boot up into your 18.04 first, and run the following command:

Code:

sudo cat /proc/modules

I can build you a custom kernel once I have that output.

Note that you have to do custom partitioning so as not to wipe out your existing data (e.g. 18.04). So since you are still new to Linux, perhaps do this from something like VirtualBox first.

Out of curiosity, how much RAM do you have on this server?