What about trying a Linux compatible USB WiFi dongle instead of fighting with XP and 7B errors?
Several WiFi dongles on Amazon say they're Linux compatible, but I don't know whether any will support Tiny Core. But read this about using a USB WiFi dongle with Tiny Core.
Set the sata operation to compatible instead of native and it won't need AHCI drivers to install. You cannot point to ZIP file for AHCI drivers you must extract them. UBUNTU 12.04.5 and up is supported by dell and certified to run on most dells. USB wifi adapters based on the $10 eidemax unit work fine. You can also install UBUNTU 12.04.5 SIDE BY SIDE with XP so that you can DUAL Boot.
A GX620 does have the OS upgrade option all the way to windows 10. Home windows is $119 and Pro Windows is $249 retail and less OEM. 64 bit windows requires BIOS A11 and Pentium D 915 cpu which is very cheap now.
I tried a different linux distro, "MX Linux", and installed the wireless card drivers via ndiswrapper. Wireless networks show up, but my own and a few ones around are greyed out. My router uses WPA2.
There is something physically wrong. There are ZERO issues installing Dos, windows 3.1 , windows 98, windows 2000, windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, UBUNTU on a GX620. "There is a blue screen" is not enough information to venture a guess as to what is wrong.
Burned copies of XP media are not supported. Actual OEM Dell XP SP2 and SP3 CD's work fine.
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March 6th, 2017 13:00
What about trying a Linux compatible USB WiFi dongle instead of fighting with XP and 7B errors?
Several WiFi dongles on Amazon say they're Linux compatible, but I don't know whether any will support Tiny Core. But read this about using a USB WiFi dongle with Tiny Core.
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March 7th, 2017 04:00
Set the sata operation to compatible instead of native and it won't need AHCI drivers to install. You cannot point to ZIP file for AHCI drivers you must extract them. UBUNTU 12.04.5 and up is supported by dell and certified to run on most dells. USB wifi adapters based on the $10 eidemax unit work fine. You can also install UBUNTU 12.04.5 SIDE BY SIDE with XP so that you can DUAL Boot.
A GX620 does have the OS upgrade option all the way to windows 10. Home windows is $119 and Pro Windows is $249 retail and less OEM. 64 bit windows requires BIOS A11 and Pentium D 915 cpu which is very cheap now.
https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Pentium-2-8GHz-800MHz-Dual-Core/dp/B0016P5AJE/
https://www.walmart.com/ip/17419471
You should be able to F12 boot an ubuntu CD with no hard drive whatsoever.
1337flandre
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March 15th, 2017 14:00
Still blue screens when I set it to "COMBINATION" mode in the BIOS.
1337flandre
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March 15th, 2017 14:00
I can't buy a USB dongle.
I tried a different linux distro, "MX Linux", and installed the wireless card drivers via ndiswrapper. Wireless networks show up, but my own and a few ones around are greyed out. My router uses WPA2.
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March 18th, 2017 05:00
There is something physically wrong. There are ZERO issues installing Dos, windows 3.1 , windows 98, windows 2000, windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, UBUNTU on a GX620. "There is a blue screen" is not enough information to venture a guess as to what is wrong.
Burned copies of XP media are not supported. Actual OEM Dell XP SP2 and SP3 CD's work fine.