Hi Robert, Thanks for reaching out. Actually, the Raspberry Pi Foundation did in fact make a version of Raspberry Pi OS desktop version for PC and Mac. ( https://downloads.raspberrypi.com/rpd_x86/images/) I believe it was made available in 2022, and it was based on Debian 11. Generally it works quite well, I was able to install it on an ancient, underpowered Intel Atom tablet that had terribly limited resources, I.e. 1 GB of ram. So, once again, I am trying to install RPi OS on a similarly old and underpowered by today's standards, a GE Industrial PC. There is probably an incompatibility with the VIA processor, but I was able to get AntiX to run on it, and also Debian 11 i386. But I am looking to get RPi running on this as a backup for a PC that is monitoring and controlling solar generation at my home.
Thanks Bill On Wed, Aug 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Aug 20, 2025, at 7:02 AM, Robert Heller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > At Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:41:02 -0700 wstein25 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> I have been trying to install Raspberry Pi OS for desktop, intended to > run > >> on Intel machines, Macs included. I have a very old GE Industrial > computer > >> with VIA processor. I don't know too much about it, it shipped with > >> Windows 7, which was quite a stretch, using about 80% of the available > >> memory on the m-Sata drive. Attached is the log file. I have been > testing > >> installation on a flash drive. Thru key combinations I could briefly > see a > >> login prompt. I moved the flash drive to a pc and using the > >> raspberry-config, changed it to boot to a command line instead of the > GUI. > >> By doing this I could get to the log file, which is attached. Thanks > all. > >> > >> P.S. I was able to successfully run AntiX on this machine, but I really > >> prefer the Rpi environment. > >> > > > > I am somewhat confused. Raspberry Pi's are ARM processor based, not > > x86/x86_64 based. I *think* you want the LXDE desktop environment, > which is > > the default desktop environment that ships with Raspberry Pi OS. > > > >> > >> Attachment saved: /usr/tmp/1755697872/Email/2/Attachments/Xorg.0.log > (application/octet-stream) > >> > > > > -- > > Robert Heller -- Cell: 413-658-7953 GV: 978-633-5364 > > Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services > > http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services > > [email protected] -- Webhosting Services > > >
