--=-e2K6avFWIgosiQRjZ8Cz Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I did similar with SuSE 6.1. As far back as MDK7, it wasn't compiled for the 486 but I put my CDs up on my NFS server and did a nice NFS install that is still working now. Unfortunately, SuSE has kept up with the times and the processors. Just an interesting side note. On Sat, 2003-03-01 at 13:48, Mark Phillips wrote: > Mark, >=20 > I agree on the apt-get. I also like the Internet install for Debian. I wa= s=20 > able to install Debian on an older 486 laptop using 3 diskettes and an=20 > Internet connection with very little fuss. Redhat, Mandrake, Suse, and th= e=20 > lot would not install because the processor was not a Pentium and they=20 > needed a minimum of ~100 MB of RAM to install. *BSD also installed and ra= n=20 > very well. >=20 > Have you tried Knoppix? I used it off the CD to backup a Win2K partition=20 > (thanks to a lot of helpful hints from the list!) and it so far works ver= y=20 > well. I may try t install it on the hard drive. Everything is integrated=20 > (Open Office, KDE, Knqueror etc), it is small (runs off a 700MB CDROM) an= d=20 > is fast. You may find you like it for your Pentium. >=20 > Mark Phillips > Phillips Marketing, Inc. > mark@phillipsmarketing.biz > 480 945-0798 > 480 945-9197 fax >=20 > No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant free message, > however, a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced. >=20 >=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: myers@fastq.com [SMTP:myers@fastq.com] > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 1:12 PM > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: RE: disto for laptop >=20 > Thanks, Mark. But the curious thing is, Lindows is based on Debian. Maybe= =20 > I'll > try Lindows 3.1 beta. The thing I REALLY like about Debian is apt-get.=20 > Lindows > did not detect my soundcard (though it did detect my SMC PCMCIA card (no=20 > other > distro sets it up properly)). So I did an apt-get on "sndconfig." Ran=20 > sndconfig > and away I went! It was kinda cool. > Other than the speed issue, I personally think Lindows is ideal for a=20 > laptop. > Mark M. >=20 > Quoting Mark Phillips : >=20 > > Mark, > > > > I ran into the same problems with my old Inspiron 3000 (233 MHz Pentium > > MMX, 148 MB RAM, 6 GB hard drive). I had the same issue with Redhat 7.3= , > > but I had to rebuild the kernel since it would not recognize my pcmcia > > cards. When I recompiled the kernel I tried to optimize it for Pentium=20 > MMX, > > but I noticed very little if any speed improvement. I then installed > > Mandrake 8.2 and it is much faster, and Debian is even faster (even usi= ng=20 > > X). > > > > In addition, Mandrake and Debian did a much better job with the NeoMagi= x > > video chips - the fonts are much crisper and the whole screen "pops" ju= st=20 > > as it did with Windows. (I think Redhat 7.3 used an earlier version of > > Xfree, so that was probably the problem with the display, and I never=20 > tried > > to install a new version and I am not sure what Redhat 8 uses). > > > > Mark Phillips > > Phillips Marketing, Inc. > > mark@phillipsmarketing.biz > > 480 945-0798 > > 480 945-9197 fax > > > > No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant free message= , > > however, a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced= . > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: myers@fastq.com [SMTP:myers@fastq.com] > > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 12:47 PM > > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > Subject: disto for laptop > > > > I have a Compaq Armada 7792DMT laptop w/96 MB RAM and 5 GB hard disk. I= t > > has a > > Pentium 266M processor (not PII). I have installed RedHat 8 & Lindows 3= =20 > on > > it > > (yes, I paid $99 for a Linux distro) but they both seem very slow. The=20 > only > > OSes that I get to run a a decent speed are Mandrake and Win2K. > > I really want to use RedHat 8 on it. After install, if I recompile the > > kernel, > > will that help my speed issues? I know it is never going to be blazing= =20 > in > > X, > > but it really shouldn't take 15 seconds to get the reply window up when > > replying to an e-mail in Evolution. > > TKIA. > > > > Mark Myers > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > FastQ Communications > > Providing Innovative Internet Solutions Since 1993 > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > ------------------------------------------------- > FastQ Communications > Providing Innovative Internet Solutions Since 1993 >=20 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >=20 > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --=20 Bryce C CoBryce Communications --=-e2K6avFWIgosiQRjZ8Cz Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA+YR+z/wbq/C6yyPcRAkuvAJ9cy69T8arrrZvbzNevKRm9TIaVgQCfaq+e Ku+LgRJcbslz2C5lKrWY4T8= =TOSn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-e2K6avFWIgosiQRjZ8Cz--