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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,
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> I agree on the apt-get. I also like the Internet install for Debian. I wa=
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> 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=
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> 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=
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> very well.
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> 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=
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> 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=
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> is fast. You may find you like it for your Pentium.
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> Mark Phillips
> Phillips Marketing, Inc.
> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz
> 480 945-0798
> 480 945-9197 fax
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> No trees were destroyed in the sending of this contaminant free message,
> however, a significant number of electrons may have been inconvenienced.
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> -----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
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> Thanks, Mark. But the curious thing is, Lindows is based on Debian. Maybe=
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> 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.
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> Quoting Mark Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz>:
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> > 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=
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> > 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=
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> > 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=
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> 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=
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> 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
> >
> >
> >
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