Re: [MLUG] Linux distro suitable for an older laptop...

[Shawn Parker <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

i had archlinux running on my ibm thinkpad 600x (p3 500, 256mb ram, 
etc). i prefer the lightweight, build everything yourself distros. 
archlinux is tiny and has a great package base (as i've said on this 
list too many times...hehehe). everything seemed to work fine "out of 
the box" so to speak.

:)



Michael wrote:

>
>> I'm running Core 3 on a Dell P3 600mhz with 256mb ram without any 
>> problems except for getting wireless to work, and I think that's more 
>> my problem than linux or the laptop's.
>
>
> I have Fedora Core 1 on an old 233Mhz laptop with 64Mb RAM and it runs 
> pretty well.. way better than Windows 98 anyway.
>
> I have to say that I'm really pretty impressed with FC3. It's been 
> very smooth for me so far. I even changed the video card in one of my 
> computers from a GeForce 4 to an ATI Radeon and it handled that 
> wonderfully. Windows 2000 took me over an hour to reconfigure for the 
> new card despite having a driver disc for it. The drivers weren't 
> compatible with something in Windows (despite claiming Win2k support) 
> so I had to go download updated drivers and reinstall them. Then I had 
> to reconfigure the dsplay. It took about four reboots and a lot of 
> fighting with Windows. FC3 detected the change of cards during boot, 
> prompted me to ask if I wanted to reconfigure, and then reconfigured 
> itself in a couple seconds time. Within 30 seconds the system had 
> handled the change and finished booting into X. All hardware 
> reconfigurations should be that easy.
>
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Shawn Parker
Network Administrator
Cumulus Media
Columbia, Missouri - KBXR, KFRU, KOQL, KPLA
Jefferson City, Missouri - KBBM, KJMO, KLIK
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