Why don't you give a try to SLAX? Deli, DSL , Puppy are much more striped and too fast. Might be you have a single usb port where you can plug some test distros with out installing. Regards Ujwal
On 3/26/08, Paras pradhan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have successfully installed nepalinux in 500Mhz PC with 64 MB ram. It took > almost 1 hr to install, but was working properly.It was nepalinux 1.0 > or 1.1at that time.. forgot the exact version. > > You sud also try damn small linux which is also based on debian. find it > here http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ > > Try to use the distro whici can work with Xfce. Gnome or KDE based distros > are RAM eaters. > > > Paras. > > > > > On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 2:24 AM, Manish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello to everyone . > > The thing is I have got a Toshiba sattellite pro 4200 series laptop. > > it is capable of being kept in a museum. > > Its configuration are as follows: > > 557 Mhz processor > > 64 Mb RAM > > 5.69 GB Hard disk ( I think it was 10 GB before one year but dont know > > how the space decreased) > > > > It ran well on windows 98 and windows millinium and still runs well on > > windows xp sp2 > > but I wan to use linux on my laptop > > > > I tried to install nepalinux but it did not work > > > > I came to know that the requirement fot edubuntu to run is only a 32 > > mb ram and thus tried to install it on my laptop > > > > I installed it taking a lot of time. > > I started installation on 9Pm and waited till 12 for it to complete > > but it did not . it was complete when I woke up in the morning the > > next day. > > > > Happy it was installed but when I tried to run it It did not work > > It initializes but takes about 30 minutes to load .and u cannot use > > it > > even the text mode doesnot work ie it is very very slow . > > > > what is the problem?? > > it runs well on windows xp but what is the problem with linux. > > > > is there any linux version that I can use on my laptop?? > > Please I need help > > I have wasted my days trying to install linux on it ..... > > > > Please help me. > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: foss-nepal@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
