I found some great help on the Ubuntu wiki page with a how to for my T20 and the past 3 versions of Ubuntu. So I am gonna give that a try. You should check it out for the Compaq.
On Sep 12, 2:52 pm, Dwyrwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I too am trying to install gOS on an old P2 based Compaq Armada. gOS > 3 Beta uses Ubuntu 8.04, which requires a minimum of 384MB of RAM to > install. I have 320, and it won't play nice at all. So i'm running > gOS 2 Rocket E, which is really fast, much faster than Ubuntu 7.10 in > fact. But Ubuntu 7.10 lets me run my wifi, and gOS won't and I have > no clue what to do. > > I'm going to try DSL and give 'er a spin, as my machine simply has to > run Mozilla, and Open Office, and for those reasons, I'm probably > going to stick with Ubuntu. But if I can get gOS running, I might do > that instead. > > Try gOS 'E' and let me know how that works for you. > > On Sep 12, 12:31 pm, wirechief <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Using Linux on a older machine I would of tried Mephis lite, Dam Small > > Linux, or even Knoppix 5.1 especially when myram was limited to 256mb you > > would have a much faster connection for internet, I would also look at > > versionsthat were created one or two years after the Thinkpad20 they would > > probably have drivers for your hardware. > > New Distros such as Gos are great for newer machines and with more power > > than what you are trying, take a look at least on the Mepis and DSL websites > > for more information on what they can provide for you. > > > I use Kanotix as my primary Linux but love Gos for all the neat google > > gadgets and its nice desktop, I have > > had older hardware a Compaq 500Mhz machine with 256mb but have long gotten > > rid of it for newer machines, even used thinkpads can be great for the > > current generation of Linux distro's I just think you are really reaching > > to make the T20 work with any decent speed. > > good luck in your quest. > > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 1:25 PM, DaveyDukes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi all. I have a fairly old Thinkpad T20. I probably shouldn't even > > > bother with it. But I want to tinker with gOS on it. > > > > I installed version 2.0 because I just dont think it has the need for > > > some of the features of 3.0. > > > > Issues at install though were, the Dock didn't install, cant get wifi > > > to work (surprise, surprise), and also I thought things like gmail > > > were supposed to launch with Mozilla prism? It always launches with a > > > full version of firefox. > > > > Its kinda slow right now, but mainly I just want to use this to access > > > the internet from the living room. Nothing more. So I feel I can > > > trim the fat (its got 256mb ram) and make it work fairly well. > > > > Any links to knowledgeable websites would be great. > > > > Also I installed all the software updates/additions, but when I tried > > > to install ubuntu 8.04, it seemed like it did install, however, when > > > it was finished I was left with only memtest to boot and had to > > > reinstall gOS again. > > > > My wifi card is a Linksys PCMIA WPC11 ver. 3 which according to their > > > website uses the prism wifi-drivers and should work fine and gets > > > detected, but wont find or connect to anything. not even with wifi- > > > radar or prism-finder. All help is appreciated. > > > -- > > Reach out and share life, care for others, --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
