Where's the Ubuntu wiki page?
On Sep 12, 3:11 pm, DaveyDukes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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.
>
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