On Jan 14, 2008 9:33 PM, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> maverick wrote: > > Hi guys I would like to install Linux on 1GB of space this system > already dual boots can someone recommend one that works well. I'm use to > rpm base linuxes but I'm willing to try something new. > > > > I think this is the environment where puppy linux shines (wags?). > http://www.puppylinux.org/ > http://puppylinux.org/wikka/PuppyLinuxMainPage > > There are probably others. > Damn Small Linux comes to mind, but I think that one is so pared-down > that it may be considered a repair/diagnostic tool rather than a > distribution. Other opinions invited here. > > And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Puppy is busybox based, > resulting in some programs having different or missing command-line > options. This may only be a concern for *nix veterans -- but still, it > might be useful to be aware of it. > > Regards, > ..jim > > I've just finished working with both distros. My take is, Puppy is fine for fairly new, but underpowered PCs. I tried to install it on an ancient Toshiba Libretto L3 on a CF card. This laptap has 256MB RAM, S3 video. My main problem was I couldn't get my older PCMCIA Orinoco wireless card configured. I did manage to get wireless working with a Linksys USB, but that would cause the system to freeze, requiring a hard reset to get going again. It can install to CF card in a USB adapter, then I could put the CF card into an CF-IDE adapter and the laptop would boot. I've sinced move to Damn Small Linux because of the older kernel - 2.4.xinstead of 2.6.x. Not only does my Orinoco card work right from the start, the system no longer freezes up and it's much faster. Sure, I have to run WEP instead of WPA2, but I don't really care. In order to install DSL on the CF card, I had to get another CF-IDE adapter that would support 40 pins. I installed DSL as I would to a regular hard drive. Now, this little laptop has a CF card in place of the regular HD. I'm getting run times around 7 hours w/o WIFI. I'll see how it goes with WIFI, but it's been running for over 3 and still going strong. So, in a nutshell, if you need to run slightly more vintage equipment, DSL might run better than Puppy. Puppy is easier to install if you don't have a bootable CDROM or floppy - like I do with the Libretto... HTH -- Mark Schoonover, CMDBA http://www.linkedin.com/in/markschoonover http://marksitblog.blogspot.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
