Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 15:20:55 -0700
From: "Jason Kim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Got it1!
RedHat runs perfectly on my Libretto 100CT, even with its non-standard 800 x
480 resolution. Did you try using XFree86 4.0.1 (i.e. not the distribution
from the CD)? I highly customized most aspects of my system to fit in the
limited capacity of my Libby, but it runs much better than Windows ever did.
I'm still not happy with it, and I'm going to wipe my drive and put
slackware on it for better customization.
You do know that X-windows is extremely slow and memory intensive when you
pile something like GNOME or KDE on top of it, right? I have 64 MB of RAM,
and I still find myself uncomfortably close to living out of swap space when
I launch AbiWord. I just use WindowMaker to cut down on overhead.
I haven't been following your messages, but what are the specific errors you
are getting from the X server?
-Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 3:08 PM
Subject: RE: Got it1!
> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 00:01:29 +0200
> From: "Robbert J. van Herksen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: Got it1!
>
> Hi Neil, and others that might be insterested in reading about my endless
> tryouts getting ANY version/distribution of Linux on my Libby, that gives
me
> at least a fully working Xserver for a graphical User Interface.
> (I tried RedHat, installs SO EASY, but doesn't let me run the Xserver for
> one strange reason or another PLUS floppydrive recognition.
>
> I'm stressfully trying to install mandrake from your Mandrake v7.1 CD, but
> it's a big disaster.
> I have never seen such unflexible and slightly stupid installation menu's.
I
> LOVE Redhat.....
>
> What I did:
>
> 1) I have a Libby 70CT running DOS, with a driver installed properly for
> accessing an external CD rom.
>
> 2) I copied D:\MANDRAKE\BASE and D:\MANDRAKE\RPMS to the C: drive (20gb
HD)
>
> 3) I login to the CDrom drive (D:\), go to directory D:\DOSUTILS\AUTOBOOT
> and start the AUTOBOOT.BAT file
>
> It starts copying stuff, and I get an installation menu that asks me
> from what kind of CDrom I want to install it.
>
> Bly me, I want to install from the HARDDISK, why did I copy all the stuff
to
> my HD for then??
>
> How do I tell this low IQ installation routine to install from HD, NOT
from
> CD?
>
>
>
> Another try:
>
> I startup the HARDDISK.BAT batchfile, in D:\DOSUTILS\AUTOBOOT\MDKINST
> I starts running, and a menu appears, I have to select the partition that
> holds the MANDRAKE\BASE and the MANDRAKE\RPMS directories. in my case
there
> is only one partition: /dev/hda1
> Below it asks for the directory that holds the Linux Mandrake.
> I select the default, which is \
> I click OK and.............. I get:
> "Error reading second stage ramdisk"
>
>
> Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
>
> Next distribution please, anyone???............ (I can't help loving the
> superb installation intelligence of Redhat)
>
>
> Help!!!
>
> Cheers
>
> Robbert
>
> PS:
>
> >
>
>
>
>
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