Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:27:24 +0100
From: David Gardner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Lib]retto Linux distro survey (was Re: [LIB] Linux FDD)
> >I think we have occasionally had polls of operating system types
> >on the list, but I don't recall a breakdown of which Linux distributions
> >are in use.
> >
> >I would be interested in knowing what other people are using. and what
> >hardware they have gotten working, and what hardware is working.
(Lib 50CT)
Old distributions: Slackware 3.6, 4.0
Installation method: Copy media to FAT partition, copy root image to
spare tiny partition, boot from floppy and point root=
at tiny root partition, then install from HD.
[windows wiped afterwards]
Disk: Tosh 810Mb, Linux only.
Killed off Slackware after they gave an utterly broken compile of gcc
which seemed to randomly segfault (it was _not_ a hardware problem, as it
had worked fine previously and has worked fine ever since I replaced the gcc
and kernel packages with ones I compiled myself).
Current distro: Home-brew :)
Installation method: As above, until I finally get around to making boot
floppies for the Lib.
Disk: IBM 20Gb, Linux only.
IR: No FIR on Lib50, but SIR works with mobile phones (Nokia 7110, 8250).
PCMCIA: Various LAN 10Mbps and 10/100Mbps non-cardbus cards tested ok.
X: XFree86 3.3.6 used at the moment. Not sure if 4.x will work on
the 50, after previous early 4.x versions wouldn't.
Sound: Using opl3 driver, works fine.
Dave
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