On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:25, you wrote:
> Talking of fixits and stuff - I'd like an opinion on the following.
>
> I have been given a 486 (DX475) Digital HiNote laptop - no CDROM 20mb of
> RAM 1.3gb hard drive.
If you can get it a bit more memory that would be very good.
> I would like to load Linux of some flavour on it so
> that I can use it for word processing (Abiword) and checking webmail etc,
> while connected via my home network (56k modem on my main box).
>
> Question is - should I use an old distro with a 2.2 kernel and KDE1 or 2 or
> use more uptodate Debian (ie one of the cutdown Knoppix versions) and a
> lightwieght window manager - fluxbox or similar, what do people think?
Use an up-to-date kernel. Modern kernels are considerably better imho.
You could compile it on a differnt - faster - machine and move it over to the
old lappie. I don't think any Kde would go acceptably with only 20Megs
memory. I had FVWM working in 32 Megs on a machine of that vintage, but it
was very clunkey.
> I might add that I have tried damn Small Linux and have had trouble with
> the mouse - basically wouldn't (read like mollasses) move.
> I have been trying to load Corel Linux by transferring the files to the
> harddrive first - but no joy so far - not sure that I can install it that
> way - but I think now that the problem was a faulty boot floppy - might
> have another go with a better floppy.
> I could do a net install of Debian (I have the Net install CDROM - but
> can't figure out how to use it without a CDROM drive) - might take rather a
> long time with 56K download.
basically you use a floppy such as tom's root and boot to boot the machine,
transfer the files into it, and then use the chroot command to activate the
newly d/led and installed file system.
> Happy to hear your thoughts
Buy more memory! Is there an empty socket? Could you toss out the 4Meg stick
and insert a 16 Meg one?
> Lance Blackler
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Douglas Royds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:50:52 +1300
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Purpose of the CLUG
>
>
> This is a FixItFest or a ProblemFest, which would be a good side-track
> to an InstallFest. Victims bring along their gear (just like at an
> installfest), but with something they want to achieve, e.g. Install
> Linux on this Windows machine; Set up a mail server for my home network;
> Set up a photo album and download photos from this digital camera; ...
>
> Douglas.
>
> Kerry Mayes wrote:
> >(encouraged by these postings, I'll add my 5cents worth - since 2cents
> >isn't legal tender anymore).
> >
> >{snip}
> >
> >Discussion:
> >The biggest difficulty I have is working out what I need to get the
> >result I want. The mail server for example: I wanted something that
> >worked like M$ exchange - recieve all the mail from the internet (my ISP
> >had my domain pointed to my static IP address) then be a pop server to
> >the local network. I looked at several "Howtos" that seemed like they
> >might be the right thing but none were exactly what I wanted and I'm
> >still too much of a newbie to work out from them how to do what I want.
> >So I don't know what packages I should be trying to get running, let
> >alone how to configure them.
> >
> >Suggestion:
> >What would be most useful to me in terms of a meeting would be a "Linux
> >solutions" session. Someone comes up with a desired setup and several
> >people state how they would use linux in this situation. So I could
> >provide the list of available hardware, what I'd like to achieve with
> >it, my resources to set it up (whether I have a budget for more
> >hardware...) and end up with a few potential "system designs". Existing
> >experts would get the opportunity to expound on their favourite
> >distributions etc, and get ideas from others on how to "make things
> >work". The desired setups can be as simple or complicated as there are
> >people prepared to come to a meeting.
> >
> >regards
> >Kerry.
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Sincerely etc.
Christopher Sawtell
NB. This PC runs Linux. If you find a virus apparently from me,
it has forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine.
Please do not notify me when this occurs. Thanks.
