i tried many distros, and all of them are really really low, mainly at startup.... none of them went below the 2,45 min without starting the xsession.... and for a notebook is really really really bad!!!! i need a notebook that boots quickly.... i don't like windows, because i have to use some new programs, and i have to use xp or w2k, wich are really unstable.... my only way to revive that notebook is a gentoo version very very clean, starting from stage 1 and with only the things i really need.... if doesn't work i'll have to buy a new notebook.... i'll try, and if not working i'll download manually the files i need for the installation.... i know that the compilation should take about half a week for the base system.... if that boots quickly i'll compile the other parts.... i hope i'll work.... i'll let you know how it works....
2005/10/11, Gilles Espinasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Selon Beso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > i'm trying to install gentoo on a very old portable pc. it is a k6-1 > > 333Mhz with 128 ram and 4gb hd.. i tried many linux distro, but all of > > them install a lot of things that i don't need. so i want to try a > > gentoo compiled distro just for that pc. the problem is that i need to > > download some packages to install it on that architecture before > > compiling the kernel. i use the green rev 0 modem and i cam make it > > work without any problem, but i cannot make it work before compiling > > the genkernel. i tried to see if i can make it work in some way, but > > it didn't work. i searched the web for some info on this matter but > > didn't found anything. is there anyone who could make it work? thanks > > very much for your help. > > > > -- > > beso > > > > d-_-b > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > > Pour se désinscrire : > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > I don't think gentoo is the best choice on an so old laptop, as every > compilation will be long, so update will be deadly slow. > I do the same error with a k6-450 and it is very slow to update. > You should prefer a distrib wich distribute packages already compilated. > > With full speedtouch usermode driver, (modem_run and pppoa3), you should > be able > to connect from every running kernel (from 2.2 branch to 2.6) without the > need > to compile a kernel if your provider use PPPoA or PPPoE (in case of PPPoE, > you > will need to add a PPPoE package). > > Gilles > > > Gilles > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ?subject=unsubscribe > > > -- beso d-_-b Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
