ned, If you have a network card for the laptop and you have another computer, the network install is pretty painless. The hardest part is getting the built in firewall to allow the NFS connection. I have 8.1 running as a gateway/router on a p200mmx with 32mb ram. Seems to be working ok. Not great for running x though. Blackbox is quick but the mandrake configuration programs are pretty slow.
On Friday 11 January 2002 01:59 pm, you wrote: > Shane, > > thanks for the response, but I am really looking for something even smaller > than that...the problem may be that it doesn't have a built in CD-ROM, but > a 1st generation backpack, therefore, I would like to be able to do a > complete install from a handful of floppies... > > thanks again! > > ned > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 4:50 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware > > > mandrake 7.2 (older but still a nice distro) would run fine on that chip > > and > > > ram. but depending on what you like and the other laptop hardware the > > harddrive may be a bit tight.... :-) > > > > On Friday 11 January 2002 13:31, you spoke unto me thusly: > > > I want to install Linux on an old laptop with currently has 98SP2 on > > > it...it is a P1, 166, with 400 mg HD and 32 mgs RAM. I was pointed in > > the > > > > direction of both TinyLinux and SpyLinux, but I was wondering if anyone > > > here had any better ideas...maybe a Mini_mandrake or something of the > > > sort... > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > > > ned > > > > -- > > "Give me ambiguity or give me something else." > > > > shane > > registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ > > http://www.mystic-light.net/personal/ > > Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 > > http://dmoz.org cause humans do it better! > > Link different. > > Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- >- ---- > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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