Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
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Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
Barb wrote: > I know this is a mandrake list, but I have a couple of old dells like > that and I install Debian with a few floppy images and the rest a > network install. > > Barbara > > At 03:59 PM 1/11/2002, 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 >> > >> > >> > http://www.nettwork.com/martin/mlmandrake/ It is German-only support at this time (German keyboard), but will run on a 386 with 4M OR http://linux-embedded.com/ Hosted by guess who? Civileme Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
I know this is a mandrake list, but I have a couple of old dells like that and I install Debian with a few floppy images and the rest a network install. Barbara At 03:59 PM 1/11/2002, 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 > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
THANK YOU! This was just what I was looking for! - Original Message - From: "shane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware > then you may want to try a look at > http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/Distributions/Tin y/ > > On Friday 11 January 2002 13:59, you spoke unto me thusly: > > > 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... > > > -- > "The universe is a figment of its own imagination." > > 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 > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
then you may want to try a look at http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Linux/Distributions/Tiny/ On Friday 11 January 2002 13:59, you spoke unto me thusly: > 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... -- "The universe is a figment of its own imagination." 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
Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
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 Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
Ned wrote: > 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... I've installed Mandrake 7.2 on machines with as little as 32 MB, and even ran KDE on them (slowly). I had larger hard disks, but you can squeeze it into 400 MB -- you just have to pick what you want. Will this be your first install of Linux? If so, might be a little tough, but I'd give it a shot. Mandrake usually offers to install a percentage of the available packages if they won't all fit, and I'd expect that they select the packages in that percentage with the most important first (or at least a core of important packages). Randy Kramer Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] OT: Small OS for Old Hardware
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 > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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
