Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-06 Thread didier gaumet
Le Tue, 5 Mar 2013 08:37:32 -0500, Steven Grunza sgru...@ctdi.com a écrit : To answer my own question, yes it is possible to install. But you can't run it. After rebooting I get a GRUB Geom error. [...] From: http://web.archive.org/web/20060912062209/http://neon.lcs.mit.edu/tm100/

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-05 Thread Chris Bannister
On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 09:49:12AM -0500, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be unusable. Installing

RE: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-05 Thread Steven Grunza
-Original Message- From: Chris Bannister [mailto:cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:04 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 09:49:12AM -0500, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-05 Thread Roman V.Leon.
On 05.03.2013 17:37, Steven Grunza wrote: -Original Message- From: Chris Bannister [mailto:cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 3:04 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 09:49:12AM -0500, Steven

Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Steven Grunza
Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be unusable. I realize this system is _NOT_ going to be a performance machine. I plan on

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Soare Catalin
On Mar 4, 2013 4:49 PM, Steven Grunza sgru...@ctdi.com wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be unusable. I realize

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Claudius Hubig
Dear Steven, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? Installing the system shouldn’t be a problem. I realize this system is _NOT_ going to be a performance machine. I plan on using it for text editing (in laptop mode

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Roman V.Leon.
On 04.03.2013 18:49, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be unusable. I realize this system is _NOT_

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Lars Noodén
On 03/04/2013 05:29 PM, Roman V.Leon. wrote: ...If I were you i would choose Openbox WM, you can try XFCE also, but I'm in doubt... A plain window manager like OpenBox would be the way to go. FVWM still has a lot of good use, especially with the FVWM-crystal theme. XFCE is a desktop

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread John L. Cunningham
On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 09:49:12AM -0500, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be unusable. Before you

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Gary Dale
On 04/03/13 09:49 AM, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be unusable. I realize this system is _NOT_

RE: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Steven Grunza
-Original Message- From: Claudius Hubig [mailto:debian_1...@chubig.net] Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 9:59 AM To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC Dear Steven, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop

Re: Debian on 256MB PIII TabletPC

2013-03-04 Thread Rob Owens
On Mon, Mar 04, 2013 at 09:49:12AM -0500, Steven Grunza wrote: Hello. I would like to install Debian on a laptop with 256 MB of RAM. Is this possible? I was previously running Ubuntu but there are problems in the Ubuntu X11 server code that cause the touchscreen to be unusable. I