Damn...would love to get an older laptop.....not to old.....but you know what i mean.
WHy cant i have that sort of luck? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Shawn > Sent: January 30, 2005 12:28 AM > To: CLUG General > Subject: Re: [clug-talk] Linux distro for older laptop? > > > On Sunday 30 January 2005 00:14, Travis Rousseau wrote: > > Well looks like a good place for slackware, or maybe even better debian. > > Gentoo has the time to install factor but if you can find a way around > > that that should work to. Where did VidaLinux fail? Maybe you could try > > the "Purchase" one (contact me off list). > > VidaLinux failed at random spots during the install. But with > the same CD I > was able to install with no problems on my spare desktop drive. > So I suspect > it's failing on something related to the older hardware > > > Although you may not want to install the following they should also work > > RHL9 Caldera(If nothing else works) OpenBSD FreeBSD NetBSD. > > I tried Suse again, without the KDE desktop - I'm looking at the default > blackbox desktop right now... I also downloaded the first ISO > for Debian and > will probably take a look tomorrow... > > > Where did you get that laptop? I want to get a few like it! > > I had a client ask me if I could find a home for it (and a > Toshiba 266). Of > course, I wasn't going to say no... <grins> Check with Computer Trends - > they carry some older laptops, at more or less reasonable prices... > > > Travis R. > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
