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| Thread ID: 39125 | 2003-10-28 06:38:00 | Why can't I run Linux?? | mejobloggs (264) | Press F1 |
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| 187379 | 2003-10-30 18:43:00 | I have found Linux to work much better than Windows XP. I think because you are running an extremely old version of Mandrake (7.1) it does not look very good and does not perform as well as the latest version (9.2). | flyer590 (2523) | ||
| 187380 | 2003-10-31 05:37:00 | Thanks. I got it going. Mankrake 9.2 A tad slow on KDE, but oddly everything else is slower. IceWM is slow as. Maybe I need a better computer :-) |
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| 187381 | 2003-10-31 07:58:00 | >>If your Linux has Kernel 2.4 + it will not work on anything less than a Pentium 3 or 4 I run 2.4 quite happily on a Pentium II and I think I have it running on a Pentium I >>In the end you will find that after hours wasted setting it up, that the software is terrible & the whole thing, compared to Widows is a waste of tme. Maybe you wasted your time... >>The difference between Windows & Linux is that with Windows you expect it to work, with Linux you are pleasently surprised if it does work! After paying $600 for Windows XP Pro you would expect it to work. Linux developers can't test every combination of hardware. Mr Gates on the other hand, has huge resources available to him. Of course, now I realise you are joking :D |
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| 187382 | 2003-10-31 08:08:00 | Glad to hear its working. I ran 9.1 on a similar system (but more RAM). KDE/Gnome were ok if you turn off the eye candy. I'm surprised icewm is slow since its light weight and normally very fast. A couple of other light weight interfaces that should be on the CDs: - XFCE4 - Window Maker. - And if all else fails, blackbox or fvwm. |
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| 187383 | 2003-10-31 10:01:00 | How do I turn of the eye candy? | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 187384 | 2003-10-31 10:07:00 | Any point in adding a Geforce 2, 522mhz celeron, and 64mb ram? I wouldnt have a clue what ram to add though. |
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| 187385 | 2003-10-31 10:38:00 | Oh, nuts. It would seem that it works sometimes, and not others. Maybe I have something faulty? It locks up on PCI: Found IRQ 5 for device 00:0f.0 How do I find out what that is, so that I can rip it out? |
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| 187386 | 2003-10-31 10:45:00 | Its not the Kernel, that kernel will run happily on an i386 (Drivers may be ommited, hence why a 2.2 kernel would be better) but Yoper is compiled for the i686 hence why you wouldnt be able to get it to run on a P2 or less... RH 9 wont run on i586 AFAIK, although minimal mode might let you install it. Ive got Slackware 9.1 running on a 486 ATM with the bare.i kernel that comes with it. bash-2.05b$ uname -r 2.4.22 So there you have it.. Works fine (Im running Slack on my main m/c too). Its just to do with the package management systems and the system architecture its compiled for! |
Chilling_Silently (228) | ||
| 187387 | 2003-10-31 10:55:00 | > Any point in adding a Geforce 2, 522mhz celeron, and > 64mb ram? More ram would definitely help. The GF2 if you want to try and get games running. Not sure about the celeron, it would be faster but probably not worth the effort. As for the eye candy. In KDE the fastest way would be to run the inital setup wizard. If its not in the menu use "Run command..." and enter "kpersonalizer". For more specific settings open up the KDE Control Center, under Look&Feel there are various options. Style will the be main one to change, "Light Style" or "KDE default" aren't too bad. On the effects tab turn off "Enable GUI effects". There are heaps of other things that can be tweaked in there too. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 187388 | 2003-10-31 19:19:00 | So, will I have to get an older version of mandrake? What I dont understand, is why it works sometimes, and not others. I have problems on Win95 as well, so I am thinking I have something faulty. |
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