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Thread ID: 116313	2011-02-26 23:35:00	mandrake 9.1 2003 version on 3 discs	davemorin (16257)	Press F1

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1181647	2011-02-26 23:35:00	i just sat 5 hours setting up mandrake 9.1 from the 3 dics set on a 1997 compaq pentium 120mhz laptop. heres my question, yes its a logon issue in the setup section of the third disk it asks you to create the user names and passwords at the top it says to type your full name, i typed "redhat" and as i did it became my user name below it automatically as i typed my name in the above space then i created my password which is "mandrake" then the root password is also mandrake passwords done, 3hours later its finished, it goes through its starting process then comes up with logon: redhat i typed, then password, i typed mandrake, but as i type each letter in my password the cursor doesnt move it stays in one place and blinks, then it seems to accept the password. ok here comes the real fun (with my sledge hammer sitting on the floor besides me) it says this next [redhat@localhost redhat]$ what do i type after that? cause i tried everything including their "help" and looked in that menu that came up didnt see anything that would give me a clue. i have a A+ cert in windows and i'm a dummy in linux i'd need some help within 24 hours please, otherwise i'm going to smash those three disks with a sledgehammer and superglue all the little pieces together in the shape of a penguin and use it as a paperweight. --dave	davemorin (16257)
1181648	2011-02-27 07:18:00	I guess you are just having a play - but with releases every 6 months the distribution is 14 releases out of date ( a lot has happened since then). How much RAM to do have? There are two main GUI environments with Linux - GNOME and KDE - both of these require similar system resources to (say) WinXP. What you probably really need is a modern distribution with a light desktop (not GNOME or KDE). Your install time suggests that your machine is lacking RAM - a normal install should be less than 30 minutes. Back to your question - even in 2003 Linux would by default boot into the GUI. The fact that it hasn't might tend to indicate that there is not enough RAM? Try typing startx in lower case - this should start the GUI. Typing the password in the command prompt does what you say - there is no response. Hope this helps?	johnd (85)
1181649	2011-02-27 08:43:00	What's the problem? You've logged in, and you're now at the console where you can type whatever command you want.	Agent_24 (57)
1181650	2011-02-27 19:01:00	I would suggest you forget Mandrake and get a copy of Puppy. Puppy will run from the CD for you to play with for a start and is super fast even on an old box. P.M me if you would like a copy and I will post you one.	kjaada (253)
1181651	2011-02-27 21:52:00	Yeah but his machine is only 120Mhz - my 166Mhz Laptop has only 80MB EDO RAM an IIRC Puppy ran quite badly on it. I don't think it's the CPU, it's probably the RAM, if it was installed rather than LiveCD it might run better. For the smallest LiveCD I would recommend DSL (or DSL-N) - both ran really nicely on my 166 Mhz laptop. You can probably get a decent install of Debian or something if you do a minimal install and then be clever about it. But if you've never used Linux before I wouldn't try that just yet. Give DSL or Puppy a try first... How much RAM does your machine have?	Agent_24 (57)
1181652	2011-02-27 23:34:00	I feel we are confusing this poster here with tech terms. I would suggest get Puppy and install it. Never mind RAM etc. If anything is going to work on that box then installed (not run live) puppy or DSL (another tech term) meaning Damn Small Linux are your best bet. I have tried to hunt out my original red hat disks from about 1968 but can not find them but from memory there were quite a few CDs even for that time. As for tech terms.PM me means send me a personal message from this PF1 page.	kjaada (253)
1181653	2011-02-28 03:09:00	What to type is startx to start the graphical interface, if it doesn't work correctly you need to type XFdrake to confiure your card. As mentioned by others there are more modern distros that are designed to work better on old hardware, Puppy is one but there is one specifically for old lappies but blowed if I remember the name	Morgenmuffel (187)
1181654	2011-02-28 03:48:00	there is one specifically for old lappies but blowed if I remember the name Was it DSL? I suppose not...	Agent_24 (57)
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