Comments on: Installing Slax Popcorn on Compaq Presario 1240 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Thu, 08 Jan 2009 02:10:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: remaras http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-10791 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:25:36 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-10791 I also have tried several different Linux distributions on an old Dell Inspiron laptop. I had an issue with DSL loosing use of my touch pad and Puppy, although I do appreciate it did not fit the bill because of connectivity issues. I am currently running Tiny Me a pint sized distribution of PC Linux. Although not perfect it runs well on 128MB of RAM, recognizes my USB drives and has no connectivity problems. I also have tried several different Linux distributions on an old Dell Inspiron laptop. I had an issue with DSL loosing use of my touch pad and Puppy, although I do appreciate it did not fit the bill because of connectivity issues. I am currently running Tiny Me a pint sized distribution of PC Linux. Although not perfect it runs well on 128MB of RAM, recognizes my USB drives and has no connectivity problems.

]]> by: Sally http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-8759 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:19:00 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-8759 Puppy is better than DSL on my old Deskpro, esp. in terms of graphical interfaces - but I believe this is why DSL uses damn small RAM. :) I'm gonna try SLAX in a short moment. ;) P/S: I'm using The World Browser, not the real IE. Puppy is better than DSL on my old Deskpro, esp. in terms of graphical interfaces - but I believe this is why DSL uses damn small RAM. ) I’m gonna try SLAX in a short moment. )

P/S: I’m using The World Browser, not the real IE.

]]> by: Gene Venable http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-7115 Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:04:35 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-7115 Puppy Linux 3.01, the latest, works great for me and the setup of my Broadcom 4318 Wireless was relatively easy. I have a Dell Latitude D400. It didn't install completely automatically, but after I went thru the Connect software, I found that I needed just a line or two from the Puppy Wiki, wireless section, about manual installation, to make everything jake. And it was easy to create a text script that put in a few commands so now it's all automatic. The module needed was automatically selected by Puppy, so I didn't have to download or reconfigure anything, just issue the correct iwconfig settings. Puppy Linux 3.01, the latest, works great for me and the setup of my Broadcom 4318 Wireless was relatively easy. I have a Dell Latitude D400.

It didn’t install completely automatically, but after I went thru the Connect software, I found that I needed just a line or two from the Puppy Wiki, wireless section, about manual installation, to make everything jake. And it was easy to create a text script that put in a few commands so now it’s all automatic. The module needed was automatically selected by Puppy, so I didn’t have to download or reconfigure anything, just issue the correct iwconfig settings.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6204 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:13:14 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6204 Thanks for the tip Pete. I did try Fluxbuntu recently and it was ok - not great. I will definitely give MEPIS-Antix a look. :) Thanks for the tip Pete. I did try Fluxbuntu recently and it was ok - not great. I will definitely give MEPIS-Antix a look. )

]]> by: Pete http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6202 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:51:35 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6202 I have tried almost all the "lightweight" distributions on my Omnibook 4150 (Pentium II 400 with 128mb ram) and i have found that the only distro that live up to the hype is MEPIS-AntiX. MEPIS-Antix is a version of MEPIS that uses the Fluxbox Window manager. There are Kernel changes that MEPIS has made, that make it a better choice than Ubunbu. The install is also easy from the liveCD or Install CD. All my hardware was detected including my broadcom wireless PCMCIA card! Once installed, its a simple APT-GET to install from the MEPIS repo's. MEPIS-AntiX also includes conkey, feh, and firefox. I just added wifi-radar and PCManFM. (Thunar is good, but seems to install more SH*t than nessesary. Well, hope this helps, and I am eagerly waiting to try Fluxbuntu (Release), but I feel MEPIS-Antix will still be a better product. I have tried almost all the “lightweight” distributions on my Omnibook 4150 (Pentium II 400 with 128mb ram) and i have found that the only distro that live up to the hype is MEPIS-AntiX.

MEPIS-Antix is a version of MEPIS that uses the Fluxbox Window manager. There are Kernel changes that MEPIS has made, that make it a better choice than Ubunbu. The install is also easy from the liveCD or Install CD. All my hardware was detected including my broadcom wireless PCMCIA card!

Once installed, its a simple APT-GET to install from the MEPIS repo’s.

MEPIS-AntiX also includes conkey, feh, and firefox.

I just added wifi-radar and PCManFM. (Thunar is good, but seems to install more SH*t than nessesary.

Well, hope this helps, and I am eagerly waiting to try Fluxbuntu (Release), but I feel MEPIS-Antix will still be a better product.

]]> by: hernan http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6165 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:29:27 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6165 Boot Slax from your hard drive (installing Slax) If you want to install Slax on your hard drive, make sure you have a Linux partition which is free. Then go to the "Home" icon on your KDE desktop. Select the "Slax-Install" program, and fill in all the nessacary information. Make sure you select the right hard drive partition, you probably don't want to install Slax over another operating system you have. It installs LILO with it, which means that the install could make Windows, (or other operating systems installed on the drive) unbootable. So you should only do this if you know how to use and edit LILO. copy and paste from http://www.geocities.com/slaxfansite/#boot Boot Slax from your hard drive (installing Slax)
If you want to install Slax on your hard drive, make sure you have a Linux partition which is free. Then go to the “Home” icon on your KDE desktop. Select the “Slax-Install” program, and fill in all the nessacary information. Make sure you select the right hard drive partition, you probably don’t want to install Slax over another operating system you have. It installs LILO with it, which means that the install could make Windows, (or other operating systems installed on the drive) unbootable. So you should only do this if you know how to use and edit LILO.
copy and paste from http://www.geocities.com/slaxfansite/#boot

]]> by: K.Mandla http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6122 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:05:08 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6122 I'd agree -- Slax is fun and works wonders sometimes, but until it gets past the "just a Live distro" angle, it's only a curiosity to me. That being said, if you have a machine that will boot from USB and you want to use a teeny Linux distro that's easy to customize, Slax works great. I used to run it off a 256Mb USB key on a P4 machine in my old office. It was perfect since I could customize the live environment by dropping modules on to the flash drive, and never have to wait for CD access, or reburn them. I’d agree — Slax is fun and works wonders sometimes, but until it gets past the “just a Live distro” angle, it’s only a curiosity to me.

That being said, if you have a machine that will boot from USB and you want to use a teeny Linux distro that’s easy to customize, Slax works great. I used to run it off a 256Mb USB key on a P4 machine in my old office. It was perfect since I could customize the live environment by dropping modules on to the flash drive, and never have to wait for CD access, or reburn them.

]]> by: jambarama http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6119 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:49:39 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6119 Yeah xubuntu isn't much lighter than ubuntu. If you decrapify it, get rid of a bunch of unnecessary daemons & software (the metapackage "xfce-desktop" is full of crap) it really isn't bad, but for now they've firmly positioned themselves in the "jack of all trades king of none" area. The default install isn't very fast or very featured, but if you like you can get neato stuff like awn, avant, compiz-fusion, and all the window decorations to work as easy as ubuntu. But if you are careful about power consumption, or speed, you can get rid of an awful lot of stuff an still have a functional desktop. First thing I did was install ude/uwm (the other lightweight window managers--flwm, icewm, lwm, jwm, tinywm, fluxbox, windowmaker, work without a hitch too). I only used the live version of fluxbuntu, but n2 really impressed me. Yeah xubuntu isn’t much lighter than ubuntu. If you decrapify it, get rid of a bunch of unnecessary daemons & software (the metapackage “xfce-desktop” is full of crap) it really isn’t bad, but for now they’ve firmly positioned themselves in the “jack of all trades king of none” area.

The default install isn’t very fast or very featured, but if you like you can get neato stuff like awn, avant, compiz-fusion, and all the window decorations to work as easy as ubuntu.

But if you are careful about power consumption, or speed, you can get rid of an awful lot of stuff an still have a functional desktop. First thing I did was install ude/uwm (the other lightweight window managers–flwm, icewm, lwm, jwm, tinywm, fluxbox, windowmaker, work without a hitch too).

I only used the live version of fluxbuntu, but n2 really impressed me.

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6117 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:37:12 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6117 Hey, fluxbuntu may actually be worth checking out. Thanks! Also, Xubuntu could be an alternative but from what I read it is not as fast or lean as they advertise it. Hey, fluxbuntu may actually be worth checking out. Thanks!

Also, Xubuntu could be an alternative but from what I read it is not as fast or lean as they advertise it.

]]> by: jambarama http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6116 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 16:43:20 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/09/08/installing-slax-popcorn-on-compaq-presario-1240/#comment-6116 Have you thought about fluxbuntu? It hasn't had an official release yet, but it has some pretty stable betas out there. If you'd rather not fiddle with betas, there is also always Xubuntu, which isn't too resource intensive once you decrapify it (that is what I'm on right now). Plus you can slap Fluxbox on Xubuntu (or any of the other *buntu), and Kazehakase with just an apt-get command. Have you thought about fluxbuntu? It hasn’t had an official release yet, but it has some pretty stable betas out there.

If you’d rather not fiddle with betas, there is also always Xubuntu, which isn’t too resource intensive once you decrapify it (that is what I’m on right now). Plus you can slap Fluxbox on Xubuntu (or any of the other *buntu), and Kazehakase with just an apt-get command.

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