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Hawkeye
02-02-2001, 11:54 PM
Hi,
I have tried to install this version on a old machine.I have two hard disks one I have dedicated to Linux.My problem is that after installation x windows wont run my display is garbled.I reinstalled and it would not partion the hard disk and my hard disk has now disappeared off the system.
Anyone got any ideas?
Any help would be appreciated. :)
MkIII_Supra
02-03-2001, 12:21 AM
1 - How old is the system :confused:
2 - What are your system spec's :confused:
3 - Which installation class are you using :confused:
4 - Which file system are you using :confused:
5 - Which version of Xfree are you using :confused:
Answer these and I can might maybe help ya out! :D
Hawkeye
02-03-2001, 12:42 AM
Hi Mk111_supra
I built the system myself.
Basically a 133mhz Pentium
32 Ram
Trident 9685 Video with 1 mg ram
2 hdds 1.2 gb for windows 1.6 gb for linux.
Installation class I dont know.
File system I dont know
Xfree86 I am using.
Sorry for the lack of info.
Thanks :)
Whipping Boy
02-03-2001, 12:46 AM
:cool:Slackware :cool:
:cool:Vim :cool:
:cool:Cheesecake :cool:
MkIII_Supra
02-03-2001, 01:23 AM
No way you are going to get `Drake 7.2 to install on that system. You'll need either to go with a really old version of Red Hat / `Drake or go with Slackware. Chances are if you get the GUI up and running then you will have to Blackbox. 1M video RAM is nothing... you may not even get a GUI up and running. Either way `Drake 7.0 and up was designed with PII or better and 32MB RAM, although you can get away with 16MG but you'll notice quite a lag...
Aikidoka
02-03-2001, 10:48 AM
Storm will run on that machine, try that.
Hawkeye
02-03-2001, 11:48 AM
Hi Veloctx,
Thanks I will try Storm out-any ideas on where I get some info.on it or if the have a web address?
Once again-thanks :)
optech
02-03-2001, 05:43 PM
i'm running mandrake 7.2 on a
pentium 200mmx
48 megs RAM
2 meg SiS 5598 video card
....
i can run gnome and kde fine, but blackbox runs smoothest. if i have blackbox running, with LiCQ, X-Chat, netscape, and GnomeTerminal open, gkrellm says i'm using 45% cpu, and 75% ram... is this right? or did my configuration really sweeten up mandrake? and if so, should i package my new config as my own linux distro and make tons of $$?... oh wait... open source... oh well...
i'm stoned. shut up