[CS-FSLUG] Re: Linux On Laptop

[Christopher Rose]

I have had luck running BasicLinux 3.25 (now in version 3.32) on my Toshiba WinBook XP which has a very small (500MB) hard drive and only about 16MB of ram. Indeed, BL3 even has a gui and is fully compatible with slackware (mostly slack 4.0), as it is a slackware derivative. Admittedly, it probably won't recognize wi-fi, but it does work nicely and there is a package from the slackware site that allows for ethernet that does work with it. Hope that helps, if not, oh well.

Pax,
Christopher


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wade A Smith" <warm38 at juno.com>
To: Christiansource at ofb.biz
Subject: [CS-FSLUG] Re: Linux On Laptop
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:31:25 -0500

> 
> 
> > Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:14:01 -0500
> > From: "Bradly J. McConnell" <bradly.mcconnell at gmail.com>
> 
> >
> > >The screen is 9" vert and 14" horiz.  SuSE 9.2 couldnt
> > >handle the screen too well (the right most 2 inches was
> > >slightly distorted) and since the computer was a >"floor model" 
> > it came with no technical documentation
> > >telling me the Horz/Vert Hz.
> >
> > You should be able to pull any documentation you need from the HP site.  If
> > it's the same XGA screen this laptop has (Compaq R3320US) you can add the
> > 1280 x 800 resolution line into your X server config (XF86 or Xorg).
> 
> The HP folks say "buy the doc package by calling this 877 number..."
> The screen is the WideXGA and that is the kicker.  It wanted info to
> recognize the "different" screen that I didnt have. Oh, and all the stuff
> that was supposed to look round started looking oval.
> 
> > >It also has some whiz-bang features which dont have any
> > >connection with the rest of the world, so the drivers are
> > >just not there for anything I want to do -- like connect >to the 
> > internet via doze-off (dial-up) modem when I'm on
> > >the road.
> >
> > With all the wireless access around, how often do you really need it?  If
> > you are on the road due to work, then it might be worth while to pick up a
> > small external, and use a serial port (if it has one) or a usb-to-serial
> > adapter.
> >
> > >Bottom line: Looks like I'm STUCK (literally and figureatively)
> > >with XP.   <p'tooey!>
> >
> > NEVER!!!!
> 
> While I agree with the sediments, I'm kinda stuck with windoze because my
> primary email is juno, which runs ONLY on windoze; I have several
> development
> packages that I use for working away from home and they all run in
> windoze; and
> the HP drivers are "optimized for XP."
> 
> So when the <cuss><cuss><blankety-blank> folks at microsoft attempt to
> "stick it to me" because I have the OEM install, I'll have to [probably]
> pay
> for their extortion and buy a "legal copy" of XP.
> 
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