... I mean compiling from source code. As you might recall I have been working on getting wireless networking to work on some old notebook computers. I have...
Robert Steinmetz
rob@...
Jan 3, 2003 4:54 am
18086
... I mean compiling from source code. As you might recall I have been working on getting wireless networking to work on some old notebook computers. I have...
Robert Steinmetz
rob@...
Jan 3, 2003 4:55 am
18087
I've now got Opera 6.11 and AbiWord 1.02 running on BasicLinux (everything fits into an 80mb partition). The X packages came from Slack71 (*not* Slack35) and...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 3, 2003 6:41 am
18088
... For that you need the full glibc2 package (in /slackware/l/). You also need the following packages from /slackware/d/ binutils, gcc, kernel-headers and...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 3, 2003 7:20 am
18089
I never noticed this before but why does this digest come in from the dates of 1 Jan 2003 to 1Jan 1998? I am sure that I am missing something here? What is...
Mark in Clinton TWP. MI
MarWar@...
Jan 6, 2003 5:29 pm
18090
For several years I have been using Slackware 3.5 on all my PCs. It performs well on old hardware and I have been very happy with it (especially after I...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 7, 2003 10:02 pm
18091
For several years I have been using Slackware 3.5 on all my PCs. It performs well on old hardware and I have been very happy with it (especially after I...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 7, 2003 10:02 pm
18092
... Been there done that. ... I've been going down the same road for other reasons, and agree that it may be time to start BasicLinux 2.0 ( based on a 2.2...
Robert Steinmetz
rob@...
Jan 7, 2003 10:36 pm
18093
... Yes, I would like to keep it available (even if there is no further development of that version). There will be no 4mb version of BasicLinux 2. Perhaps...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 8, 2003 5:03 am
18094
Sounds like some interesting developments, Steven. I'm looking forward to trying out BL 2.0, and have ordered the Slack 7.1 CD's you mentioned (they charge $5...
James Miller
jamtat@...
Jan 9, 2003 2:04 am
18095
... Once I get a slim Slack71 running on my system, it's just nuts & bolts to get a simple ramdisk BL2 running. Where I could use some help is deciding whict...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 9, 2003 5:10 am
18096
... Likewise. I've dealt with CheapBytes before. I've been kind of busy with some other things lately, but I hope to be able to play around with Slack 7.1 when...
Howard Eisenberger
howarde@...
Jan 9, 2003 9:58 am
18097
Steven: I've got an old 486 DX2 with 20 MB RAM I could use as a test machine for BL 2.0 development. I think I'm also going to put Vectorlinux 1.8 on it, which...
James Miller
jamtat@...
Jan 9, 2003 7:32 pm
18098
... That would be perfect. ... What browser does it use? ... I've got Opera running right next to me on a 486DX-66 with 16mb RAM (plus 16mb swap -- it's only a...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 9, 2003 9:14 pm
18099
Here's a link that provides a pretty exhaustive list of Linux browsers, complete with links to their homepages: ...
James Miller
jamtat@...
Jan 9, 2003 10:24 pm
18100
A web search turned up the following relevant info on Konqueror relative ... Sure. Just install Qt, kdelibs and kdebase, and from your favourite window...
James Miller
jamtat@...
Jan 10, 2003 6:48 am
18101
... Looks like it has Netscape 4.7 for a graphical browser, Lynx for console. For a more complete list of what Vectorlinux 1.8 contains, go to: ...
James Miller
jamtat@...
Jan 10, 2003 7:08 am
18102
Can any of you guys think of a reason why DOS (running on a floppy) is unable to access a HD when Linux (booting from floppy to ramdisk) is able to. Linux is...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 11, 2003 5:28 am
18103
... Isn't that the old Netscape, the jumbled mess of code that the Mozilla team threw out when they started open source developemnt? I've never tried Netscape...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 11, 2003 6:00 am
18104
... Thanks for the input. I had a look at that page and followed some links. Skipstone looked promising, but it seems to have died. ... Another one with...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 11, 2003 6:11 am
18105
... Those are all target machines for BL2. My own computers range from 486-40 (8mb RAM) to P166 (64mb RAM). Most of my BL testing is done on a 486-66 (16mb)...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 11, 2003 6:19 am
18106
... This is a joke, right? ... Qt 13.9mb kdelibs 9.8mb kdebase 15.7mb ... That comes to 39.4mb. And those are *compressed* packages! ...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 11, 2003 6:21 am
18107
... Hmm... Depends on how old your old PC is, I guess. It was usable on my P133/16MB, chugged a bit though. When I upgraded that to 40MB, it was a lot...
Ben A L Jemmett
ben.jemmett@...
Jan 11, 2003 10:35 am
18108
... This is the machine I am planning to use for Slack 7.1 with X. I'm not sure about Netscape, but I remember that mozilla was pretty slow on the P133 with 32...
Howard Eisenberger
howarde@...
Jan 11, 2003 11:24 am
18109
... This is the same that I found with mozilla when I added more ram to my P133 (32 to 96MB). I'll see what happens when I cut back to 32 or 16MB (do I even...
Howard Eisenberger
howarde@...
Jan 11, 2003 1:51 pm
18110
Steven: Two wild guesses: Sounds like it might be a BIOS problem. However, when you move the HD are you using the same cables? John Oram ... To unsubscribe...
John Oram
norami@...
Jan 11, 2003 6:30 pm
18111
... X runs fine in 16mb RAM. Netscape 3.04 (on BL1) runs fine in 16mb RAM (with swap). The big question is: can we find a better browser than Netscape 3.04...
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 11, 2003 8:31 pm
18112
... I suppose so. A BIOS problem that started happening recenly. A BIOS problem that effects DOS but not Linux. ... Yes, we have tried different cables....
Steven C. Darnold
ichi@...
Jan 11, 2003 8:31 pm
18113
What type of machine is this? I know some of the earlier AT types needed the hard drive specified in the CMOS setup. Later BIOSs have the option to specify the...
Mike Miller
mlmiller@...
Jan 11, 2003 11:53 pm
18114
... It is a Digital Venturis 466, AMD am486dx2-66 with a Digital Bios. ... The HD geometry has been set in the CMOS setup (using the option to automatically...
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