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From: jimmy_please on 5 Mar 2010 15:31 I have a really old laptop with 32mb ram and 3 gig disk space, plus 1 usb, while still having hope to use for only web browsing. I've tried DSL but haven't figured out how to configure the wireless usb dongle. Knoppix is another option, as I was able to run it on an old desktop with 640mb ram, and the wireless usb dongle is recognized as soon as I plug it in. However, it won't boot the old laptop possibly due to the size of the limited memory. Which Linux distribution I should use for this size of memory with wireless usb dongle plug-n-play support? Thanks, Jimmy
From: Stan Bischof on 5 Mar 2010 15:51 jimmy_please(a)yahoo.com <jimmy_please(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I have a really old laptop with 32mb ram and 3 gig disk space, plus 1 > usb, while still having hope to use for only web browsing. > > I've tried DSL but haven't figured out how to configure the wireless > usb dongle. > Knoppix is another option, as I was able to run it on an old desktop > with 640mb ram, and the wireless usb dongle is recognized as soon as I > plug it in. However, it won't boot the old laptop possibly due to the > size of the limited memory. > > Which Linux distribution I should use for this size of memory with > wireless usb dongle plug-n-play support? Save yourself a lot of grief and round up $40 or so and buy a used far-more-capable laptop. 32MB RAM is just not enough to do much of anything useful in the modern world. Stan
From: unruh on 5 Mar 2010 16:41 On 2010-03-05, jimmy_please(a)yahoo.com <jimmy_please(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > I have a really old laptop with 32mb ram and 3 gig disk space, plus 1 > usb, while still having hope to use for only web browsing. What version of Linux? > > I've tried DSL but haven't figured out how to configure the wireless > usb dongle. What does "I have tried DSL" mean? Do you mean Damn Small Linux? If so what version, what kernel? > Knoppix is another option, as I was able to run it on an old desktop option to what? > with 640mb ram, and the wireless usb dongle is recognized as soon as I > plug it in. However, it won't boot the old laptop possibly due to the > size of the limited memory. ??? I do agree that 32mb is pretty small. Can you increase it? > > Which Linux distribution I should use for this size of memory with > wireless usb dongle plug-n-play support? The wireless dongle is probably having trouble because the version of Linux you have is so old it did not exist when that version was created. What kernel are you running? > > Thanks, > Jimmy
From: General Schvantzkoph on 5 Mar 2010 17:42 On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:31:41 -0800, jimmy_please(a)yahoo.com wrote: > I have a really old laptop with 32mb ram and 3 gig disk space, plus 1 > usb, while still having hope to use for only web browsing. > > I've tried DSL but haven't figured out how to configure the wireless usb > dongle. > Knoppix is another option, as I was able to run it on an old desktop > with 640mb ram, and the wireless usb dongle is recognized as soon as I > plug it in. However, it won't boot the old laptop possibly due to the > size of the limited memory. > > Which Linux distribution I should use for this size of memory with > wireless usb dongle plug-n-play support? > > Thanks, > Jimmy You are wasting your time. If DSL didn't do it chances are nothing will. You could give PUPPY a try, when that fails you can use the laptop as a doorstop.
From: unruh on 5 Mar 2010 18:27
On 2010-03-05, General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:31:41 -0800, jimmy_please(a)yahoo.com wrote: > >> I have a really old laptop with 32mb ram and 3 gig disk space, plus 1 >> usb, while still having hope to use for only web browsing. >> >> I've tried DSL but haven't figured out how to configure the wireless usb >> dongle. >> Knoppix is another option, as I was able to run it on an old desktop >> with 640mb ram, and the wireless usb dongle is recognized as soon as I >> plug it in. However, it won't boot the old laptop possibly due to the >> size of the limited memory. >> >> Which Linux distribution I should use for this size of memory with >> wireless usb dongle plug-n-play support? >> >> Thanks, >> Jimmy > > You are wasting your time. If DSL didn't do it chances are nothing will. > You could give PUPPY a try, when that fails you can use the laptop as a > doorstop. He said DSL did work, but it did not recognize his usb wireless device. He did not tell us which v ersion he used. He did not tell us anything so it makes it Damn difficult to give advice. |