Re: Linux on old Toshiba Satellite 320CDS

From: Andrew (usenetMYSHOES_at_bizaveMYSHOES.com)
Date: 08/13/05

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    In comp.sys.laptops level13@gmail.com wrote:
    : I'm considering installing Linux on my old Toshiba Satellite 320CDS
    : laptop. I wasn't able to find its page on http://www.linux-laptop.net/

    : Has anyone successfully installed Linux on this laptop? If so, which
    : distribution do you recommend? It's a Pentium 233 MMX, with 96 MB RAM.
    : The not-for-Linux device (at least I suspect it) might be Xircom 100/10
    : PCMCIA modem+ethernet card.

    Does it have a CD drive? If so, try burning a CD of Ubuntu "live boot"
    then boot the CD and see how Ubuntu Live works on your computer. At
    96MB it will probably be slow and take a while to boot, but at least
    you can see how the hardware would work. If you find that Ubuntu live
    recognizes all your hardware, then you can install the real thing (a
    different CD image) and it will run a lot faster:

    http://www.ubuntulinux.org

    : Currently it's running Windows 98 with all patches & updates, and last
    : time it was running at a "decent speed" it was before any Win98 patches
    : were applied.

    Can you expand the memory of the laptop beyond 96MB? I wouldn't spend
    much money on it, but you might be lucky to find used RAM.

    Andrew 

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