Re: Old-Linux on an odd-machine...

From: osmoma (os-moma_at_email.no)
Date: 11/29/03 

Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 20:19:06 +0100

Johan Persson wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I've just bought a Compaq notebook. It has kind of a special-config.
> Centrino processor built-in Wlan widescreen with an odd resolution (1280
> * 800) and so on. Up until now i've used Exceed to get An X-server when
> using graphical remote-apps. But it works so and so so im thinking of
> insstalling a lightlinux just to get hold of the x-server in an easy way.
> So my question is how old (light) version of linux(ie. RedHat) i could
> install and still use my (Wide)screen, my Wlan and a usb-mouse. I think
> that the centrino's speedstepping is machine-controlled and nothing to
> consider but im not sure.
>
> I realize that i could scale any linux-distibution to fit my needs but
> it seems like a big project and big-projects is more or less what I'm
> trying to avoid when ditching Exceed.
>
> / Johan
>

Hello Johan,

These references may help:

   http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/
   http://tuxmobil.org/centrino.html

Consider RedHat or Debian if your (new) notebook has a cpu >= 1Ghz.

// os moma
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