From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mta31.charter.net (mta31.charter.net [216.33.127.82]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E75BC1A333 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:16:03 -0400 (EDT) Received: from imp10 ([10.20.200.15]) by mta31.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.02.04 201-2219-117-106-20090629) with ESMTP id <20100406201546.NZM22217.mta31.charter.net@imp10> for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:15:46 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.41.69]) by imp10 with smtp.charter.net id 2LFa1e0071VY0S005LFgWz; Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:15:44 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=q5txbtUnAAAA:8 a=3EAWN9ttAAAA:8 a=5btIkZjJp6nE9PycvyAA:9 a=kMVbjuWQXmLkBemDbFcA:7 a=ctOlmaAPz3x93bx3b30MAVu6xu8A:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=aXUJHtye-TwA:10 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o36KFLbo005386 for ; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:15:22 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o36KFLjB005385 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:15:21 -0400 Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:15:21 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: an observation, and question Message-ID: <20100406201521.GA5369@gmx.net> References: <20100406194904.GA32188@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100406194904.GA32188@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 20:16:03 -0000 As far as I know, slackware is one of the fiew (if not the only) distro that'll install easily on old hardware. I'm not sure how it'll work on an original pentium machine as I got rid of all mine a couple years ago, but I recently installed slackware 13 on a p2/233 with 512mb ram in around 3 hours (this was using the 2 cds, as this machine doesn't have a dvd-rom drive). On Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 12:49:04PM -0700, Gregory Nowak wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi all. > > A couple of days ago, I grabbed the debian stable netinst cd-rom image, > and attempted to install debian on to a machine using that image. The > machine is old, a Pentium running at 133 MHz, with 64 megs of ram, > with no dvd drive, just a cd-rom drive. > > The installation went on for over 24 hours, and I powered off the box > at that point, before it completed. Part of that time was spent > idling overnight, waiting at the popularity contest > question. Downloading standard packages, and updates, is also a > contributing factor here. All that aside, while > things would probably have gone faster if I had used a dvd, or had my > own debian mirror locally, I think the major bottle neck here is the > age, and abilities of the machine in question. > > I recall someone on here saying that the only distro that person could > install on his old laptop is slackware. This then begs the question, > is slackware the only distro that can still be installed on older > hardware in a reasonable amount of time, (say 3-5 hours from start to > finish), or are there others? Thanks > for any feedback. > > Greg > > > - -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) > > iEYEARECAAYFAku7kDAACgkQ7s9z/XlyUyDGeACgqm4SMF44C1uCsm34IhFmXNg2 > BJkAnRCwtbySVB0QRmIqK04V87q7kqMm > =eKmF > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Oh, I've seen copies [of Linux Journal] around the terminal room at The Labs. -- Dennis Ritchie