comon Boet, must try something different
What can I do to load OS to old Toshiba laptop?
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Seldom Bucket
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Weird, never had a problem with it when installing it on older laptops for people
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You can also try Bodhi & Peppermint, downloading it now to try on my older laptop. Need less than 2gig ram to run them
I might try Bodhi, saw some decent recommendations on it (but then antiX also had good recommendations).
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Never heard of antiX (Downloading now)
Installing Bodhi first, will let you know. Plus Bodhi is Ubuntu LTS based, I'm quite familiar with my way around Ubuntu
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antiX is Debian based, so shouldn't be too far off the mark
I put in a 1tb HD (the one from my main PC before I upgraded to SSD) and bought an additional 2GB Ram off Takealot (it's now 3gb in total) and loaded Lubuntu as the OS.
It works okay for basic tasks my main PC still works better.
It could work as an emergency option (I have a feeling my main one might give in some time because of its condition but I'll use it until it dies). I've been using it often for +- 8 hours a day for the past three years and it took a few drops.
I'll probably end up donating it to someone who needs it, eventually. It could serve a student who is doing a course non PC related I guess.
I wish I knew this stuff in Uni. I ended up retiring the PC in 2014 because I thought nothing could be done for it.
It works okay for basic tasks my main PC still works better.
It could work as an emergency option (I have a feeling my main one might give in some time because of its condition but I'll use it until it dies). I've been using it often for +- 8 hours a day for the past three years and it took a few drops.
I'll probably end up donating it to someone who needs it, eventually. It could serve a student who is doing a course non PC related I guess.
I wish I knew this stuff in Uni. I ended up retiring the PC in 2014 because I thought nothing could be done for it.
Bodhi ended up on a white screen, so these distros don't seem to have the display drivers for these old machines available.
I've gone back to Lubuntu - at least I can boot into it without too much troubles. Now to get the network manager working.
Do you use it as your main PC?
No, it was very useful for network support, before the major distros dumped 32-bit versions
See aboveNo, it was very useful for network support, before the major distros dumped 32-bit versions
OS/2 for the win
Seldom Bucket
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No, may have a go when I am back from the boonies in 2 wks. Back on antix at this stage. Still can't get the samba share to work, but gaining ground
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Garuda Xfce looks like the lightweight one. Looks good, will see when I install it.
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Looks good like windows, but you know not windows
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Seldom Bucket
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They know..........Funny that Google News fed this to me today:
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