On 08/18/2017 10:47 AM, Beartooth wrote: > On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 15:15:26 +0800, Robbi Nespu wrote: > >> I recommend Fedora 26, but need to tweak a lot. Because hardware spec >> are 5 years behind. If me, i maybe use openbox or i3. Use netinstall for >> minimal installation. I saw few post this laptop has kernel issue and >> unbootable, where you live? It better find someone new to make a custom >> kernel for your usage. > > Ouch! I was planning to give it away, if once I get it working > well again. Netinstall I've done before, and can hope to succeed again. > But kernels are way over my head, and I doubt my intended recipient even > knows Linux. Methinks I better try the memory upgrade and netinstall, and > if both fail, I'll offer it to anyone on my local LUG who can give it a > good home ... My guess is yeah, it'll need more memory--regardless of what "modern" OS you manage to install on it. I think even Windows 10 has a minimum of 1GB for a 32-bit environment and 16GB of disk. Fun, fun, fun! Do you remember when Gates said we'd never need more than 64K of RAM? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick" - - themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." - - -- Winston Churchill - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
