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Type of Linux Distro for my Laptop?

Posted on July 1, 2010 by admin| 1 Comment

You see I inherited a laptop and i need the following things from a linux Distro (LIVE CD)

Laptop Spec::
Sony PCG-F590K
750 MHZ Pentium III with SpeedStep
256 MB of RAM
6 MB of Dedicated Video Ram
NO HARD DRIVE
4x DVD Drive
Linksys WPC300N V1 Notebook PCIMA Card
Using a 4GB USB As a save disk

I need a distro that can play/do/support
Music
Starcraft (through WINE)
WINE
Browser (Through Card I have mentioned)
Video
Support the type of computer I have in a medium Or High Speed.
Live CD enabled.

Thanks a lot!

Ive tried Puppy Linux and Slax
Puppy is okay but it cannot run Wine or a browzer
Slax lags badly.
Slax lagged on me when i tried to type an essay where mine would just freeze for a few minutes and later just come with a bunch of letters on the word.

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what os/type is right for my computer?

Posted on June 23, 2010 by admin| 6 Comments

i have a 900 mhz dell poweredge 500sc with 512 ram 1 8 gb hd and 1 12gb hd i also have a ati radeon 7000 64mb video card and a wireless usb card.. so my question is should i stay with xp ? or go to a linux based os or downgrade the windows… i use the comp for writing messaging web surfing and video converting for transfer to my psp i have xubuntu and i like the feel of the live cd but what would be the best for me and my pc i also like to play some online browser games.. ty best answer 5 – 10 :) and the wireless is wg111t sry for long stuff:( thanks ralph

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linux? help?

Posted on June 16, 2010 by admin| 1 Comment

okay i have puppy 2.14 and i have a pcmia (note boot card) that has 2 usb ports on it. the only way i can get it to work s if i use the live cd and type in at the boot options:
puppy pfix=usbcard
and then it works yay!
but how can i use the same option when booting from the hdd?
i fooling with grub but what do i put and where on the menu.lst? or the cardmngr?

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I cant move my mouse or type?

Posted on May 26, 2010 by admin| 4 Comments

Recently, I when I was logged on, my mouse stopped working. Thinking nothing of it (I have a wireless keyboard/mouse), I unplugged the receiver, and tried to re-connect the keyboard/mouse. However, I still couldn’t move the mouse/keyboard. So I tried a corded keyboard/mouse (using PS2) and it still wouldn’t work. I’ve tried rebooting, and it still wont work (I’m using a different computer right now). However, I know that the keyboard/mouse/hardware isn’t defective because I was able to boot onto Ubuntu (Linux) via a live CD, and everything worked just fine (keyboard/mouse). Regardless, I still can’t get into Vista…I get stuck at the log-on screen (I’ve got a password, and safe mode doesn’t work). My only method of input is a media center remote (plugs into USB … but that only ‘types’ numbers (which do, however, appear). I’ve got absolutely no idea what to do.

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booting Backtrack 2 from the cd drive?

Posted on May 11, 2010 by admin| 1 Comment

So i downloaded the backtrack 2 iso file (i think its a live distro linux type program) and burned it to a cd. How do run it? I have heard you run it by booting your computer from the cd drive. How exactly do i go about this (simple instructions please)? i need directions for booting from the cd drive. I have windows xp an only about 400 mb of ram. Can i run backtrack 2 (600mb program) with this little ram?
i have an emachine if that helps tell what key to hit upon startup. and i have 384mb of ram to be exact

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