Comments on: Keeping an Old Computer out of the Landfill / Ubuntu Linux http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/ ChuckEgg.com Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:25:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-6813 David Fri, 02 Apr 2010 07:08:25 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/#comment-6813 You've probably come across this, but my old Olivetti P75n would not boot from CD - only floppy / harddisk. Came across something called Simple Boot Manager (image you write to floppy) that allowed it to boot from just about anywhere. With this in place the system now has Damn Small Linux running on it. Chucks reply: Great tip. Thanks You’ve probably come across this, but my old Olivetti P75n would not boot from CD – only floppy / harddisk. Came across something called Simple Boot Manager (image you write to floppy) that allowed it to boot from just about anywhere. With this in place the system now has Damn Small Linux running on it.

Chucks reply: Great tip. Thanks

]]> By: spongecake http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-6473 spongecake Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:56 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/#comment-6473 have you tried Puppy Linux? Puppy is really small and is designed for older computers and it is pretty user friendly. I'm pretty sure that if you maxed out your ram Puppy would fly on your machine. It is more designed to be used with dial-up internet though. Also AbiWord might be a better word processing choice. It is free, open source, small, and fast. have you tried Puppy Linux?

Puppy is really small and is designed for older computers and it is pretty user friendly. I’m pretty sure that if you maxed out your ram Puppy would fly on your machine. It is more designed to be used with dial-up internet though.

Also AbiWord might be a better word processing choice. It is free, open source, small, and fast.

]]> By: GDI http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-5915 GDI Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:52:27 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/#comment-5915 Very interesting article. Too bad you could not get Ubuntu Linux up and running, it probably would have run much faster than Win95. Would be interesting to see if a similar age computer with the right resources, proper hard drive size and memory size would produce positive results. Chuck writes: I like Ubuntu Linux and I've installed it on some older computers for myself and others. However, many folks still prefer Windows to Linux because they aren't familiar with Linux, or their computer must run Windows applications. Very interesting article. Too bad you could not get Ubuntu Linux up and running, it probably would have run much faster than Win95. Would be interesting to see if a similar age computer with the right resources, proper hard drive size and memory size would produce positive results.

Chuck writes: I like Ubuntu Linux and I’ve installed it on some older computers for myself and others. However, many folks still prefer Windows to Linux because they aren’t familiar with Linux, or their computer must run Windows applications.

]]> By: Don C http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-5797 Don C Tue, 05 May 2009 16:43:25 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/#comment-5797 I am guessing, but I think the best way to install a linux package and run it on an old Pentium 75 to Pentium 233, is to do the install on another computer that will boot from CD-ROM to read the burned CDs, and install the OS to the blank hard drive that you want to run on the older PC. Swap the hard drive from the newer PC to the old PC after verifying the installation. Add as much memory as you can to the old Pentium, and possibly a good PCI video card with 4 to 8mb of memory and bypass the on board VGA if possible in the bios. I have a HP P75 that will boot an OEM windows 98SE CD, but will not boot from anything that I have burned from a CD burner, even burning at 2x speed. I have not know of any DOS commands to install linux from the burned ISOs, or get the Linux CD to autorun from a DOS prompt. I can read the Linux CD from DOS though, it just does not boot on the PC, even when I installed a newer HP branded CD-RW drive, instead of the stock HP CDROM. I am guessing, but I think the best way to install a linux package and run it on an old Pentium 75 to Pentium 233, is to do the install on another computer that will boot from CD-ROM to read the burned CDs, and install the OS to the blank hard drive that you want to run on the older PC.
Swap the hard drive from the newer PC to the old PC after verifying the installation.
Add as much memory as you can to the old Pentium, and possibly a good PCI video card with 4 to 8mb of memory and bypass the on board VGA if possible in the bios.
I have a HP P75 that will boot an OEM windows 98SE CD, but will not boot from anything that I have burned from a CD burner, even burning at 2x speed.
I have not know of any DOS commands to install linux from the burned ISOs, or get the Linux CD to autorun from a DOS prompt. I can read the Linux CD from DOS though, it just does not boot on the PC, even when I installed a newer HP branded CD-RW drive, instead of the stock HP CDROM.

]]> By: Dee Pooler http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/comment-page-1/#comment-5148 Dee Pooler Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:46:57 +0000 http://www.chuckegg.com/keeping-an-old-computer-out-of-the-landfill-ubuntu-linux/#comment-5148 What version of ubuntu did your friend use? Because i am looking for a older distro for for the same Specifications: Gateway P5 P5-75 Pentium 1 , 75Mhz Maximum RAM: 128M Chuck: I used Ubuntu Linux Desktop version 7. You can download Ubuntu Linux for free at http://www.ubuntu.com/ What version of ubuntu did your friend use?

Because i am looking for a older distro for for the same
Specifications:

Gateway P5 P5-75
Pentium 1 , 75Mhz
Maximum RAM: 128M

Chuck: I used Ubuntu Linux Desktop version 7. You can download Ubuntu Linux for free at http://www.ubuntu.com/

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