[Cialug] Which Distro is best?

[Jeff Chapin]

Linux can run on slow, older hardware. Infact the support is often 
better on older, cheaper hardware than cutting edge stuff.

Jeff


Nick Johnson wrote:
> i did the install through the live cd, and through the windows wubi 
> installer. both times the mouse didnt work, i tried two different usb 
> port mice, both of which work for about 10-15 minutes on ubuntu then 
> become obsolete. Also, the mouse and the keyboard are independent of 
> one another. And all those who said that i should get another computer 
> off of craigs list just for linux os, i am not familiar with the 
> system specs for linux, so would it need to be a fairly new system or 
> could it stand to be a few years old?
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Don Cady <doncady at gmail.com 
> <mailto:doncady at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Did you get through the install, and are running off the HD, or did
>     you go the LiveCD route without installing?
>
>     Don
>
>     On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Nick Johnson
>     <mainbass64 at gmail.com <mailto:mainbass64 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > Yah guys, everything is working fine with the cd and the
>     partitions, but the
>     > only problem that is persisting is that my mouse no longer works...
>     >
>     > On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at mchsi.com
>     <mailto:icepuck2k at mchsi.com>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> In case for some reason some things still don't work with the linux
>     >> partitioner, defrag and scandisk in windows, then try it again.
>     >> Some linux software may not be able to handle a badly
>     fragmented drive.
>     >>
>     >> If that still doesn't work get partition magic(in windows) and
>     create an
>     >> Empty partition by shrinking down the windows partition, do not
>     move it!
>     >> To be on the safe side try rebooting into windows to make sure
>     everything
>     >> still works, some older versions of windows may freak out and start
>     >> scandisk
>     >> after resizing the windows partition, let scandisk do its thing. If
>     >> windows
>     >> is still working after all of this then take your linux cd and
>     boot from
>     >> it.
>     >>
>     >> When the installer gets to the partitioning you "should" see an
>     option for
>     >> installing linux to an empty partition. Install to the empty
>     partition and
>     >> things should take off and install.
>     >>
>     >> The above was derived from many, many screwed up linux installs
>     I've done
>     >> Over the years. Before I found this group everything I did was
>     by trying
>     >> it
>     >> to see if it worked, if it didn't I got to format and reinstall
>     >> everything.
>     >>
>     >> Also it would be better to have another computer to try linux
>     on because
>     >> if
>     >> you mess something up you don't have worry about saving your
>     windows
>     >> install.
>     >> One last thing you could try, Microsoft virtual pc, it has the
>     ability to
>     >> mount the iso directly. That eliminates the problem of trying
>     to burn a
>     >> disc. Hope this helps...
>     >> -dh
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >>
>     >> -----Original Message-----
>     >> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org
>     <mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org>
>     [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org
>     <mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org>] On
>     >> Behalf
>     >> Of Todd Walton
>     >> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:25 PM
>     >> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>     >> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Which Distro is best?
>     >>
>     >> On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley
>     >> <daniel.ramaley at drake.edu <mailto:daniel.ramaley at drake.edu>> wrote:
>     >> > Do you have a full backup of your system?
>     >> > Have you tested that the backup actually works?
>     >>
>     >> Just to return to the big picture: the backup is "in case".
>      It's very
>     >> unlikely that you'll screw up your Windows partition.
>     >>
>     >> -todd
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