pclxde & e-17 on the older computers?

[tuxman]

Is it possible? Was tried some known distributions for old computers in their last versions as well as pclos and all of them works VERY slow and grab 100% of CPU for every simple task, like opening pcmanfm and others.  We have some similar computers: Celerons 600-766Mhz 256-512 RAM, pclxde 2009.4.was working fine on this kind of hardware. Is there some chances to renew these rarities with 2010? Or is it one way: use outdated distros?
Thanks.

[Rudge]

Why not try the new PCLinuxOS with LXDE?  I am running LXDE on a desktop that has a P4 @1.6GHz and 512m of ram and it totally rocks! 

[tuxman]

Why not try the new PCLinuxOS with LXDE?  I am running LXDE on a desktop that has a P4 @1.6GHz and 512m of ram and it totally rocks! 

Yes, tried some times with different maked isos, tryed lxde-mini with removed all extra drivers... and with installed kernel 2.6.31.12, but it was very very very slow on Pentium II 600-800Mhz (Celeron) (there are 4 old machines and 2-3 will be reanimated else).  On laptop with alike your configuration are no problems installed E-17. But old hardware does not works normally as it was even halfyear ago:( Think of kernel is too hard for these computers or something else maybe. Tried another distros as well as mimalistic and submited for old computers had same effect. But now we couldn't have variants of hardware for our mission exclude one Pentium III and another one P-III i now trying to execute. 

[corazon]

Have you tried any of the many Puppy linux versions? They are between 70 and 400 megs, with packages aimed at
various niches, office, graphics, music, comms etc, all built for speed on ancient computers. Fast even as live CD.
Check what the users say here:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/

Minime 2009 is excellent. As is RocXshoP . Both are small and fast, I use  kde 3.5.10,
and only apps I really really need.
Cheers

[tuxman]

Have you tried any of the many Puppy linux versions? They are between 70 and 400 megs, with packages aimed at
various niches, office, graphics, music, comms etc, all built for speed on ancient computers. Fast even as live CD.
Check what the users say here:

http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/

Minime 2009 is excellent. As is RocXshoP . Both are small and fast, I use  kde 3.5.10,
and only apps I really really need.
Cheers

Tried Slitaz GNU/Linux it is smallest what i know, but 3.0 also don't be usable at so old hardware. Now have downloaded MacPup, but don't like puppy-based distros, becouse it aren't multiuser-oriented and have root only. It is no so good. As i know puupy have 2.6.30.* kernel last time, think i will be have same as with others.  Will be tryed to find pclxde-2009.4 at last, maybe it stays anywhere, becouse i have removed old isos except kde-2009.2.

[tuxman]

Zen mini installed on my 256 Mb PIII laptop. The cpu is very slow, 700 Mhz. Zen mini works as good
as any that has been installed on that machine. I'd recommend it as an option.   

Yes, have one P-III 700MHz, there all works normally. But P-II...