Low resources PC: Pentium MMX

[Neal ManBear]

Don't thank me just yet. I haven't found the iso.

[Was_Just19]

I used a poorman's install on a HDD some years ago to get around the CD booting problem.
The HDD was set up in another PC and checked, then moved to the old one where it all functioned fine.
I think that may have been Minime 2008.
I am sure that HDD is still somewhere in a drawer.
It was a real old drive ....  maybe 1GB in size ..... 

I also did an install of Minime on a HDD and moved it to an old one as Andy described.
It booted in an old PC with 64MB RAM ........  afterwards it walked but did not "run".
It was just an experiment to see how low I could go on the ram and still have it function somewhat.

[AndrzejL]

Don't thank me just yet. I haven't found the iso.

Well... I did it just in case BPSoftware locks the thread after he gets the link ... like Texstar and the Package Suggest section . If You wont thank him in the +1 post it may be to late after .

Andy

[T6]

"You are booting KDE4 LiveCD with the legacy kernel which is suppose to run with Pentium MMX CPU's BUT"

that is a good information you wrote there but still the kernel is my major concern and that is why it was suggested to use lxde or xfce that could have a legacy kernel or at least there was a version with this kernel some time ago

some time ago there was a method to create a remastered version with a legacy kernel but i don't know if that information is still relevant

seeing the amount of effort to make this pc work i still think that is time to recycle it, not parts, recycle the whole machine

[Klinux]

HI folks, thanks for answering, I have learned new things (Deli)

Again,
gettin g another PC is nt the case, I wuold have odne this (and did) in the past, but throwing this away is not a thing I like, I want to give it live.
Buying new memories, no, If I find them smoewhere, ok , but buying no.

The PC has 3 memory slots 2 are busy, 1 is still empty, I have tried a 128 MB RAM inside, but the BIOS didn't recognize it (I am not sure this RAM is workign, I once got it from a friend), but for sure it fits inside.

I will try DeLi which seems similar to Win98 and seems to be userfriendly enough. I have tried it in VirtualBox and was reliable.

The reason I have asked in other posts for Equinox Desktop Environment and IceWM is also because of this machine (not only for this, also for my core2duo 2GHz 2GB Ram ;-) ).
The thing i miss in other distro's is the mylivecd function, which is very handy for me.
Tell me folks, could I get TinyMe (a derivated of PCLOS) working on it?

PS This evening I will try DeLi

Thank

[T6]

"I have tried a 128 MB RAM inside, but the BIOS didn't recognize it (I am not sure this RAM is workign, I once got it from a friend), but for sure it fits inside"

to discover if it works, remove all the modules, give a good clean to the ram slots(and the ram module) and install only the new one in the first socket to see if system boots and what size it recognizes the module

some old mainboards will only accept a certain maximum size of ram module allowing you to have 192 or 378 mbs of ram, this makes you to use only 64 or 128 ram modules

if the system can boot with that "new" module but not with the others verify that it is the same speed as the other modules you have, some old mainboards won't accept a mix of modules especially if it doesn't have a pc133 slots, pc100 or pc66 are problematic

some old intel mainboards will only accept pc100 or pc66 and this is a big problem if all you have is a pc133 module

i'm sorry if my answers are negative, i know that you are interested in give a good use to this machine but this days there is multiple factors to consider including speed, ports available, storage capacity and power usage of the machine because green is good 

[AndrzejL]

that is a good information you wrote there but still the kernel is my major concern and that is why it was suggested to use lxde or xfce that could have a legacy kernel or at least there was a version with this kernel some time ago

I never knew there was lxde iso with legacy kernel since I was thinking about kde4 if BPSoftware can use LXDE... way cool .

Seeing the amount of effort to make this pc work i still think that is time to recycle it, not parts, recycle the whole machine

And where is the fun in that? If it has LAN card in it I would try to get another one in and set is up as CLI only router / hardware firewall or something like that... Its easy to throw it away dude... its much more fun not to !

i'm sorry if my answers are negative,

Thats ok You have been around for a while we got used to Your pesimistic backside .

Andy

[Crow]

I had an LXDE ISO with the legacy kernel. I am trying to find where I stored it. If I do, I will update it and post about a download of it.

That's great news 

[T6]

"we got used to Your pesimistic backside"

 

about the router, that was my first or second suggestion 

[Neal ManBear]

I had an LXDE ISO with the legacy kernel. I am trying to find where I stored it. If I do, I will update it and post about a download of it.

That's great news 

Only if I can find it. I've misplaced it.

[Village Idiot]

I had an LXDE ISO with the legacy kernel. I am trying to find where I stored it. If I do, I will update it and post about a download of it.

That's great news 

Only if I can find it. I've misplaced it.

Look under the coffee mug.

[Crow]

I had an LXDE ISO with the legacy kernel. I am trying to find where I stored it. If I do, I will update it and post about a download of it.

That's great news 

Only if I can find it. I've misplaced it.

Look under the coffee mug.

+1 to what he said        

[OMSkates]

Puppy4.1-Retro has been built with the 2.6.21.7 kernel which may work better on some older hardware.  There is also Puppy3.0-Retro. More out of the box experience for a lightweight distro IMO and very small front end applications.  I have an old Pentium MMX I'm planning on stripping down to a silent fanless running Puppy just for basic browsing etc.

[AndrzejL]

Decided to remove my above post. Just in case I was rude (which was not my intention) instead of funny&smartcastic.

Regards.

Andy

[Neal ManBear]

I had an LXDE ISO with the legacy kernel. I am trying to find where I stored it. If I do, I will update it and post about a download of it.

That's great news 

Only if I can find it. I've misplaced it.

Look under the coffee mug.

Second place I looked.