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cynosure · 08-07-2007, 08:52 AM

@aditya: I am using Zenwalk core 4.6.1 + KDE 3.5.7 (Only some selected packages or my PC would start crawling

) on my PC which is:
P3 1.0GHz
2x64 MB SD RAM
Intel 810i Mobo + gfx card
onboard sound card
20GB Quantum Fireball IDE HDD
15" VDU
Liteon DVD burner
Sony CD burner

The kernel is latest so there wont be any problem with the drivers (on such an old PC). I did had a problem with my local LAN card as the drivers only supported 2.4 kernel.
But I used ndiswrappr and my card is doing fine.
I use Ktorrent, possibly the best torrent cleint for Linx. I dont know what's this disk caching!!

The ADSL modem with USB wont be a problem. I used it in this distro but switched over to LAN as I needed the USB cable of modem for my printer

.
Hope this helps.

08-07-2007, 08:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
cynosure UbuntuUser Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: India Posts: 746	Re: Need Linux on old comp. Need bsnl and torrent. @aditya: I am using Zenwalk core 4.6.1 + KDE 3.5.7 (Only some selected packages or my PC would start crawling ) on my PC which is: P3 1.0GHz 2x64 MB SD RAM Intel 810i Mobo + gfx card onboard sound card 20GB Quantum Fireball IDE HDD 15" VDU Liteon DVD burner Sony CD burner The kernel is latest so there wont be any problem with the drivers (on such an old PC). I did had a problem with my local LAN card as the drivers only supported 2.4 kernel. But I used ndiswrappr and my card is doing fine. I use Ktorrent, possibly the best torrent cleint for Linx. I dont know what's this disk caching!! The ADSL modem with USB wont be a problem. I used it in this distro but switched over to LAN as I needed the USB cable of modem for my printer. Hope this helps. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0, XFX 650i ultra, XFX 8600GT 512MB, Seagate 320GB, Altec Lansing ATP3, 2x1GB 800MHz, 19" Viewsonic VA1912WB, LiteOn DVD burner, Logitech K/B, mouse, Amigo 500W PSU, Local Cabby.