I had this problem with SLAX on my Pentium 4 computer and it turned out to be a HyperThreading problem. I just had to type acpi=off at the start to fix it (probably different for your version though)But my other computer is a P3 and i have no idea how to get it to work on that. It doesn't really matter to me though as i hardly use it.
I just put SLAX on my thumbdrive and it kicks so much ass. I just put the ipw2200(centrino) firmware in the modules folder and now i can put it in any centrino laptop and wifi works out of the box. Im still trying to get 3d working with the nvidia drivers though.There is a windows GUI app that lets you create a customized thumbdrive image with custom boot options and stuff. It works great(myslax creator).
Can anyone here explain how to get DSL to let me have /home on a seperate partition. I've tried and tried and tried some more. I found instructions for ubuntu, which should probably have worked, but I couldn't get them to work. I got /etc/fstab changed, but when I boot up it says it was unable to find /home/dsl. I finally gave up, repartitioned and put everything on one partition. Any links or anything would be a big help. thanks.
dimahMay 20, 2006
I had this problem with SLAX on my Pentium 4 computer and it turned out to be a HyperThreading problem. I just had to type acpi=off at the start to fix it (probably different for your version though)But my other computer is a P3 and i have no idea how to get it to work on that. It doesn't really matter to me though as i hardly use it.
ensnaredMay 20, 2006
So what? This is "Damn Small Linux", not "Damn Small OS".
firemaker103May 20, 2006
LiveCD's are HORRIBLE. Instead, you should just try it out with VMware Player (Free).
drizekMay 20, 2006
I just put SLAX on my thumbdrive and it kicks so much ass. I just put the ipw2200(centrino) firmware in the modules folder and now i can put it in any centrino laptop and wifi works out of the box. Im still trying to get 3d working with the nvidia drivers though.There is a windows GUI app that lets you create a customized thumbdrive image with custom boot options and stuff. It works great(myslax creator).
azpatMay 20, 2006
Can anyone here explain how to get DSL to let me have /home on a seperate partition. I've tried and tried and tried some more. I found instructions for ubuntu, which should probably have worked, but I couldn't get them to work. I got /etc/fstab changed, but when I boot up it says it was unable to find /home/dsl. I finally gave up, repartitioned and put everything on one partition. Any links or anything would be a big help. thanks.
kuallaMay 21, 2006
actually DSL was out at least 2 weeks ago, I already have a copy of DSL on a business card CD sitting in my wallet right now :) anywhere I go I can load up a copy and start hacking away I got mine off ebay from <a class="user" href="http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=dosmensos&item=7238179131&iid=7238179131&frm=1883&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:SID">http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback&userid=dosmensos&item=7238179131&iid=7238179131&frm=1883&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:SID</a>Less than $4, refer my name and I get a free CD next time =D
hakluytbeanMay 21, 2006
While being reminded here of DSL for some reason I thought of the 100$ laptop. Anyway I googled and found: <a class="user" href="http://news.com.com/Negroponte+Slimmer+Linux+needed+for+100+laptop/2100-7346_3-6057456.html">http://news.com.com/Negroponte+Slimmer+Linux+needed+for+100+laptop/2100-7346_3-6057456.html</a>There's no formal connection, but I thought it was interesting.Separately, @azpat DSL forums? <a class="user" href="http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi">http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi</a>