[kwlug disc.] Debian fans?

[Chris Frey]

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 11:29:02PM -0700, Daniel Jolkowski wrote:
> I ran iceWM on a 200mhz 128mb ram under debian no problems.  I had
> so many problems installing debian on a newer laptop that I changed to
> ArchLinux but on the old computer debian always worked with no hitches.

I think some of the problems stem from the kernel that is included
with the stable Debian install CDs (I used netinst, as I much prefer
the network install, like Paul).

I had issues installing on a Thinkpad 600x, which is not a new machine
by any stretch of the imagination, but once I was able to compile my
own recent 2.6.23+ kernel, it works like a dream.

To Richard:  I'm a fluxbox fan... on the Debian system here at NetDirect,
it is using about 4.5megs of resident memory, according to top.  Older
versions of fluxbox were even smaller.

- Chris