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Linux - Laptop and Netbook Having a problem installing or configuring Linux on your laptop? Need help running Linux on your netbook? This forum is for you. This forum is for any topics relating to Linux and either traditional laptops or netbooks (such as the Asus EEE PC, Everex CloudBook or MSI Wind).

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Old 01-06-2007, 01:27 PM   #1
whitechocolate
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Damn Small Linux-Desktop Unreadable


Hey all, first of all thanks for reading this post. as you can see i'm a noob at this, so let me get to the point. I have a horribly old laptop running Win98 and has 32 MB of RAM. I've been Internet searching and found "Damn Small Linux" as the best OS to use on clunky laptops. I can boot the live disc but the desktop is is grainy and pixelated, using only the colors white and green. I can make out icons but can't read text. I've tried some boot options at the beginnning regarding Xvesa and fluxbox, but they haven't worked. (i used this post: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=431472 on this forum as a reference, cuz this guy had the same problem). can anyone tell me how i can get it to work. it works on one of my other good computers, so i know the cd's checksum is ok and all. plus, i am really not in the ballpark of upgrading the comp's hardware in any way.

thanks so much, matt.
 
Old 01-06-2007, 05:22 PM   #2
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Images to help...

here is the desktop when booting with no parameters (i just press enter at the boot menu and nothing else)

http://members.cox.net/scranton756pics/CIMG0187.JPG

hope it helps.
 
  


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