Inspiron 2600 Mobile Intel Celeron® processor

L1 cache
32 KB (internal)

L2 cache
512 KB (Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Pentium III); 256 KB (Intel Celeron)

External bus frequency:

Inspiron 2650
400 MHz

Inspiron 2600
133 MHz



System Information

System chip set:

Inspiron 2650
Intel 845MZ

Inspiron 2600
Intel 830MG

Data bus width
64 bits

DRAM bus width
64 bits

Microprocessor address bus width
32 bits

Flash EPROM:

Inspiron 2650
39F040 (512 KB / 8-bit data bus

Inspiron 2600
28F040 (512 KB / 8-bit data bus)

Graphics bus
integrated graphics

PCI bus
standard 32-bit PCI bus



PC Card

CardBus controller
O2 Micro OZ6912

PC Card connector
supports one Type I or Type II card

Cards supported
3.3 V and 5 V

PC Card connector size
68 pins

Data width (maximum)
PCMCIA 16 bits
CardBus 32 bits



Memory

Architecture:

Inspiron 2650
DDR200 3.3V DDR

Inspiron 2600
PC133 SDRAM

Memory module connector
one user-accessible SODIMM sockets

Memory module capacities
128 and 256 MB

Memory type
3.3-V SODIMM

Standard memory
128 MB

Maximum memory
512 MB

The spec that you posted does not say too much. How much memory do you have actually installed?

Anyway, you're going to look for a lightweight distro if you want to use it as a desktop. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightwe...x_distribution for starters.

I have 256 MB ram installed will be installing 512 MB when it arrives.

You could try to install Debian Squeeze. Technically speaking, the minimum requirements for Squeeze with X windows are 128MB of RAM and 5GB of hard disk space.

I have tried several distros that are light weight and none seem to work they stall at ther boot or the error. I know they work have them installed on other computers. Any suggestions I love the linux I have on the others but I am so tired of windows whenit says you can't do that well it is my computer I should be able to do what ever I want.

If you tell us "the error" maybe we can help?

ok Slaco Puppy Linux
linux 2.6.37.6 [i686 arch}

puppypc25760 login: root (automatic login)
#




This is where it stalls

I used to have 750mb ram, and was running slackware+fluxbox, think that used around 125mb, but then there are the applications like firefox which drove up the ram, and which required a restart toward the end of the day. If you can stretch to 1GB ram that would be better.

It also means learning a little bit how slackware does things.

Puppy can be temperamental! My advice would be Salix. The standard version will just run in 256MB and will be great in 512. I use it on my old laptop, which has an Intel Pentium M that's been under-clocked to save fan use, so your Celeron will be OK. This guide will tell you more:

http://www.salixos.org/wiki/index.ph..._Startup_Guide

OK I'l give it a go
Thanks

I might be wrong, but I think that the maximum ram is 512MB.

the machine that I have only allows up to 512MB ram

Ah yes it might be.


Wim, you were the first person that answered one of my questions on LQ's

A long, long time ago, in 2006 I think.

(I had a different username back then)

Ok he we go The Wary 5.3 is great. I am running it on the other computer. Had to adjust the video driver used on install. Once I made the changes it installed and and is running great. I knew there was a Linux OS somewhere out there for it. Great love these forums GREAT HELP!!!


Link to Puppy Linux forum
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/vie...=652645#652645