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09-04-2013, 10:40 AM
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#16
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Nov 2005
Location: London
Distribution: Slackware64-current
Posts: 5,836
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Thinkpad T410. It's probably not very lightweight but I have run Slackware64 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, 14.0 and currently -current without any problems.
Last edited by sycamorex; 09-06-2013 at 01:47 AM.
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09-04-2013, 12:39 PM
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#17
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Senior Member
Registered: Nov 2003
Distribution: Slackʍɐɹǝ
Posts: 1,486
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Dell Latitude C400 (12") ran Slackware up until around 13 but replacing the alternate Intel video driver that isn't present in 14 anymore.
Asus eeePC900 runs 14 fine though getting a little slow.
I'm looking for something myself, dell had a Latitude 2200 10" that I got for my wife and was going to order one for myself but its not sold anymore. I'm having a hard time finding a 10" or smaller business grade with hdd instead of ssd.
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2 members found this post helpful.
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09-04-2013, 12:56 PM
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#18
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Member
Registered: Jul 2001
Location: Skien, Norway
Distribution: Slackware Current 64-bit
Posts: 543
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HankTk
Nice!
I own the 15" (non-touch version)
Which of the UX31A's is this? (C4043H, R4004H, C4027H etc.)
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It's this one:
ASUS ZENBOOK Prime UX31A R4004H - 13.3" - Core i7 3517U
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09-04-2013, 01:08 PM
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#19
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Member
Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Dallas
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 912
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I have a 9 year old Dell D505 Latitude running Slackware 14.0 32-bit. It only has 256MB RAM, which was fine for the Windows XP system it originally came with. Slackware non-graphical command line runs great. KDE and XFCE are both way too heavy for it, but fluxbox will run OK if I need a graphical environment.
My IBM Thinkpad T43 is about a year newer than the Dell, I think. It runs 32-bit 14.0 just fine with 1GB RAM. I use KDE on it with no problem, albeit sans the nepomuk/akonadi/strigi pig.
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09-04-2013, 01:37 PM
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#20
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Senior Member
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Philippines
Distribution: Slackware64-current
Posts: 3,171
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I'm running Slackware on this Toshiba Satellite M115-S3104 and Slackware64 on a Sony VAIO SR Model VGN-SR36GN/B.
The only issue I have is on the Toshiba, the screen at times blanks out after the video driver kicks in on boot up. I've tried numerous solutions, but nothing seems to work. This is only an issue using the default runlevel 3, which I prefer. Alas, I have relegated my self to starting up with runlevel 4, which make this a non-issue.
On the Sony, when in the console, the screen blanker, goes white, instead of black. I have not figured out a solution for this and I am probably overlooking the simple one. It's not a real issue though, just an annoyance, most of the time I am using the laptop with KDE.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-04-2013, 03:15 PM
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#21
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Member
Registered: Jan 2011
Location: Germany
Distribution: Slackware64 -current + Multilib
Posts: 411
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I have a Hercules eCafe EC-800 here. This "beast" has got 400MHz of power and only supports i586 and not even the full i686 instruction set.
Booting is slow like hell, but afterwards very stable.
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2 members found this post helpful.
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09-05-2013, 06:12 PM
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#22
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LQ Newbie
Registered: May 2012
Location: Napier - New Zealand
Distribution: Slackware 64 Current
Posts: 21
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I have an Acer Aspire 5735 Intel core 2 duo T6400 15.6" screen
with kernel 3.2.45. slackware 14 64 bit.
Very happy with it runs well.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-05-2013, 08:41 PM
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#23
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Apr 2011
Location: Swamps of Virginia
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 12
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Have -current running on an old Thinkpad T21 (Pentium III/256MB)..Like schmatzler,boot time DOES take some time..but afterwards,no probs.
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09-06-2013, 01:23 AM
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#24
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Member
Registered: Nov 2010
Location: Kaunas, Lithuania
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 234
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I am running Slackware on variuos ThinkPad's. My favorites are X41 (not that strong, but very lightweight and pretty handy, but you need to work arround their weird 1.8" ide hard drive, I have replaced it with 16gb x533 Compact Flash card, but I needed a bios mod for that to work properly) and T61 14,1" wide screen model (simmilar to T400). Earlier ThinkPads (up to recent x3x series) were very comfy to use and they talk well with Slack. For a powerfull lightweight laptop I would recommend one of the ThinkPad X series (X200, X200s, X201 or X220).
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09-06-2013, 02:16 AM
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#25
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Senior Member
Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Germany
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 3,979
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I'm running Slackware-14.0 on my friends Samsung n110 and Slackware64-current on my Thinkpad x100e
Markus
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-06-2013, 03:18 AM
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#26
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Member
Registered: Jul 2012
Posts: 103
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Asus Zenbook UX31A, 15", i7, ivy bridge
I like it. Some problems (hacks necessary for some function keys), but until kernel 3.9.10 ok, running nicely, even plays planeshift .
Does not work with kernel 3.10.x -> not resolved. See http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...en-4175472685/
I'll start a new thread about that soon...
Good luck
Franz
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09-06-2013, 04:12 AM
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#27
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Member
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Slackware
Posts: 59
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Running slackware 14 on a pretty old Lenovo ThinkPad T60.
Even KDE runs smoothly.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-06-2013, 06:14 AM
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#28
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MLED Founder
Registered: Jun 2011
Location: Montpezat (South France)
Distribution: CentOS, OpenSUSE
Posts: 3,453
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Slackware64 14.0 with my personal blend of KDE running fine on a brand-new HP Pavilion DM1. ATI video card uses the proprietary fglrx driver. Wireless works perfectly using the broadcom-sta driver. I had to fiddle a bit with the audio configuration to make it work.
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09-06-2013, 02:32 PM
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#29
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Member
Registered: May 2010
Posts: 621
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I don't have this laptop, but I have a heavier model from ZR (Strata), and I absolutely love it. If you are interested in running a free kernel, ask them to install AR9285 for wireless (at no charge). This will cost you bluetooth though.
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1 members found this post helpful.
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09-06-2013, 03:42 PM
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#30
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2003
Posts: 6
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard Cranium
HP 635. Slackware64 14.0.
Works great, except that it is unable to play most Youtube videos.
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That's what youtube-dl is for though, right? :-)
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