On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 2:29 AM, George OLson
Ok, next problem. I have an older pc for my kids that was running windows xp on it. It is an old Dell desktop with a dual core (I think) Intel Pentium 4 processor and 256MB of RAM.
512MB is the minimum for most performance balance. I have that in my Thinkpad(P3/1Ghz) and it runs 11.4/KDE3 just fine. Sad part is that I can get a 2x2GB DDR3 kit for $20, but a 1GB DDR or DDR2 stick can run $15-20. And some older systems can't go higher like my Thinkpad(I could try to build2 32chip 521MB PC100 SODIMM to get 1GB, but no idea if it would work).
Or is the problem with the whole distribution? I have disks for OS 11.1 and OS 9.3. Should I install one of those instead of 11.4?
11.1 is the oldest support system(look for Evergreen). It's not "officially" supported, but it is being updated. I have 11.0 on 1 system, and i use the SLE11 Mozilla repo to keep Firefox up to date. IF you decide on KDE3, please ask for help on the opensuse-kde3 list. It's not a simple add repo and install. There is some work that will need to be done. Saying that, I had 11.4/KDE3 running on my thinkpad the same day mostly usable.
What do I need to look at to figure out the source of the problem and figure out how to fix it, if the easy solution is not just downgrading everything?
It's a problem with every current system anymore. As programmers get access to more and more resources, they use them all and think everyone else has the same. Linus has commented that the newer kernels are slower than the older ones. If you want a lightweight Linux, try Puppy. It runs fine with 128MG RAM on a P2. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org