[opensuse] howto use an OLD pentium 3 with 192MB RAM as webradio receiver?
Hi, I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd. Now I'm wondering if I could use it as a web-radio receiver or throw it out. OpenSUSE won't even run the installer with 192mb RAM. :( Basically I'd like to connect it to my stereo and have it playing some streams via WLAN. If got an PCMCIA WLAN-card (atheros) as it hasn't got either LAN nor WLAN built in. Some console app that plays streams managed via ssh would be OK. Any GUI connected by VNC would even be better. Any suggestions, please? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2013-03-08 00:59 (GMT+0100) Andreas composed:
I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
I have one much like it, maybe exactly except for RAM population, a Dell Inspiron 5000e. Max RAM is 512M. You could probably increase RAM via eBay or Craigslist at low cost.
Now I'm wondering if I could use it as a web-radio receiver or throw it out.
OpenSUSE won't even run the installer with 192mb RAM. :(
It should if you create a swap partition before beginning, at least in text mode if not the GUI.
Basically I'd like to connect it to my stereo and have it playing some streams via WLAN. If got an PCMCIA WLAN-card (atheros) as it hasn't got either LAN nor WLAN built in.
Mine uses PCMCIA LAN.
Some console app that plays streams managed via ssh would be OK.
Any GUI connected by VNC would even be better.
Any suggestions, please? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
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Am 08.03.2013 01:13, schrieb Felix Miata:
On 2013-03-08 00:59 (GMT+0100) Andreas composed:
I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
I have one much like it, maybe exactly except for RAM population, a Dell Inspiron 5000e. Max RAM is 512M. You could probably increase RAM via eBay or Craigslist at low cost.
Nope, won't work. Btw it's an old Asus L7300G that got relabled by a local supermarket brand. It came with 64mb solded on the board and one extension slot. When I was in the shop fort a RAM upgrade they only had 256mb parts. The board has an Intel MX chipset that only recognises 192mb so I can't give it any more as it can't "see" it. :( Mine gets it's 192mb with it's original 64mb and half of the additional 256mb module. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2013-03-08 02:00 (GMT+0100) Andreas composed:
I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
Btw it's an old Asus L7300G that got relabled by a local supermarket brand.
It came with 64mb solded on the board and one extension slot. When I was in the shop fort a RAM upgrade they only had 256mb parts.
The board has an Intel MX chipset that only recognises 192mb so I can't give it any more as it can't "see" it. :(
A shame. My Dell has the best of the P2/P3 generation Intel chipsets, 440BX.
Mine gets it's 192mb with it's original 64mb and half of the additional 256mb module.
Even so, create a swap partition first, and you can then install openSUSE in text mode, or use one of the lightweight distros like others have mentioned. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Friday 08 March 2013 02:50:03 am Felix Miata wrote:
Even so, create a swap partition first, and you can then install openSUSE in text mode, or use one of the lightweight distros like others have mentioned. --
How does one install a swap partition on a box with windows, say, without a linux distro? -- Bob Rea mailto:gapetard@stsams.org http://www.petard.us http://www.petard.us/blog http://www.petard.us/gallery Where is Bill Stringfellow now that we really need him? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Bob Rea wrote:
On Friday 08 March 2013 02:50:03 am Felix Miata wrote:
Even so, create a swap partition first, and you can then install openSUSE in text mode, or use one of the lightweight distros like others have mentioned. -- How does one install a swap partition on a box with windows, say, without a linux distro?
You can use a rescue CD to create or modify partitions, before installing Linux. On my ThinkPad, with Windows 7, I used the Windows partitioning tool to shrink the space Windows used and then installed Linux. However, the Linux disk utilities can also be used to shrink C:. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2013-03-08 12:01 (GMT-0500) Bob Rea composed:
Felix Miata wrote:
Even so, create a swap partition first, and you can then install openSUSE in text mode, or use one of the lightweight distros like others have mentioned.
How does one install a swap partition on a box with windows, say, without a linux distro?
Without a Linux distro I don't know if you can create swapspace, but any partitioner can create a partition for the purpose, then any live Linux media will include a mkswap command, besides everything necessary to do the whole job. For HDs that don't already have Linux installed, I boot a Knoppix CD to do such prep work. If there's no freespace, use Parted, Gparted, Kparted, Parted Magic or any of a number of tools to shrink the partition(s) used by Windows, including the tool built into Vista and newer Windows versions. See also: http://fm.no-ip.com/PC/install-doz-after.html -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 03/07/2013 05:59 PM, Andreas wrote:
Hi,
I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
Now I'm wondering if I could use it as a web-radio receiver or throw it out.
OpenSUSE won't even run the installer with 192mb RAM. :(
Basically I'd like to connect it to my stereo and have it playing some streams via WLAN. If got an PCMCIA WLAN-card (atheros) as it hasn't got either LAN nor WLAN built in.
Some console app that plays streams managed via ssh would be OK.
Any GUI connected by VNC would even be better.
Any suggestions, please?
Dang. I was all ready to reply and ask if you would consider selling it, but I'm afraid shipping qould be to much to make it worthwhile. It might make a great radio programming computer with DOS on it. For a lot of old radios modern computers won't work. To fast. You might kind of post it around and see if anyone is interested. -- “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” -Albert Einstein _ _... ..._ _ _._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Andreas wrote:
Hi,
I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
Now I'm wondering if I could use it as a web-radio receiver or throw it out.
OpenSUSE won't even run the installer with 192mb RAM. :(
Basically I'd like to connect it to my stereo and have it playing some streams via WLAN. If got an PCMCIA WLAN-card (atheros) as it hasn't got either LAN nor WLAN built in.
Some console app that plays streams managed via ssh would be OK.
Any GUI connected by VNC would even be better.
Any suggestions, please?
Hi Andreas there are small Linux'es out there, but you could also just install SuSE 8.2 or some such. I have a desktop box with a Pentium II 333MHz 96Mb RAM. It runs SuSE 8.2, current uptime 1533 days. (it runs the environmental control systems plus access control). -- Per Jessen, Zürich (4.6°C) http://www.dns24.ch/ - free DNS hosting, made in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Fri, Mar 8, 2013 at 12:59 AM, Andreas wrote:
I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
Now I'm wondering if I could use it as a web-radio receiver or throw it out.
OpenSUSE won't even run the installer with 192mb RAM. :(
Basically I'd like to connect it to my stereo and have it playing some streams via WLAN. If got an PCMCIA WLAN-card (atheros) as it hasn't got either LAN nor WLAN built in.
Some console app that plays streams managed via ssh would be OK.
Any GUI connected by VNC would even be better.
Any suggestions, please?
This is my "go-to" Linux for minimal and older hardware like your old laptop: http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ It's Debian based and will run on almost anything... probably even the Dead Badger. It has a really nice "toram" feature as well that moves the entire OS to a RAM drive. C. -- openSUSE 12.2 x86_64, KDE 4.10 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 7 March 2013 23:59, Andreas
Hi,
I've got an old notebook from about 2002 that has only a pentium 3 600mhz with 192mb RAM and a 20 gb hdd.
Now I'm wondering if I could use it as a web-radio receiver or throw it out.
OpenSUSE won't even run the installer with 192mb RAM. :(
Basically I'd like to connect it to my stereo and have it playing some streams via WLAN. If got an PCMCIA WLAN-card (atheros) as it hasn't got either LAN nor WLAN built in.
Some console app that plays streams managed via ssh would be OK.
Any GUI connected by VNC would even be better.
Any suggestions, please?
And now reply to the list, darn gmail :-) I use http://www.squeezeplug.eu/ for such things, really light-weight and fast and designed to work as a media server. Cheers! John. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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