I did the restore to hda1 and it works thank you Now I have a problem of the swapfile even though I followed the directions and can see the swapfile "hda2" it says there is no dos swapfile. Well I will copy exactly tomorrow because it is late. Anyway it does mostly work, I am happy for that. This install is on a old Dell Latitude that was virus ridden. So good bye windows and hello Linux.
Next will be to remaster my live cd I hope it will work ok as I can't frugal install DSL on my pc with no hard drive.
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Next will be to remaster my live cd I hope it will work ok as I can't frugal install DSL on my pc with no hard drive.
If your dell bios supports it, there is always the option to boot from a usb stick rather than a cd - this is what I do with my d400Thanks for your help and advice. I am so having fun now with my old desktops and laptops.DSL is the best no matter how or where I use it. Next stop will be a USB. I found the swapfile posts and I now can make it work.Hope it is ok to keep my feedback in one thread.
The reasons I decided on trying DSL are listed as follows.
It is a small distro but most important is it plays very well with old computers and laptops.And since that is all I have given to me I appreciate DSL.
So far I have installed into a Thinkpad 380ed and a Dell latitude that was as mentioned a virus trap and it is missing some parts.I am going to install on a HP Pavilion that I am taking to my brother who is in a nursing home. He has met my dsl laptops and likes them as much as me.
Sure is great to have a distro that doesn't refuse to work because of ram and cpu processors being low. I read somewhere that windues saying to all your problems is Hot Damn You need more Ram!!! Also I was told my pc was to old and would only be a virus and trojan trap. Phhhffft I don't need no windues.
Oh yeah I am so happy to write commands and it is a good thing to cause I am trying for sound and got a zillion things to read and try.
Thank you DSL for being there when I needed you!Please keep posting your feedback, it's an inspiration to read too Next Page...
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