Slower computers do benefit.

Forum: User Feedback
Topic: Slower computers do benefit.
started by: The_YongGrand

Posted by The_YongGrand on June 07 2006,14:18

I installed DSL into my Intel Pentium III 500MHz comp with 128MB ram and it runs so fast until it looks like a trick! It's so good, never have such fast operating system before, and it's so simple! 5 minutes of installation and the whole thing is deployed with Linux joy!! :cool:

However, just asking some questions here:

1.) Will this DSL support 64-bit extensions on AMD and Intel's EM64T? I bet it'll work even much faster.

2.) The Dial-Up for broadband is a little bit tedious - I couldn't make different profiles for Dial-Up, and the disconnect is in the command prompt area.

3.) I have a wireless adapter but is in a form of a USB ones - and DSL doesn't support this at all. Maybe can add the drivers for these?

4.) And how can I enable the firewall? Or I must install it by myself?

5.) Is there an emulator to make Windows program to work in Linux?

6.) And I couldn't change the refresh rate - my monitor's slightly flickering.

This is the best small operating system I have ever found. Now I want to install it in my Celeron D machine, it's so nice!!

Posted by skaos on June 08 2006,10:29

1. Don't think so.

4. < http://linuxgazette.net/103/odonovan.html >

5. < http://www.vmware.com/products/server/. > Search the forum - I think people have used it. There may be other possibilities as well.

6. DSL uses the lightweight Xvesa X-server and unfortunately it isn't possible to set refresh rates. You have to install and configure the XFree myDSL package to change the rates.

Posted by pr0f3550r on June 08 2006,18:37

1) Non authoritative answer: never.

5) Wine is another option.
Qemu 0.8.1 with full virtualization is yet another option:
< http://fabrice.bellard.free.fr/qemu/kqemu-doc.html#SEC7 >

BTW, if you have an amd 64 and compile your own qemu from sources, you can emulate DSL perfectly with nearly native CPU with the above option (-kernel-kqemu).

Posted by AwPhuch on June 08 2006,22:28

P.S. Welcome to the Revolution!!!

Brian
AwPhuch