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antti

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Posted: Feb. 26 2006,18:35

In fact, the version I installed (and was able to run with gnu-utils) was the standard one form the Apps section.

I also desperately tried the other version from the GTK section, but of course it didn't work, and with GTK Libraries installed it didn't install.

I don't know what's wrong but I'm getting a little fed up with this thing. The problem is I like the feel of DSL and the fact that it runs very smoothly on my 200 Mhz machine.

roberts

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Posted: Feb. 26 2006,19:24

No point in venting. From your earlier post if you only have 2 inodes left and you are trying to run programs that need to open files, it is going to break.

Extensions are built by the community and are not an official part of DSL. Each extension should be verified that you got a good download, using the mydsl desktop icon automates this for you.

But bottom line 2 inodes ain't gonna cut it! Try without gnu-utils loaded.
You should stay with the standard DSL or use UCI type extensions.
Small machines have real limitations and you have already been advised for such a small machine to install to hard drive and lessen the inode impact.

cbagger01

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Posted: Feb. 27 2006,06:23

I just tried the GTK1 version of Abiword and it launched fine, including tool tips for the toolbar buttons.

I am assuming that Abiword is not completely loading due to the INode problem. The main binary file gets loaded but then errors prevent the rest of them from being loaded.

You see "2" free inodes because the mydsl extension loader probably deletes a tmp file or symlink upon exit.

I repeat my original advice:

Please do a DSL HD installation to your hard drive.
Also, please create and format a Linux Swap partition.

Based on your ability to boot DSL and start the MyDSL process, it appears like your machine is more-or-less supported by DSL.

So now is a good time to bite the bullet and install it.

Good Luck.

antti

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Posted: Feb. 27 2006,08:51

Quote (cbagger01 @ Feb. 27 2006,01:23)

I am assuming that Abiword is not completely loading due to the INode problem. The main binary file gets loaded but then errors prevent the rest of them from being loaded.

This is true. I noticed that the installer was unable to create that /usr/lib/gtk-2.2 directory because there was "no space on device". So the program was not launchable, but somehow gnu-utils helped that and it was started (but then again, without the captions).

I'd be happy to do a hard drive installation, but if it only supports US keyboard, it would be rather useless to me (I need fi-latin1 keyset).

For now, it seems I have to start looking for something else for this lousy laptop. But I will certainly come back if ever I find that 64MB memory module... I hope that OpenOffice Writer 1.1 (UCI) will work fine with 80MB RAM. It is almost tolerable even now. Someone here reported that it worked well with 64M.

Thank you anyway, DSL is an excellent piece of software!