If you have a very old box, by today's standard ie PII 200 ish and 128MB RAM or less, could you carry out a couple of tests.
For an installed antiX (any M7 version, though the most recent would be best) set mem=32MB or mem=64MB RAM in grub/menu and post the results ie boot times, response with apps, general feeling if it is usable or not, etc.
Also add the cheatcodes lean and Xtralean to see if there are any improvements.
TIA
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Old box testers needed
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Old box testers needed
by anticapitalista on Fri May 23, 2008 11:41 pm
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by eriefisher on Fri May 23, 2008 11:47 pm
I will definitely try it out later. I have a pII here just for this reason.
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A Few Test Results
by moron on Mon May 26, 2008 6:09 pm
Test Machine
P2 400 MHz w/ 256 MB RAM Total
LIVE CD
grub to login screen = 1min 58 secs
login to fluxbox = 4 secs
install
steps 1&2 not timed separately -- requiring human input
steps 3 to 4 (basic install) = 5 min 20 secs
grub install to MBR = 20 secs
total install time for everything = 7 mins 2 secs
note: hd already partitioned ahead of time
/root = 7+ GB
/swap = 1 GB
/home = 10+ GB
FIRST RUN @ 256 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 8 secs
login to fluxbox = 2 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 2 secs
abiword = 2.2 secs
iceweasel = 7.1 secs
antiX V runs well at 256 MB
128 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 8.93 secs
login to fluxbox = 4.24 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 3.02 secs
abiword = 5.41 secs
iceweasel = 17.39 secs
runs well enough -- very much useable
64 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 12 secs
login to fluxbox = 4.25 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 3.13 secs
abiword = 7.13 secs
iceweasel = 29.85 secs
useable in a pinch but not desireable
32 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 32 secs
login to fluxbox = 14 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 18.5 secs
abiword = 24 secs
iceweasel = no go
after 5+ minutes attempt terminated
not useable at 32 MB on my machine
P2 400 MHz w/ 256 MB RAM Total
LIVE CD
grub to login screen = 1min 58 secs
login to fluxbox = 4 secs
install
steps 1&2 not timed separately -- requiring human input
steps 3 to 4 (basic install) = 5 min 20 secs
grub install to MBR = 20 secs
total install time for everything = 7 mins 2 secs
note: hd already partitioned ahead of time
/root = 7+ GB
/swap = 1 GB
/home = 10+ GB
FIRST RUN @ 256 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 8 secs
login to fluxbox = 2 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 2 secs
abiword = 2.2 secs
iceweasel = 7.1 secs
antiX V runs well at 256 MB
128 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 8.93 secs
login to fluxbox = 4.24 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 3.02 secs
abiword = 5.41 secs
iceweasel = 17.39 secs
runs well enough -- very much useable
64 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 12 secs
login to fluxbox = 4.25 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 3.13 secs
abiword = 7.13 secs
iceweasel = 29.85 secs
useable in a pinch but not desireable
32 MB
grub to login screen = 1 min 32 secs
login to fluxbox = 14 secs
opening applications
rox-filer = 18.5 secs
abiword = 24 secs
iceweasel = no go
after 5+ minutes attempt terminated
not useable at 32 MB on my machine
Reg. Linux User #432835
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dell cpi 366mhz
by helmut0 on Sun Jun 01, 2008 3:32 am
Well this P2 laptop is alive again.It won't shut down and Flashplayer is very slow and choppy,but everything else is great!
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by anticapitalista on Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:18 am
Maybe try the open source version of flash called gnash, available in the repos.
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by moron on Sun Jun 08, 2008 12:19 am
helmut0
I assume you're using the default Iceweasel (?). I had problems with flash using that, as well. No such problem in Firefox 3 or with Opera 9.5. You might want to try one of those and see if that eliminates the problem. Just a thought.
I assume you're using the default Iceweasel (?). I had problems with flash using that, as well. No such problem in Firefox 3 or with Opera 9.5. You might want to try one of those and see if that eliminates the problem. Just a thought.
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by mumpf on Sat Jun 21, 2008 4:41 pm
On my Sony 333 MHz celeron (64 MB Ram) antix 7.2 is quite slow:
From grub to slim login: 95 seconds (with cheatcode lean: 92 seconds, withxtralean about 87 seconds)
from slim to fluxbox: 4 seconds
iceweasel: 37 seconds
antix seams to be a bit slower than debian 4.0 stable (icewm)
No comparison to slitaz (slitaz-lowram) and damn small linux; both are very responsive
Installation wasn't hazzle free: my pcmcia cd-drive was not recognized. That's why I copied the content of the cd to hda2 (ext3). Installation stopped suddenly (the window simply closed), when I set my 170 MB swap manually. I enlarged my swap to 500 MB and selected "no swap or known swap": then the installation took 1h20.
From grub to slim login: 95 seconds (with cheatcode lean: 92 seconds, withxtralean about 87 seconds)
from slim to fluxbox: 4 seconds
iceweasel: 37 seconds
antix seams to be a bit slower than debian 4.0 stable (icewm)
No comparison to slitaz (slitaz-lowram) and damn small linux; both are very responsive
Installation wasn't hazzle free: my pcmcia cd-drive was not recognized. That's why I copied the content of the cd to hda2 (ext3). Installation stopped suddenly (the window simply closed), when I set my 170 MB swap manually. I enlarged my swap to 500 MB and selected "no swap or known swap": then the installation took 1h20.
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by anticapitalista on Sun Jun 22, 2008 3:15 am
On my 'new' old box.
PIII 733
RAM 256 MB
Install from livecd took about 20 mins.
Installed, default
grub to desktop with no cheats, about 1 minute.
grub to desktop with reduced services, about 45 secs.
Abiword opens in a few secs, iceweasel in about 10 secs to fully show the webpage.
The same box, but with RAM set to 64MB:
grub to desktop with no cheats, just over 1 minute.
grub to desktop with reduced services, about 50 secs.
abiword takes a bit longer, ie max 7 secs
iceweasel, max 15 secs
PIII 733
RAM 256 MB
Install from livecd took about 20 mins.
Installed, default
grub to desktop with no cheats, about 1 minute.
grub to desktop with reduced services, about 45 secs.
Abiword opens in a few secs, iceweasel in about 10 secs to fully show the webpage.
The same box, but with RAM set to 64MB:
grub to desktop with no cheats, just over 1 minute.
grub to desktop with reduced services, about 50 secs.
abiword takes a bit longer, ie max 7 secs
iceweasel, max 15 secs
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