6GB hard drive? I would use a stripped version of Debian. Just install the essentials. Ubuntu and DSL are derived from Debain anyway, so...
I second the vote for Debian. The netinstall disc is 100MB and you install what you want from there. I think the bare install after you reboot...
You could of tried: At Grub get into the Command line and type this: grub> find /boot/grub/stage1 (hdx,y) # this will be the output grub>...
Try: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 Some debian distro versions use Xfree instead of Xorg
Odd... Do you have a listing in fstab for the external?
You could always try a server install of Ubuntu and choose whichever GUI from there (and everything else for that matter). Fluxbox and FVWM are...
(If you are using Ubuntu) Go into a console and type: sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf /etc/X11/xorg.conf_backup then dpkg-reconfigure...
Follow this guide and see if it helps: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2780&highlight=howto%3A+lm-sensors
Xfce here as well, on 3 systems and my g/f prefers Xfce over Gnome and Kde
Might as well download the debian net install if you want the server install. Debian will be 100mb compared to Ubuntu's 700mb. You can still...
I use Debian and Xfce for my older machines. Easy and simple to get installed and running. I use Fluxbox for much older systems. apt-get...
I sold my AMD64 box because of the dissapointment in 64-bit software, hence none. I was using Ubuntu 64, which seemed more responsive than other...
In debian it would of been: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 You can choose the resolution (the highest first then the lowest ones) and get the...
Google the GCC compiler. It will state almost all the architechtures you need (if you are compiling something) Or just out of personal...
Mepis is the best, as far as learning curve, and driver support. ATI and Nvidia drivers are already installed, so all you have to do is choose....
Pros (not mentioned before): Usually more up to date than Windows (aka 64-bit) Java and USB2 are included, no service packs required. Software...
For that system I would still do a Debian netinstall, the cd is only 100 something MB and you can choose what you need, Ubuntu installs the base...
If there are dependencies you need to access the net to get them. I do not remember if dpkg does that.
You can also do a vanilla Debian netinstall and choose the packages you need. I have a K6 system running Debian using the bare minimal: Fluxbox...
Have you tried the latest netinstall of Sarge, I do not think it still has the 2.6.5 kernel on there. I think it is 2.6.8 which has alot of...
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