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The existing OS was Mandriva 2010.2. I did a clean install, +</I>><i> not an update, leaving the drive with /home intact. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> So far, so good. The install went smoothly, no problems. The monitor was +</I>><i> correctly identified, and the correct resolution selected. After using +</I>><i> the b43 firmware cutter to install the necessary firmware, all that was +</I>><i> needed was to select the proper signal to make the wireless connection. +</I>><i> After configuring the mirror list, the proprietary nVidia driver was +</I>><i> installed, using MCC. Then, 619 updates were downloaded and installed, +</I>><i> while I ate some lunch. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> My brother's uses are modest - some websurfing (Facebook and Youtube), a +</I>><i> bit of email, watch a DVD now and then. His hardware is enough for that +</I>><i> kind of work, though he could probably use a video card with DVI output, +</I>><i> and some more RAM. I installed the Flashplayer plugin, Oracle's Java +</I>><i> version 7u2, Thunderbird, vlc, Kaffeine, and then the latest Adobe +</I>><i> Reader and Google Earth for good measure. All seem to be working fine, +</I>><i> though there wasn't much time for testing today once I had everything +</I>><i> installed. More testing tomorrow, but so far I'd call it an unqualified +</I>><i> success. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Just thought you'd like to know... +</I>><i> +</I>><i> TJ +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>Uh-oh. Make that a qualified success. Since installing Mageia my brother +has noticed a slowdown in operation over what he had with Mandriva +2010.2. The latest KDE, coupled with Firefox 9 is just a bit more strain +than his 512MB of RAM can handle, I think. He might have noticed it with +Mandriva 2010.2 as well, because the flatscreen monitor had only been +installed for a couple of days before I put Mageia on his machine. +Before that, he had used a CRT at a lower resolution. Even though the +video card is handling the display, it still takes more RAM to build it. + +The top command shows swap being used when there's just Firefox and +Konsole running, and that just shouldn't be. I could go with a lighter +desktop, but it took me long enough to settle my brother into working +with KDE - I don't want to change things now. It would only be a +stopgap, anyway. RAM needs always increase, never decrease. + +So, I've gone to eBay and purchased a couple of 1GB sticks of used RAM +for $25. New RAM that will work in this machine is pricey and harder to +find than it used to be. That'll bring the computer to its maximum of +2GB, which should be plenty for a good while. + +We'll see how that works out. Another video card with a digital +connection would probably help too, but one thing at a time. + +TJ + +</PRE> + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="006193.html">[Mageia-discuss] mageia cannot load $HOME/.Xdefaults +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="006196.html">[Mageia-discuss] Internet connection and Wifi Connection +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#6195">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#6195">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#6195">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#6195">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |