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On May 25, 12:47 am, Rockinghorse Winner <badass.super...@gmx.com>
wrote:
> * It may have been the liquor talking, but
>
> Geoff Muldoon <geoff.muld...@trap.gmail.com> wrote:
> > jjbr...@gmail.com says...
>
> >> I have had no luck with Fedroa or what ever its called now or ubuntu.
>
> >> Would like to run Gnome,but Xfce will do,to cut out Gnome bugs
>
> > Have you tried the lighter-weight Xfce-based Xubuntu?
>
> > I run it as a VirtualBox (along with a couple of other different
> > Linuxes) appliance on my HP EliteBook and it's fully functional and been
> > stable.
>
> > GM
>
> I use Gentoo. What's special about it is that you can enable whatever
> drivers in the kernel you need. This is done by a program called menuconfig,
> which you run in the process of making your kernel. There are many people in
> #gentoo on freenode who will guide you into enabling the drivers you need
> for your particular h/w. Gentoo is not only very well maintained, it has the
> best documentation and knowledgeable user base of any distro out there.
>
> In particular the official Manual for installing Gentoo and configuring it
> is superb. Even a noob like myself was able to do it with minimal support.
> If you are having trouble with h/w support, Gentoo is the way to go, IMHO.
>
> You can get started by going here:http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook.
> Scroll down and hit the link for the architecture of your laptop. Follow the
> handbook exactly, slowly, carefully and you'll be up and running in no time.
> NO SHORTCUTS! Just follow the instructions exactly as they're written, and
> you're golden. Don't skip the background and explanatory material. It will
> help you understand why you are doing what you're doing, and will educate
> you about your new Gentoo system.
>
> By the time you finish with your installation, you will know more about
> Linux than most people, and you will be able to fix it yourself, because you
> will know exactly how it goes together. Don't forget #gentoo if you need
> assistance - over 500 members and lots of geniuses. Good luck!
>
> Terry
> --
> "For I would ride with you upon the wind,    |/
> Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,      |/    Gentoo Linux
> And dance upon the mountains like a flame."  |/
>     -Yeats                                   |/

Yeah i did read the first part of the gentoo handbook upto when the
system is running.
cosidering im on dialup speed i downloaded Debian,its installed
now,except for X,got to get round to downloading that.
Its the display drivers that are the problem,they are AMD thats
why,pretty sure newer kernals support this ATI 6320 chip
some people have it running without a glitch some are even using AMDs
drivers,I just wanted to configure X myself.

Debian is using Gnome2 so might be better and more reliable than what
i have tryed.
I did LFS once,not sure if that is still going so am familar with
Gentoos install process sort of.

I knew alot after doing LFS,if Debian dont work with Gnome or Xfce I
have to think about running the 3.4 kernal on this laptop,
then i will move to Gentoo and run a custom kernal if one is not
available.

Thanks again,