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Hi,
first of all excuse me for mistyping the object of my previous message.

Sindi wrote:
> I posted a bunch of smaller 2.4.31 kernels along with modules.
> http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.4.31   -kernels and modules
> http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/blfiles.htm - explanation

...

> The current BL2 works fine with 2.4.31 kernel, and a glibc update lets you
> use Firefox and Seamonkey (and Opera).  I used BL2 on a 200MHz computer
> for a while.  Compiling a kernel took 20 minutes.

I installed slackware 10.2 just to test and also because I thought it is too
complicate for me to manage bl installation and then all the upgrading with
libraries, but I can try...hoping to not get lost. What I meant is that it
would be useful to have a bl version based on 2.4.31 kernel with add-ons
(easier to add) as for the current bl; of course if that is considered
useful for the community of bl users.

> I found some place a Firefox 1.5.0.7.  There is no 1.7.

sorry the firefox package in slackware 10.2 is 1.0.6, I got confused with
mozilla package 1.7.11 (maybe netscape) which I did not install.

Regards,

Giuseppe


----- Original Message -----
From: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
To: <baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 5:30 PM
Subject: Re: [BL] module for ethestreamer ibm in bl


>
> >
> > Salve,
> > I am writing about the possibility of a 2.4.31 kernel (based on
Slackware
> > 11) version of BL which I desume from recent threads (if I understood
> > correctly).
>
> I posted a bunch of smaller 2.4.31 kernels along with modules.
> http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/2.4.31   -kernels and modules
> http://keesan.freeshell.org/bl/blfiles.htm - explanation
>
> > Here are some notes from my experience (as a newbie and a user) for your
> > consideration (simply ignore all that if it is out of the topic).
> > I use pc for office work: a text editor, a program for manipulating
images,
> > a browser, an e-mail program, a pdf reader, a html editor. Most of the
> > resources are required for internet browsing.
> > Some years ago I discovered BL which I found perfect to introduce a
newbie
> > to linux and to use on old pc (BTW thank you all for your assistance and
> > support).
> > I recently found at the local area where they trash old pc an IBM
pentium1
> > 199Mhz, 32 Mb Ram 2,1 gb HD.
> > I wanted to use  also with our usb printer.
> > Just to test I installed Slackware 10.2 (2.4.31 kernel) with all the
> > packages except kde and latex (it took 1about 1.5 Gb of disk space),
fwvm
> > as a window manager. It is
> > slow but it works.
> >
> > Abiword takes half a minute to load;
> > Sylpheed is fine;
> > links both rext and graphic is very fast;
> > firefox (version 1.7... if I am wright) could not even load and I
removed
> > the package.
>
> I found some place a Firefox 1.5.0.7.  There is no 1.7.
>
> Firefox 1.5.0.12 which Steven found works with BL2 and a glibc 2.3.6
> update (Slackware 11).  So does Seamonkey 1.1.15 gtk1, which I know does
> NOT work with a glibc 2.3.2 update (Slackware 9.1).  You also need
> libgcc_s.so.1 and libstdc++.so... (5 for Seamonkey, 6 for Firefox). I
> posted these libraries at my site (from Slackware 11, 9.1 and 11 - take
> off the -SWxx before use.  Or use all SW11 libraries.  (You might need to
> add gtk libraries too to BL).
>
> > I download opera 9.64:
> > it works very slowly but it works (I also tried to view google maps, it
> > took
> > about 4 minutes to the maximum zoom but I could view).
>
> Opera 8.54 uses less memory.  Slackware wastes memory running unused
> processes that BL does not start.
>
> > These are my conclusions:
> > a BL version with a 2.4.31 kernel (from Slacware 10.2 or 11) would be
much
> > appreciated and useful providing a light, fast and small system for pc
> > pentium1 (or higher) with 32/128 Mb Ram. I may suppose that more
powerful pc
> > (pentium1 or 2 with 128Mb Ram or more) could satisfactorily run also
with a
> > Slackware 10.2 or 11 without kde but even in these cases such a version
of
> > BL would be useful in terms of lightness, speed and to save disk space.
>
> The current BL2 works fine with 2.4.31 kernel, and a glibc update lets you
> use Firefox and Seamonkey (and Opera).  I used BL2 on a 200MHz computer
> for a while.  Compiling a kernel took 20 minutes.
>
> > Best regards
> >
> > Giuseppe
> >
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