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  • Subject: Re: [BL] updating to latest Xorg
  • Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:38:21 +1300

Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
>
> Other priorities (they all come first?):
>
> A 2.6 kernel (small, with a set of modules),

Really? You want a 2.6 kernel? The sourcecode
is massive. I would be much more comfortable
with a 2.4 kernel.

> so we can use packages from Slackware past 11

What's wrong with Slackware 11 ? It seems to
be a reasonable platform to me.

> including later precompiled glibc

I like glibc 2.3.6 (Slackware 11).

> and gcc to compile other useful stuff

I like gcc 3.4.6 (Slackware 11).

> (gtk2 for "recent" browsers).

gtk2 is available in Slackware 11; however,
I still like gtk1. Seamonkey 1.1.19 (gtk1)
was released a few months ago and it is a
nice browser. Very nice. It is significantly
better than Firefox 1.5 (gtk1).

> Opera 10 (I can't get the fonts working - black squares).

I prefer Seamonkey.

> Flash 9 or even 10.

Flash 9 (gtk1) works on a Slackware 11
foundation. So does flash 10 (gtk2).

> Cardbus driver modules

No need to go to a 2.6 kernel for this.
A 2.4 kernel with glibc 2.3.6 will work.

> A way to use BL in a computer containing
> an SATA drive

Really? You want SATA capability on a
minimalistic Linux designed for old PCs?

> Built-in USB cardreader (confuses BL).

I've still got no USB hardware, but it does
seem to be popular these days. With a 2.4
kernel, USB compatibility should be pretty
good.

> A pdf reader that rotates files.

xpdf rotates files. If you right-click on
a document, you will get several useful
options (including rotation).

> Framebuffer image viewer and pdf reader
> (use less RAM/cpu than X).

Lots of old PCs are unable to do framebuffer.
Xvesa is a safer default.

Cheers,
Steven





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