[NTLUG:Discuss] P-200's and Peanut Linux

[Rob Apodaca]

On Sun, 04 May 2003 15:32:20 -0500
G S <falconjetflyer at netscape.net> wrote:

> I am the proud owner of about 40 p-200 computers and I am toying with 
> loading Peanut Linux
> on them before sale.     I tried on one Compaq 4000 200MMX machine with 
> 32 meg of RAM
> and had a tough time getting it to install.   It was kind of a 
> progressive affair.    
> Finally got it loaded al though Lilo still didn't load and I had it 
> running once.
> Now I get
> Kernel Panic   Aieee,   Killing interupt handler,
> Interupt handler not syncing
> 
> These machines are P-200's, 32m RAM, 2.5 gb HD.      Am I pissing in the 
> wind wanting to run Linux with X windows on a machine this small?     Is 
> Peanut Linux any good,   Has anyone tried it.    What are the problems 
> with it.    
> Is there a better small distro?      

While not an actual distro, LTSP ( http://www.ltsp.org/ ) would make good use
of those machines.