[NTLUG:Discuss] Test machine help

[guile at stupidfactor.com]

Depending on what size you need, I have a 20 gig drive you can have. I can 
sanitize it and send it to you or try to make it to the next meeting.


guile


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stan Gatchel" <sgatchel at psltech.com>
To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Test machine help


> Leroy,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. That is definitely an option and maybe the
> best one since the testing would be done on the same machine that I
> eventually want to use for production.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Stan
>
> Leroy Tennison wrote:
>> Stan Gatchel wrote:
>>
>>> guile,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response. This is not all I can afford. I have a main
>>> machine (AMD 64) but use it to run my small business. Can't afford to be
>>> testing distro's on it and accidentally take it out. So the idea was to
>>> use this older machine to try out different distro's and see which one
>>> would be a good choice for the production machine. Then I would install
>>> the full version on the production machine having some confidence in the
>>> distro and the installation process.
>>>
>>> I think the test machine could use some more memory and perhaps a better
>>> supported video card (Matrox?). If you have anything like this, I would
>>> be glad to buy it.
>>>
>>> One more thing. From my choice of distro's you probably guessed I like
>>> KDE. Just my preference.
>>>
>>> Are you going to be at the Linux Fair?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Stan
>>>
>>> guile at stupidfactor.com wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Stan Gatchel" <sgatchel at psltech.com>
>>>> To: "NTLUG Discussion List" <discuss at ntlug.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 1:23 PM
>>>> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Test machine help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I am on the prowl for a new distro. No more reading reviews. That led 
>>>>> me
>>>>> to SuSE 10.1 which was not good. Now, I want to try them first (live
>>>>> CD's). I have an older machine purchased in 2001 which I thought would
>>>>> ok for this. So I bought a bunch of Live CD's to try. When I booted
>>>>> them, they all gave me distorted graphics (narrow band of diagonals) 
>>>>> on
>>>>> the screen or other messages (like graphics card not recognized). I
>>>>> suspect the old ATI rage graphics card. Below are the spec's for the
>>>>> machine. Maybe an old Matrox card would do better?
>>>>> Here is the disto list:
>>>>>
>>>>> Sabayon 3.1
>>>>> Elive 0.5
>>>>> Freespire 1.0
>>>>> SimplyMEPIS 6.0
>>>>> Kubuntu 6.10
>>>>> Mandriva One 2007
>>>>> PCLinuxOS 0.39a
>>>>>
>>>>> Here are the machine specs
>>>>>
>>>>> Hardware Brand Bus Comments
>>>>> CPU AMD Athlon (i386)
>>>>>
>>>>> Disk WD400BB-53CAA0 IDE
>>>>> Disk WD200BB-00AUA1 IDE
>>>>> CD-RW PlexWriter (PX-W1610A) IDE
>>>>> CD-ROM N/A
>>>>>
>>>>> Display ATI Rage Fury Pro/ Xpert 2000 Pro (128) PCI Card type AGP --
>>>>> Northbridge adapter?
>>>>> Floppy Yes
>>>>>
>>>>> Memory 250 MB
>>>>>
>>>>> Modem Agere V.90 56K Winmodem
>>>>>
>>>>> Net Card Dlink 10/100
>>>>>
>>>>> USB 2 ports (USB 1.1)
>>>>>
>>>>> Sound ASUSTek Deluxe motherboard (RealTek ALC850 codec)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Stan
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Do you want to run it on older hardware or is that all you have/can 
>>>> afford?
>>>> I have plenty of surplus hardware so if you need anything email me and 
>>>> I'll
>>>> let you know if I have it. Of course anything I have in surplus will be
>>>> donated if you need it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -guile
>>>>
>>>>
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>> Another alternative: Pick up a used hard drive at one of the Saturday
>> sales real cheap (probably $1 per GB, for a 10-20 GB drive which would
>> be adequate it's well worth it).  I keep a couple "just for play".
>>
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