looking for a laptop os

[markp1989]

im looking for a distro that will fit a laptop with the following specs

Model: Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V2030

CPU: 1.5ghz caleron M
RAM: 1 gb
HDD: 2gb CF card. (read speed 45mbs)
WLan: Broadcom BCM4318
VGA: UniChrome Pro IGP Rev 01

I want something that is light,boots fast and easily supports the hardware.

Just had a spin at arch, and i cannot get the Graphics card to work properly.

[smartboyathome]

Puppy Linux would be a perfect fit. It has some of the best hardware support around.

[markp1989]

the network card has always been abit of a bitch, with all distors i have tried. Are there and mini PCI wlan cards that you would recomend that have "out of the box" support with most linux distros?

[steveneddy]

Gos from Google is a great little distro.

It's based on Ubuntu but has Wine and bunch of little GoogleDesklets you can install.

Real Mac looking out of the box, though.

I've been using it for the last couple of days testing different distros for my daughter who wants to make the switch from PCLOS.

thinkgos.com

[MarblePanther]

Try Xubuntu. http://www.xubuntu.org/

Try going to Hardware Drivers (I believe it is under system settings or something like that) and installing the proprietary driver there.

Your card works easiest on an ubuntu-based distro (like xubuntu)--all you have to do is go to hardware drivers and install it. You will need a cabled connection of course.

[markp1989]

Try Xubuntu. http://www.xubuntu.org/

Try going to Hardware Drivers (I believe it is under system settings or something like that) and installing the proprietary driver there.

Your card works easiest on an ubuntu-based distro (like xubuntu)--all you have to do is go to hardware drivers and install it. You will need a cabled connection of course.

I have never found the restricted drives all that good with this wifi card. always has reduced range.

EDIT: currently downloading puppy at 350kbs. should be done in no time

[MarblePanther]

Do you have the option for the STA driver? My Broadcom card absolutely flies with it. I'm not sure if it is available for your card--if it is, try that out. Otherwise you'll have to use ndiswrapper or a usb-wireless card.

Oh and no need for Puppy--your laptop is plenty capable Ubuntu, though Xubuntu runs the lighter XFCE DE out of box. I run it on my eeepc and it is very fast.

[markp1989]

Do you have the option for the STA driver? My Broadcom card absolutely flies with it. I'm not sure if it is available for your card--if it is, try that out. Otherwise you'll have to use ndiswrapper or a usb-wireless card.

Oh and no need for Puppy--your laptop is plenty capable Ubuntu, though Xubuntu runs the lighter XFCE DE out of box. I run it on my eeepc and it is very fast.

i just tried puppy from the live cd, its improved alot since i last used it. my monitor runs at full resolution out of the box.

WIFI is detected, and scanning detects the AP, but it fails to pass the connection test

[smartboyathome]

Gos from Google is a great little distro.

It's based on Ubuntu but has Wine and bunch of little GoogleDesklets you can install.

Real Mac looking out of the box, though.

I've been using it for the last couple of days testing different distros for my daughter who wants to make the switch from PCLOS.

thinkgos.com

For the last time, gOS is not by Google, it is independant from Google.

[MarblePanther]

^
he's right

Google, Google Icons, and the Google Logo are trademarks of Google Inc. Cloud and gOS are not affiliated with Google or their partners.

--from the gOS site




anyways...

xubuntu should fit fine on your 2gb card (my xubuntu install was i believe 1.69 gb on my eeepc)