Find the answer to your Linux question:
Results 1 to 6 of 6
I have a computer with an Athlon 3500+ 2.2ghz processor, 1gb of DDR400 RAM and a 4mb S3 ViRGE/DX and I'm looking for a good, well-featured distro for it. Sucks ...
  1. 06-24-2010 #1
    sniper_zero
    sniper_zero is offline
    Just Joined!
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Finland
    Posts
    7

    Best distro for 4mb S3 ViRGE/DX?

    I have a computer with an Athlon 3500+ 2.2ghz processor, 1gb of DDR400 RAM and a 4mb S3 ViRGE/DX and I'm looking for a good, well-featured distro for it.
    Sucks having to use such an old video card but the motherboards PCI Express port broke and that's the only card I have at the moment.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 06-24-2010 #2
    MASONTX
    MASONTX is offline
    Linux Enthusiast MASONTX's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    Mason Texas
    Posts
    721
    Don't know about the S3 video card, but I have a 3700+ that works great with Ubuntu 10,04. Hope that helps.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 06-24-2010 #3
    sniper_zero
    sniper_zero is offline
    Just Joined!
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Finland
    Posts
    7
    Well, X doesn't even load in Ubuntu and Fedora when I tried them. Kubuntu and Slackware worked, but KDE runs too slow with the video card.
    Kubuntu also had some graphical artifacts if run at 1024x768.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 06-24-2010 #4
    oz
    oz is offline
    forum.guy
    Join Date
    May 2004
    Location
    arch linux
    Posts
    18,086
    Quote Originally Posted by sniper_zero View Post
    Kubuntu and Slackware worked, but KDE runs too slow with the video card.
    If Slackware worked, you could try it again but use a lightweight window manager rather than KDE or Gnome. Another option might be Zenwalk, a lighterweight distro that is based on Slackware.
    oz

    → new members/users: read this first | new member faq
    → no private messages requesting computer support - post them on the forums!
    → please use the "report post" button to alert our forum admins to problematic posts rather than responding to them yourself.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 06-24-2010 #5
    sniper_zero
    sniper_zero is offline
    Just Joined!
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Finland
    Posts
    7
    Quote Originally Posted by ozar View Post
    If Slackware worked, you could try it again but use a lightweight window manager rather than KDE or Gnome. Another option might be Zenwalk, a lighterweight distro that is based on Slackware.
    I might try that in a moment.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 06-25-2010 #6
    sniper_zero
    sniper_zero is offline
    Just Joined!
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Finland
    Posts
    7
    I got XCFE working now, much faster. To fix the graphics corruption, I changed to 16-bit colour.
    Just one question though, how do I connect to a Windows workgroup on LAN?
    I've been trying Gigolo with Samba but haven't got it to work.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules