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Sorry my Friend, we are in a different time zone ... no disrespect and I do appreciate the 'help' but ...tjm4fun said:Mucks, just some thoughts here. Maybe it's time to stop d/ling and trying new distro's, sit back, take a breather, relax, enjoy a cocktail and relish how far you;ve come in so short a time.
You've got one good distro that serves your needs, is well supported and well liked (Suse).
maybe it's time now to just do some reading and learning about the os, how it works, commands, etc. After all, you spent years learning little tricks a nuances of windoze, you can;t expect overnight wizardry.
I know you said you are happy with winme on that old box, but linux will give you much better numbers and performance in fad. Taking the time to get a distro installed on a stubborn piece of hardware is where you really learn what's going on, and often that often sought after light bulb flicks on!
try the live dsl cd when you feel so inclined. when the first boot screen shows up, look thru the f1,f2,f3 boot options. I would suggest trying no acpi, nousb as a first shot. usb on older bards can be a problem, depending on the chipset. ACPI is not used on p2 era boards, and can really hose up a kernel looking for it. I wish I could remember all the other cheats, I'll have to boot it up live to see.
but, again, let it go for a while, and just enjoy what you;ve done!
Today is a "day off" ... went out with me Big Little Sister & Little Big brother for a nice coffee @ Nero's ... got back about 1.30, pottered around and did some reading.
Yep, I'm quite happy with Suse on this box, and I have no 'need' for a change just yet.
I spent over 50 'years' learning everything ... and keep on learning something new every day.
I am me, I know what I'm like, I know when to err, take a break and relax ... sad to say but I relax behind a PC keyboard.
This first "BSA" (bits-scraps-allsorts) is for my brother anyway so ME was always going to be on it.
I don't have my workshop or 'computer' room any longer ... a dramatic change in my life took its toll on me ... I'm afraid some things get on top of me very quickly these days ... I bounce, you have to.
I need to keep busy, and again no disrespect to all, but, would everybody stop telling me to relax ... that really gets me annoyed.
I write what I feel, how I feel it, but I'm not the best writer ... you need Floppy for that, he has a great way with words.
I have built some 1,415 PCs and as many again in 'repairs' of them I count 4 that have ever beat me ... I take my time although it may not look like that from where your sitting, I never rush anything, I have plenty of time.
There you go ... got me rambling again.