The processor and the CPU are the same thing. So your laptop has a Pentium 3. Sorry, I should have mentioned that, but I did not know your experience level. No worries, there is much to learn young padawan, and you are in the right place to do that. Enjoy the journey of enlightenment..Wow, I missed a few days wrestling with the new windows 10 machine...and all kinds of wonderful info has arrived. Thanks everyone. Did I say I hate windows!!! I hate windows 10 the most. It is not geared for dial-up and as my first Linux guru said today, neither is Linux any more. I hope those developers out there don't leave we who live in the woods in the dust. I actually like that I'm not bombarded with many cell towers and satellites. I have some research I see. I will try the OS which ran on other Dell Inspirons.
Thanks Wizard for suggesting to VP9KS that I might need specific directions on where to find things and how to do things in step by step fashion. Your're right! Thanks for the translation as well. DSL looks interesting. Wizard, you said 'if you are searching use, eg'. What is 'eg'...you know there are large holes in my knowledge base
VP9KS: Is the processor different than the CPU? CPU is Intel Pentium III E. I don't have that machine with me today. At hispeed with the new HP windows 10. I see in my Dell notes that the motherboard is a Dell computer corp Inspiron 8000e microprocessor, so I guess a processor is different. I'll look again when I get home.
So I'm off to restrict this windows from running away with my dial-up with it's frivolous apps. The new HD should arrive this weekend so that I can create a wonderful dedicated Linux machine. I bought the windows before I figured out I might salvage the old machine. Perhaps it is best as they don't seem to play well together. At any rate, it is what it is. Updates soon.
Yeah, I looked it up also. That is why I asked which processor she had.a note to helpers is that the unit the OP refers to has
- 512 MB RAM (maximum it can take, it will be 2 x 256 MB sticks) and
- she has a need for dialup access using an external ZOOM on the outside, Conexant USB CX93010 ACF Modem
Hello Buzzz, Thanks for your assistance. I'll check out the LXLE next time I connect to hispeed. Such a drag doing research on dial-up.Hello Vicktoria,
Great advice from the above posters. There are several distros that will run on older computers. I'm running LXLE on an old Dell Inspiron 1545 (it runs better than my windows 10 computer) and am planning to check out some of the other distros.
Best Wishes,
Buzzzer
Hi Sp331yi. Thanks for the info. I'm a noobe...what is 'antix' ? .I've become familiar with the 'swap' file while wrestling with the Fujitsu machine." . . . the other issue we were working on is that you cannot put a EFI OS on a MBR system. I'm hoping I can bring the machine back to life with a new HD. . . "
Recommend antiX with a swap file, if all that is available is 512MB RAM and et cetera, as wizardfromoz details
Vrai, Once again you're a life saver!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I got to read some before I got kicked off line, and that was enough to get me on the trail to taking my new machine back from WDS 10. Dial-up is frustrating enough without band hog issues. So was that wonderful usb you sent suppose to have persistence? As soon as I catch up on work I can focus on Linux again. Looking forward to it My new HD should be here beginning of the week.How, When, and Why to Set a Connection as Metered on Windows 10
Windows 10 is designed for PCs with unlimited Internet connections, and it normally uses as much of your download and upload bandwidth as it wants without asking. Setting a connection as metered puts you back in control, and it’s essential on some types of connections.www.howtogeek.com
Also have a look at;
O&O ShutUp10++ – Free antispy tool for Windows 10 and 11
With the freeware O&O ShutUp10++, unwanted Windows 10 and 11 features can be disabled and the transfer of sensitive personal data onto Microsoft prevented.www.oo-software.com
Well, i use Windows 10, but it causes so much trouble, that i hate it. Im actually working on a windows 7 replacement for that.Wow, I missed a few days wrestling with the new windows 10 machine...and all kinds of wonderful info has arrived. Thanks everyone. Did I say I hate windows!!! I hate windows 10 the most. It is not geared for dial-up and as my first Linux guru said today, neither is Linux any more. I hope those developers out there don't leave we who live in the woods in the dust. I actually like that I'm not bombarded with many cell towers and satellites. I have some research I see. I will try the OS which ran on other Dell Inspirons.
Thanks Wizard for suggesting to VP9KS that I might need specific directions on where to find things and how to do things in step by step fashion. Your're right! Thanks for the translation as well. DSL looks interesting. Wizard, you said 'if you are searching use, eg'. What is 'eg'...you know there are large holes in my knowledge base
VP9KS: Is the processor different than the CPU? CPU is Intel Pentium III E. I don't have that machine with me today. At hispeed with the new HP windows 10. I see in my Dell notes that the motherboard is a Dell computer corp Inspiron 8000e microprocessor, so I guess a processor is different. I'll look again when I get home.
So I'm off to restrict this windows from running away with my dial-up with it's frivolous apps. The new HD should arrive this weekend so that I can create a wonderful dedicated Linux machine. I bought the windows before I figured out I might salvage the old machine. Perhaps it is best as they don't seem to play well together. At any rate, it is what it is. Updates soon.
Yes. It worked fine when I tested it. I saved some files which should still be on there and changed the desktop background. After several reboots and a 'cold' start everything was still there. The 'persistence' was working fine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯So was that wonderful usb you sent suppose to have persistence?
!Yes. It worked fine when I tested it. I saved some files which should still be on there and changed the desktop background. After several reboots and a 'cold' start everything was still there. The 'persistence' was working fine. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Well, it's possible I got them mixed up ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I have another just like it which has Linux Mint 19.3 on it. I will check it tomorrow.Do you think that is the one you sent with persistence?
No, that doesn't make much sense.It doesn't make sense it would be gone...does it?
I'm glad it is working out for youI tried the OOShutUp10, and the machine is dang near wonderful.
Hey Vicktoria,How odd. Just to determine if I'm crazy or just incredibly incompetent...is it possible that you sent the wrong one? I have a SanDisk with a blue label saying Unetbootin Linux Mint 19.3, that's it. Do you think that is the one you sent with persistence? When I first booted it, it had the plain black screen. No background. If you left a different background on it, It doesn't make sense it would be gone...does it? I just want to figure out what is up. Thanks for the response.
Good on ya!Finally think I've got WDS 10 corralled, so that it let's me use my dial-up
I just happened to have one sitting on the desk, so I took a picture. This is a 1.44MB version, also known as the "High Density" version. It is also known as a "Floppy Disk". If your laptop was made in the last 10 years or so, I doubt that it has the proper drive for this installed, even though there is a setting in the bios for it. You said that there was no setup for booting from the USB drive. Did you get this information from the bios screen, or did you go to "Setup" when turning it on? If you plug the usb stick into the computer before you turn it on, it may show up in the setup screen. Try that, and let us know what happens.Hello All. I miss connecting with you guys regularly, even though it is due to high frustration. So can someone tell me what a diskette is? Since I can't fix the fujitsu till I get the proper tool, I've been trying to get the Dell on linux, yet it won't boot from a usb. That option isn't present on the boot menu. It appears the optical drive is broken. The bootable CD tries to load yet it won't play any CD. So I have the first boot option set to diskette, yet I don't know what that is and i can't find any other slot for an SD card or even a small floppy. There is an area that is missing some part. The guy who gave me this used some device for internet connection. Any clue how to get Linux on this Dell? Thanks for your attention.
Good Luck.Thanks Paul, It is so much fun to have others to help solves puzzles with. I'll try the usb before turning the machine on. I got the diskette info from the BIOS boot menu. No usb option there. It does read usbs, just didn't boot from one yet. Will try and report back. Thanks again.