topic title: What specs are you running antiX on?
Posts: 71
zarg2
Joined: 16 Jul 2013
#91
Compaq 2108US laptop.
AMD2800XP Barton Core
512MB ram
40G HD

Runs great but does not find battery. Other than that runs fast and stable. chromium runs very quick. Replaced Asunder with ripperx as Asunder just does not like this machine in any distro.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#92
zarg2 wrote:Compaq 2108US laptop.
AMD2800XP Barton Core
512MB ram
40G HD

Runs great but does not find battery. Other than that runs fast and stable. chromium runs very quick. Replaced Asunder with ripperx as Asunder just does not like this machine in any distro.
On this netbook which can be tricky dickey. I use this script (executable) named .battery.sh

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import os, math
from decimal import *

rate = 0.0
batteries = os.listdir("/sys/class/power_supply")
output ="No Data"

for battery in batteries:
    if"BAT" in battery:
        status = open("/sys/class/power_supply/%s/status" % (battery)).read().strip("\n")
        if"Discharging" in status:
            energy = Decimal(open("/sys/class/power_supply/%s/energy_now" % (battery)).read())
            power = Decimal(open("/sys/class/power_supply/%s/power_now" % (battery)).read())
            if power > 0:
                hours = math.floor(energy / power)
                minutes = math.floor(((energy % power) / power) * 60)
                output ="%.0f hours %.0f minutes" % (hours, minutes)
            else:
                output ="Gathering"
        else:
            output = status
print output
My .conkyrc and .conky/icewm_conky line is as follows with .batterysh sitting in

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Batt: ${battery_percent BAT1}% ${execi 05 /home/harry.battery,sh}
I have acpi ,acpi-support-base,and acpitool installed though.
Posts: 3
on4aa
Joined: 11 Oct 2013
#93
A true old bonker, a 1998 Toshiba Satellite 4000CDT!
233MHz Pentium II with 152MB RAM and a new 40GB harddisk.

I had to use a downgraded Liquorix kernel in order to get support for the Yamaha OPL3-SA3 sound chip and to allow compilation of the driver of the Realtek RTL8192CUS. The latter is a WLAN chip employed in the aftermarket Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n wireless adapter.
Luckily, the 4000CDT features one USB 1.0 port; all other ports, even CardBus, proved to be too slow for internet connections.
Image

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$ sudo inxi -F
System:    Host: 4000cdt Kernel: 3.4.0-35.dmz.1-liquorix-686 i686 (32 bit) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-13.1_386-full Luddite 19 June 2013
Machine:   No /sys/class/dmi, using dmidecode: no machine data available
CPU:       Single core Pentium II (Deschutes) (-UP-) cache: 512 KB flags: (pae) clocked at 233.304 MHz 
Graphics:  Card: Chips and F65555 HiQVPro 
           X.org: 1.12.4 drivers: chips (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) tty size: 98x35 Advanced Data: N/A for root 
Audio:     Card: Yamaha OPL3-SA3 driver: OPL3SA2 Sound: ALSA ver: 1.0.25
Network:   Card: Edimax EW-7811Un 802.11n Wireless Adapter [Realtek RTL8188CUS] 
           IF: N/A state: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (1.0% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: TOSHIBA_MK4032GA size: 40.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 9.9G used: 3.6G (38%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 25G used: 382M (2%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 2.15GB used: 0.09GB (4%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 71.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 87 Uptime: 51 min Memory: 126.8/151.7MB Client: Shell (sudo) inxi: 1.9.16
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Posts: 2,238
dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#94
That's impressive. Did you use the command line installer?
Posts: 765
rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#95
My free"new" desktop!

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System:    Host: desktop Kernel: 3.2.0-4-amd64 x86_64 (64 bit, gcc: 4.6.3) 
           Desktop: WindowMaker 0.95.3  dm: slim Distro: antiX-13.1_x64-base Luddite 19 June 2013
Machine:   System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Compaq 8200 Elite SFF PC Chassis: type: 6
           Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 1495 Bios: Hewlett-Packard version: J01 v02.06 date: 06/09/2011
CPU:       Quad core Intel Core i5-2400 CPU (-MCP-) cache: 6144 KB flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 24744.2 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1600.00 MHz 2: 1600.00 MHz 3: 1600.00 MHz 4: 1600.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:0102 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1280x1024@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Sandybridge Desktop GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: Intel 6 Series/C200 Series Family High Definition Audio Controller 
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:1c20 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: 1.0.24
Network:   Card: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection 
           driver: e1000e ver: 1.5.1-k port: f080 bus-ID: 00:19.0 chip-ID: 8086:1502
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 2c:41:38:9e:c8:14
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 250.1GB (-)
           1: id: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HDS72102 size: 250.1GB serial: JP0272J21LGKZM 
Partition: ID: / size: 228G used: 19G (9%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 19.0C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 121 Uptime: 21:35 Memory: 410.2/3854.0MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: N/A 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.37 running in xterm) inxi: 1.9.14
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on4aa
Joined: 11 Oct 2013
#96
@dolphin_oracle No, I used the normal graphical installer to install the full version.
antiX 12 worked perfectly, but 13.1 had a couple of driver regressions that I resolved
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Posts: 347
Silent Observer
Joined: 08 Aug 2013
#97
As of a few days ago, I have antiX 13.1 installed on a Gateway Solo 2500 which I bought used in 1998 (it came with a full-product Win98, but the internal System Information says that was an upgrade, so it was probably sold new with Win95 installed). This machine has 192 MiB RAM (upgradable to 288 MiB, and RAM modules still available to do so), now running a 16 GB"redneck SSD" using a 300x Compact Flash in a 2.5" IDE adapter (adapter will accommodate a second CF but I don't think the laptop can use it, as the IDE controller is fully populated with one CF and the CD-ROM drive), and boots and runs pretty promptly from the CF (antiX has almost 10 GiB space, about 5+ GiB free, with /home in the root partition and a 1 GiB swap, which it doesn't look likely to use much). Given the way I use the machine, it'll probably run for many years even starting from a used CF with unknown number of past writes -- apparently modern CF has a service life of about a million writes, which would be decades with this machine primarily used in a mode that never writes anything. I also have antiX as the primary OS on my second desktop machine, an Athlon XP 2000+ (1.6 GHz) with 1 GiB RAM and 40 GB hard disk divided between Win98 and antiX -- makes it safe to use on the Internet for the first time in years.
Posts: 146
Eperbab
Joined: 10 Dec 2012
#98
Today, one of my RAM moduls has gone. R.I.P.
Now my PC is running on 512 MB.
Posts: 667
jdmeaux1952
Joined: 01 Nov 2013
#99
I just put together another JUNKBOX machine for a teacher friend of mine who will use it for LibreWrite and research. Are you ready for this?

HP/Asus P2B VT motherboard Intel Pentium II 450 Mhz, 128 Mb memory, floppy drive, onboard graphics, 20 Gb hard drive, wireless and wired network in a framed cased (no sides). From what I was able to find, this motherboard was used for Windows 3.

AntiX 13.2 loaded with no problems. Iceweasel maxs out the cpu.
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masinick
Joined: 26 Apr 2008
#100
FYI, for those who may be new here or simply a Newbie:

The command inxi -Fxz issued from a console terminal and embedded with code tags using the"Full Editor" button (on this forum) will allow you to share the specs of the systems here.
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Jerry
Joined: 12 Sep 2007
#101

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jb@BondAcer1:~
$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: BondAcer1 Kernel: 3.7.10-antix.5-486-smp i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.8.1) 
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.7 Distro: antiX-13.2_386-full Luddite 4 November 2013
Machine:   Mobo: Acer model: Aspire one version: V1.28 Bios: Acer version: V1.28 date: 07/01/2010
CPU:       Single core Intel Atom CPU N270 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB flags: (pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 3192.25 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 800.00 MHz 2: 1600.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 
           X.Org: 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x600@60.1hz 
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.7.10-antix.5-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Atheros AR8132 Fast Ethernet driver: atl1c ver: 1.0.1.0-NAPI port: 2000 bus-ID: 03:00.0
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) driver: ath5k bus-ID: 01:00.0
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 160.0GB (2.1% used) 1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD1600BEVT size: 160.0GB 
Partition: ID: / size: 145G used: 3.2G (3%) fs: ext4 ID: swap-1 size: 2.17GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 26.8C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 93 Uptime: 8 days Memory: 352.8/998.6MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.7.2 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.37) inxi: 1.9.16
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#102
Iceweasel maxs out the cpu.
Look in synaptic or apt for netsurf browser. It won';t do flash but is lighter on resources. Dillo works OK for me also as well as links but netsurf is more newby friendly.

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$ apt-cache search netsurf
libnsbmp0 - NetSurf BMP decoder
libnsbmp0-dbg - NetSurf BMP decoder - Debug files
libnsbmp0-dev - NetSurf BMP decoder - Development files
libnsgif0 - NetSurf GIF decoder
libnsgif0-dbg - NetSurf GIF decoder - Debugging symbols
libnsgif0-dev - NetSurf GIF decoder - Development files
netsurf - Small web browser with CSS support - Transition package
netsurf-common - Small web browser with CSS support common files
netsurf-fb - Small web browser with CSS support for framebuffers
netsurf-gtk - Small web browser with CSS support for GTK
My same spec IBM I sold way back after I fixed it.

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rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#103
if you need it really light, netsurf-fb works with no x, and act like a normal browser, except for what roky said
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Silent Observer
Joined: 08 Aug 2013
#104
jdmeaux1952 wrote:HP/Asus P2B VT motherboard Intel Pentium II 450 Mhz, 128 Mb memory, floppy drive, onboard graphics, 20 Gb hard drive, wireless and wired network in a framed cased (no sides). From what I was able to find, this motherboard was used for Windows 3
If someone ran Windows 3 on that one, they were behind the times. That's a 95/98 era system (see my specs above for the Solo 2500, which was a Win98 machine). Still doesn't bode well for browsing from my 300 MHz system if iceweasel maxes out a 450 MHz core...
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rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#105
My moms old laptop, running from my netbook ssd, thru usb:

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System:    Host: eeepc Kernel: 3.7.10-antix.5-486-smp i686 (32 bit, gcc: 4.8.1) 
           Desktop: Fluxbox 1.3.5 dm: slim Distro: antiX-13.2_386-full Luddite 4 November 2013
Machine:   System: Dell product: Precision M90 Chassis: type: 8
           Mobo: Dell model: 0YD632 Bios: Dell version: A06 date: 04/03/2007
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core2 CPU T7200 (-MCP-) cache: 4096 KB flags: (lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 7989.32 
           Clock Speeds: 1: 1000.00 MHz 2: 1000.00 MHz
Graphics:  Card: NVIDIA G71GLM [Quadro FX 1500M] bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:029b 
           X.Org: 1.14.3 drivers: nouveau (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1920x1200@60.0hz 
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on NV49 GLX Version: 2.1 Mesa 9.2.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller 
           driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:27d8 
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ver: k3.7.10-antix.5-486-smp
Network:   Card-1: Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5752 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express 
           driver: tg3 ver: 3.125 bus-ID: 09:00.0 chip-ID: 14e4:1600
           IF: eth1 state: down mac: 00:18:8b:c3:93:01
           Card-2: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection 
           driver: iwl3945 ver: in-tree:s bus-ID: 0c:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:4222
           IF: wlan1 state: up mac: 00:19:d2:c9:ce:fb
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 200.1GB (35.6% used)
           1: id: /dev/sda model: Hitachi_HTS72108 size: 80.0GB serial: MPCDN7Y4HLT52L 
           2: USB id: /dev/sdb model: SSD_840_Series size: 120.0GB serial: FAFFFFF0FFF14CFEAD262341F-0:0 
Partition: ID: / size: 15G used: 6.5G (47%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 46G used: 14G (32%) fs: ext4 
           ID: swap-1 size: 3.14GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 46.5C mobo: N/A gpu: 59.0 
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A 
Info:      Processes: 107 Uptime: 31 min Memory: 253.6/2022.8MB Runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.8.2 alt: 4.7 
           Client: Shell (bash 4.2.45 running in urxvt) inxi: 1.9.16 
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