Re: Slackware on EEE

On 09/19/2012 01:40 PM, Gil Andre wrote:
> Hi xy,
>
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:10:39 -0700 x y <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On 09/19/2012 12:36 PM, Gil Andre wrote:
>>> I have wanted to document this installation for years now, but
>>> never got the time.
>>>
>>> The only thing to remember is to use a non-journaling file
>>> system (ext2fs is your best bet here), to use the 'noatime'
>>> option to reduce disk write and, finally, not to create a
>>> swap partition (same principle: reduce disk write).
>>>
>>> The best information about installing to an SSD, I have found
>>> at code koala here:
>>>
>>> http://www.codekoala.com/blog/2008/installing-slackware-122-your-eeepc-701-4g-my-case/
>> This looks like a candidate for the slackdocs project, perhaps a laptop
>> how-to? I just got given a HP zv5000, it's my first lappy, and I've
>> never worked on one before. I always sent them to the competition, with
>> me being too busy with workstations and firewalls.
>>
>> Anyway, I'll be following your guide closely, thanks.
> Oh boy... Don't expect a delivery date anytime soon, OK?  ;-)
>
> On the other hand, I may have a bit of time for this, so...
> And I have to add a few things here and there on SlackDocs...
>
> This being said, I have Slackware 13.0 running on a Compaq 615,
> and it also works very well. The computer itself is a workhorse,
> slow by modern standards, very heavy compared to the eeePC, but
> very nice to use under Slackware.
>
Ok, Slackware 14.0 installed on the HP ZV5000-A1, it's dual core 32-bit. 
Runs perfectly out of the box, with only light configuration of power 
management. I installed Slim WM because it looked cool. Also, it seems 
that Slackware and mplayer does a far better job (about 500% better) at 
rendering movies then the "other" stock system with VLC or WMP.