Ancisace
10-13-2005, 11:30 AM
I'm going to have to go to Poland for a month soon. A colleague had his laptop stolen while he was out there, and it's put me off taking my fancy kit. On the other hand, I've got a 2.4ghz laptop with a borked hard drive that I wouldn't desperately miss, and I think it would be a better choice to take.
I am wondering if the following is even feasible: I would like to install / on a 1 gig USB stick (I know it's gonna be slow, but I don't desperately crave speed for this project), /boot on the damaged HD (Any attempt to read, write or format past the 3 GB point results in a computer freeze) and use it for basic word processing and watching the occasional movie.
With space limited, I can't just whack on Mandriva and have done with it. But I could really use DVD playback support. Everything else is a bonus, but not actually necessary. I certainly won't need programming tools, games or a flashy WM.
Any suggestions or "You can't be serious" comments are welcome. Thank you.
I am wondering if the following is even feasible: I would like to install / on a 1 gig USB stick (I know it's gonna be slow, but I don't desperately crave speed for this project), /boot on the damaged HD (Any attempt to read, write or format past the 3 GB point results in a computer freeze) and use it for basic word processing and watching the occasional movie.
With space limited, I can't just whack on Mandriva and have done with it. But I could really use DVD playback support. Everything else is a bonus, but not actually necessary. I certainly won't need programming tools, games or a flashy WM.
Any suggestions or "You can't be serious" comments are welcome. Thank you.