Re: upgrade from Lubuntu 12 LTS to Lubuntu 14 LTS on the extremely old desktop?

[Peter Golis]

Hello Fritz,
I had asked about hardware model, not about installed OS version (ToriOS is Linux distribution based on Ubuntu). Information about HW model is in /proc/cpuinfo, but on different lines. Line with revision belongs to CPU revision, but HW model is on lines model, machine, motherboard and detected as. If tou want to help me with that information, then think which help I need with fixing your issues. I don't need help, you need help. I want to help you, but this is not possible unless you will provide correct information. This was not yet done, even I had discussed lot of your questions and issues with you.
 
Hope, this will help with understanding.
Peter.
 
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> Od: Fritz Hudnut <este.el.paz at gmail.com>
> Komu: Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk>
> Dátum: 11.08.2015 23:04
> Predmet: Re: upgrade from Lubuntu 12 LTS to Lubuntu 14 LTS on the extremely old desktop?
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> CC: "lubuntu user list"

On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 7:53 AM, Peter Golis <golisp at centrum.sk <golisp at centrum.sk>> wrote:
Old iBook with 128+512M RAM (same combination as my playbook) cannot handle big JS pages like FB. Most modern web sites eat RAM. Teoretically you can install zram on that system which will enable compression in RAM, but you will not win fight with modern web pages. That old iBook shall be used as remote terminal in this era unless you want to be HW hacker.
 
Regarding PM 3,1, which model did you mean? Only PowerMac generation 7-11 was expandable to 2G or more. Not PM3,1.
 
Peter.


@Peter, et al:

Well, right, seems pretty clear that the iBook is now RAM challenged quite heavily, especially by FB.  

In terms of which PM I have . . . thanks to Israel setting up some PPC friendly deb files and some pointed instructions on how to install them . . . I'm now running the latest spec JWM/ToriOS DE in said PM 3,1 w/the 2GB RAM . . . possibly I'm "overclocking" the RAM and so it doesn't yet realize it can't use 2 GB??? : - 0

I can't seem to find the "System" page that shows which model computer I have and how much RAM is installed in this ToriOS DE.  But, it has speeded up the plow in terms of basic function in the Gmail window & the Yahoo Mail window . . . haven't tried FB yet, but the 2 GB does, or has, seemed to "work" adequately with this computer on these heavy JS pages.  

I did previously check the computer ID over in the OSX side and that is where I did see "3,1" . . . it's a "Sawtooth AGP" circa '00 ???? if that helps you.

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