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I used to use beatrix on a very old computer and it did what I wanted until I moved on to a better PC and Ubuntu Fiesty.
Recently I inherited a Thinkpad i1200 and found that I could not install Ubuntu on it so I remembered Beatrix and BFX.
BFX2 installs fine but the repositories suck I have tried all of renegats list and none really work.
Would it not be possible to move to a #supported# ubuntu set of repositories and a later linux kernel so that more hardware can be used with BFX
I am currently using puppy linux on the laptop which works but is not pleasing to me
However puppy does have two attractions that fit into its small size
a later kernel and a very smart internet connection program
So if puppy can do it why not BFX
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peterthewolf wrote:
BFX2 installs fine but the repositories suck I have tried all of renegats list and none really work.
I highly doubt that, for we are running our own Breezy mirror!
-> http://bea.cabarel.com/modules/PunBB/vi … php?id=314
Would it not be possible to move to a #supported# ubuntu set of repositories and a later linux kernel so that more hardware can be used with BFX
Not likely. Not that I don't want to, but I can only develop for one distro at a time. Besides, a kernel greater than 2.6.17 won't work, without tweaking the system itself. For matters of hardware support, only later kernels are interesting.
Being that said, I invite you and everyone else to have a shot at compling a kernel on your own.
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When I said the repo did not work that was last Thursday and I got no response from bea cabarel and the other mirrors were missing the last dargo repo
Still thats as maybe - what you should have told me was that my requests were largely met by DEBRIS - VERY IMPRESSIVE
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I've just reinstall BFX2/r3 on my LifeBook, and the bea repositories were up and running - it might have been connectivity glitch...
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