Subject: Re: gnome on NetBSD/MobilePro 790
To: None <port-hpcmips@NetBSD.org>
From: Eric Parish <erprz9@umr.edu>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 12/12/2006 18:50:25
GNOME is a too big for the mobilepro. It requires at least 128mb of
memory, while the mobilepro only has around 16mb, not to mention the
processor speed.
You might want to take a look at icewm, which isn't a full desktop
enviroment, but it works well on the mobilepro and has a "start" menu.
Basically, there are no desktop enviroments that are going to work well
on the mobilepro, it is simply too slow.
On Tue, 2006-12-12 at 17:22 -0600, Thomas Isenbarger wrote:
> I have been spending some time the last few days installing and
> playing with NetBSD on my MobilePro 790. I have the full
> installation on the machine. I have X up and running and I have been
> trying a few different window managers. But, I haven't figured out
> how to get some sort of desktop environment installed. I am not
> stuck on gnome, so if there is a better or easier environment to
> install, that is fine. I am an intermediate Unix user, but if this
> is possible, can someone direct me to a tutorial or give me fairly
> detailed instructions for how to get gnome up and running?
>
> thanks,
> Tom Isenbarger
>