Just how ancient is your old laptop? What are its specs (processor, memory, etc.)? Assuming that you're using a Ubuntu-based edition of Linux Mint, try a distro that isn't based on Ubuntu. Linux Mint Debian Edition bypasses the heavy Ubuntu overhead. Another great Debian-based distro is Snowlinux. (I'm using Snowlinux 4 Glacier with MATE right now.) For an even lighter distro, try antiX Linux or Puppy Linux. antiX Linux is a lightweight version of MEPIS Linux (also Debian-based), and Puppy Linux is a lightweight independent distro (and the parent of MacPup). On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:31:51 -0600 Nicholas Korsakov <Nicholas.Korsakov at mwcia.org> wrote: > I have an old laptop which can barely run Mint Linux (which I really like). > > When I installed the latest version of Mint, I could not find a readily find a driver for my (relatively new) wireless printer. > > I can probably work though this, but it is a pain. > > Also, I am getting weird imagery when booting...lots of vertical lines for a while and text about my batter life (it's plugged in). > > -- Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com>