update on this.
I installed all the mining systems ok and started mining litecoins with p2pool using cpuminer.
but it looks like its hopelessly unprofitable at least according to the litecoinpool mining calculator.
Entered my Kh hash rate as shown by my p2pool stats for my nod, plus the difficulty rate of 223 which is displayed on their site at
https://www.litecoinpool.org/calcDoes anyone know, is this the standard difficulty rate for litecoin or does it just relate to their pool?
Anyway if its the former as I think it is, then the result shows that its completely unprofitable and lossmaking for me to try and mine litecoins with my laptop.
probably just as well since it could burn out the processor and parts.
so, no more mining, ive turned the system off. pity, just when Id got it all working. Bitcoin brings out the geek in me.