Re: laptop recommendations
I have tried several distros on my ASUS with no problems except the inbuilt camera. Ubuntu doesn't like booting with my USB hub but generally gets there second time around. I love it and would buy ASUS again if I was upgrading. Cheers Sue Wesley Parish wrote: Quoting Dave G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Chris Hellyar wrote: Insist on seeing it boot either a SystemRescueCD or Knoppix before parting with your hard won cash if buying privately. A a question for Dave G, what sort of spec are you looking for? I've Cheers, Chris H. Chris it doesn't have to be all that flash at all as I want it as a bit of a knock around but I need to running some $windoze only mapping software & GPS using VMware so I probably need 500mb min. ram and better than 1-1.5 gig processor I guess?? GIS and GPS? I suspect, running on top of Windows and in a virtual machine, a mere 516MB isn't going to cut it. Get at least 1GB - GIS is in that specialized Graphics/CAD region where the more memory you have, the happier you will be. Just my - illegal now in NZ currency - 0.02c worth! Wesley Parish -- cheersDave G Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" == Thunderbird Mail 2.0.0.6 - Gnome 2.20.0 Ubuntu Linux 7.10- Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic == "Sharpened hands are happy hands. "Brim the tinfall with mirthful bands" - A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge "I me. Shape middled me. I would come out into hot!" I from the spicy that day was overcasked mockingly - it's a symbol of the other horizon. - emacs : meta x dissociated-press
Re: laptop recommendations
> Re: the T40 the fragile lid is a bit of a worry & from checking the > lenovo site I understand the T40/T41 don't have a serial port, this could > be a problem. > > (Hopefully I am referring to the correct "serial port", as I'm wanting > to connect my GPS using one of these connectors: > http://www.downunderpilotshop.co.nz/product.php?productid=276&cat=224&pag > e=1) If you don't have a serial port you can use a USB/Serial adapter. Most of them work with Linux. For connecting up a (Garmin) GPS, if you don't already have the cable you could ask Bruce Whitfield in Sumner for one: http://www.pfranc.com/cgi-bin/pub/c_nz Do you have the GPS receiver already? HTH, A
Re: laptop recommendations
Quoting Dave G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Chris Hellyar wrote: > >> Insist on seeing it boot either a SystemRescueCD or Knoppix > >> before parting with your hard won cash if buying privately. > >> > > > > A a question for Dave G, what sort of spec are you looking for? I've > > Cheers, Chris H. > > > > > > > Chris > > it doesn't have to be all that flash at all as I want it as a bit of a > knock around but I need to running some $windoze only mapping software & > > GPS using VMware so I probably need 500mb min. ram and better than 1-1.5 > > gig processor I guess?? GIS and GPS? I suspect, running on top of Windows and in a virtual machine, a mere 516MB isn't going to cut it. Get at least 1GB - GIS is in that specialized Graphics/CAD region where the more memory you have, the happier you will be. Just my - illegal now in NZ currency - 0.02c worth! Wesley Parish > > -- > cheersDave G > > Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > == > Thunderbird Mail 2.0.0.6 - Gnome 2.20.0 > Ubuntu Linux 7.10- Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic > == > "Sharpened hands are happy hands. "Brim the tinfall with mirthful bands" - A Deepness in the Sky, Vernor Vinge "I me. Shape middled me. I would come out into hot!" I from the spicy that day was overcasked mockingly - it's a symbol of the other horizon. - emacs : meta x dissociated-press
Re: laptop recommendations
Chris Hellyar wrote: Insist on seeing it boot either a SystemRescueCD or Knoppix before parting with your hard won cash if buying privately. If buying on Trademe, that might be a bit awkward.. Ask the seller a question first to check they are OK with the 'must boot knoppix' idea. A a question for Dave G, what sort of spec are you looking for? I've got an old 486 laptop that runs DSL (barely) you can have for well under $1k. :-). Cheers, Chris H. Chris it doesn't have to be all that flash at all as I want it as a bit of a knock around but I need to running some $windoze only mapping software & GPS using VMware so I probably need 500mb min. ram and better than 1-1.5 gig processor I guess?? -- cheersDave G Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" == Thunderbird Mail 2.0.0.6 - Gnome 2.20.0 Ubuntu Linux 7.10- Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic ==
Re: laptop recommendations
Dave G wrote: Hi I'm on the hunt for a cheap second hand (sub$500+-) linux laptop & am currently doing the TradeMe thing I was thinking something like T40 Thinkpad etc but would welcome any recommendations, suggestions & dos/don'ts etc.? (other than the obvious: "don't buy a cheap second hand laptop") Thanks for the replies, I had been looking at the D600s but was put off by the Broadcom wifi, the D600s all appear to be ATI?. And I was planning to install either Debian Etch or Ubuntu 7.10, so that's encouraging Re: the T40 the fragile lid is a bit of a worry & from checking the lenovo site I understand the T40/T41 don't have a serial port, this could be a problem. (Hopefully I am referring to the correct "serial port", as I'm wanting to connect my GPS using one of these connectors: http://www.downunderpilotshop.co.nz/product.php?productid=276&cat=224&page=1) many thanks -- cheersDave G Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" == Thunderbird Mail 2.0.0.6 - Gnome 2.20.0 Ubuntu Linux 7.10- Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic ==
Re: laptop recommendations
> Insist on seeing it boot either a SystemRescueCD or Knoppix > before parting with your hard won cash if buying privately. If buying on Trademe, that might be a bit awkward.. Ask the seller a question first to check they are OK with the 'must boot knoppix' idea. A a question for Dave G, what sort of spec are you looking for? I've got an old 486 laptop that runs DSL (barely) you can have for well under $1k. :-). Cheers, Chris H.
Re: laptop recommendations
I found the T40 I had to be somewhat fragile. The lid cracked near the hinge on the LH side. The lid of the PCMCIA slot fell off. I'd recommend buying from a retailer because you get a guarantee. Computer Future / Computer Broker, cnr Gasson St. and Washington Way, replaced the T41 with which I replaced the above T40 no questions asked on the last day of the three month guarantee period. I was impressed. ThinkPads generally run Linux pretty well. Try to avoid one with an ATI video system. Intel video is available on some thinkpads. Insist on seeing it boot either a SystemRescueCD or Knoppix before parting with your hard won cash if buying privately. On Jan 4, 2008 9:02 PM, Dave G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I'm on the hunt for a cheap second hand (sub$500+-) linux laptop & am > currently doing the TradeMe thing > > I was thinking something like T40 Thinkpad etc but would welcome any > recommendations, suggestions & dos/don'ts etc.? > > (other than the obvious: "don't buy a cheap second hand laptop") -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
Re: laptop recommendations
Dell D600s should be around $350+ on TradeMe, and work well with Ubuntu, including the non-free Broadcom wifi ... On Jan 4, 2008 9:02 PM, Dave G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I'm on the hunt for a cheap second hand (sub$500+-) linux laptop & am > currently doing the TradeMe thing > > I was thinking something like T40 Thinkpad etc but would welcome any > recommendations, suggestions & dos/don'ts etc.? > > (other than the obvious: "don't buy a cheap second hand laptop") > > -- > cheersDave G > > Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > == >Thunderbird Mail 2.0.0.6 - Gnome 2.20.0 > Ubuntu Linux 7.10- Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic > == > >
Yay! I had a drive fail!
I thought I'd share my geekish joy. A drive in one of the servers on my network at home has failed, and it sent me a nice email, I feel very wanted, and somehow gratified. :-). Oh, and it's nice to know that mdadm does it's job properly, this is the first time I've had a mdadm array fail for real, normally it's because I unplugged a drive to test it! Cheers, Me. (Yes, a bored, and somewhat sad, geek...) Forwarded Message From: mdadm monitoring <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Fail event on /dev/md1:bob Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 20:41:15 +1300 (NZDT) This is an automatically generated mail message from mdadm running on bob A Fail event had been detected on md device /dev/md1. It could be related to component device /dev/hdg1. Faithfully yours, etc. P.S. The /proc/mdstat file currently contains the following: Personalities : [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] md1 : active raid5 hde1[0] hdg1[2](F) hdf1[1] 390716544 blocks super 1.0 level 5, 64k chunk, algorithm 2 [3/2] [UU_] md0 : active raid1 hda1[0] hdb1[1] 19534912 blocks [2/2] [UU] unused devices:
laptop recommendations
Hi I'm on the hunt for a cheap second hand (sub$500+-) linux laptop & am currently doing the TradeMe thing I was thinking something like T40 Thinkpad etc but would welcome any recommendations, suggestions & dos/don'ts etc.? (other than the obvious: "don't buy a cheap second hand laptop") -- cheersDave G Mail to: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" == Thunderbird Mail 2.0.0.6 - Gnome 2.20.0 Ubuntu Linux 7.10- Kernel 2.6.22-14-generic ==
