well, ya. the Big Red Switch is a Big Red Switch on any machine. even if the switch is a button and that button is black.
it leaves less to the imagination if you have a original IBM PC. the 2200 (i think) i have sitting on top of my minifridge has a really bright blue nightlight and 3 other leds. i think they're green and yellow. there's both a reset and a power switch. it's not a fancy new one with a front cover like you've got. - erik [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes | | See, that's the problem right there - these VA Linux boxes | have a switch with a very bright and annoying BLUE LED, not red. | Of course, you can't see the switch/LED if the front cover is on, | but what's the point of that, then you can't access the switch. | | On Fri Mar 10 22:16:12 EST 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | > interesting, i haven't had any problems with the Big Red Switch. | > although i can't boot plan9 from cd. | > | > - erik | > | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes | > | > | | > | On Fri Mar 10 21:05:14 EST 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | > | > I helped a friend add a second processor to an l440gx+ in 2003. It | > | > was running RedHat and needed a fix to one of the file system | > | > implementations (ext3?) but I also have a faint memory of needing to | > | > upgrade its firmware to make SMP work reliably. | > | | > | I had problems with the first of these systems I tried (the system was | > | always on, took no notice of the front power or reset buttons) until I | > | upgraded the firmware (still available on the Intel site). Now, whenever | > | I liberate one of these machines from its miserable life of servitude | > | running Linux I automatically upgrade it and let it run free, no longer | > | shackled to the whims of rotating media.
