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Jon wrote: > Gustin Johnson wrote: > >>> That is much newer, not that old at all. I wonder if it is a bug with >>> SMP (Dual Core mobiles are new) > > It occurred to me after sending that email that a dual core kernel would > likely be new. I guess I was thinking more of a 'we'll throw SMP into > this kernel and work out the kinks later' type of thing rather than an > age thing. > Well SMP on Linux is quite mature (arguably more so than Windows), it just that not many SMP machines were likely to suspended. This SMP is a new thing to laptops and so there may be some bugs that need to be worked out. >>> All distros that I tried bailed horribly on my laptop, so I had to do > > Same on my Inspiron 1000 until I tried Linspire. Bloated, but wickedly > functional. I was about to put Linspire on this laptop until a friend of > mine pointed out that the newest updates from Kubuntu contained the > Intel 3945 wireless drivers and firmware. Not looking back now. I am sure I would have little to no trouble with any of the distros now that I have a kernel with the drivers I need. > >>> Yes 3 seconds is too long when I simply move to another room... (I did > > Wow..you *are* demanding. The only laptop I've ever seen resume faster > than this bad boy is Kelly's old iBook. That thing would be fully > resumed and functional before you had the lid fully opened. Sexy. Usually I am in the middle of something, so suspending gets in my way. I used to own an iBook as well. Sexy yes, but next to useless. I used to describe it as a Porche with a Neon engine. These days you are better off buying that Core Solo/Duo from anyone else at nearly half the price. Apple is no longer over priced and under powered, now they are merely over priced. > >>> Ahh, Wireless G, making streaming video possible in your backyard. > > Well I haven't done video yet, but I was listening to Virgin radio from > London all afternoon in my backyard during our yardsale today with nary > a single stutter. It was religious :) > Amen brother (I been listening to too much blues...) Wireless G is nice with a mythtv setup (watching streaming TV while in the backyard chilaxin' is also spiritual. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEcCnFwRXgH3rKGfMRAlzxAJ0cBRX4JzfvtRKVgtGHLlBFt/bAigCeNWUv VtwSSPEtDCU0GNpuxWSmGso= =7IX2 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
