Am Don, Jan 04, 2001 at 04:57:03 +0100 schrieb Jérôme Lacoste: > Here's what I think can be done (LAP identifies things that have a more > important effect when used on a laptop compared to the desktop):
You can change the 'pollution preventer'-logo at startup on award-bioses. See instructions at: http://geggus.net/sven/linux-bootlogo.html I tried that on an old desktop-computer - not on my new laptop, because it has an phoenix-bios and a vaio-splashscreen before. > + use of software that connects and identifies itself?. This is an nice idea - but only usefull, if the same setup is used by the thief. I think, this is unprobable. The laptop can send a mail with its real ip# if connected (mail with a print of ifconfig started by /etc/ppp/ip-up or by a cronjob (if connected at a company-network). + Use a coded filesystem - it protects at least the data and your privacy. + engrave your email on the cover and on every part like battery (i don't know, if engrave is the right english term, i mean drilling on the surface :-) Aleks
