-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > > yes... writing a mail from a G4 PB 15" ...
Great!! ;-) > > it does no get as hot as the 12" one, i.e. the front (where the akku/hd > > is located) stays cool all the time... however on the back it can become > > really hot... ... > > I can second that. Only if I compile the kernel the back gets so hot I > cannot leave it on my lap. Only then the ventilation kicks in. Mmmm... ok, i think this could be harmless... > > > - - And finally (this is less important), what about the sleep mode?. > > > > works more or less perfect... I have like 2 crashes when entering sleep > > mode per month and I put it into sleep mode 3-5 times a day... > > I have absolutely no crashes if I always wait for the PB to finish entering > the sleep mode or the wake-up procedure to complete successfully. I use > Ben's "stable" kernels and pmud. Ok, this sound well ;-) > > I am very satisfied with that notebook... every hardware except external > > TFT/CRT/Video output are supported ... never had that with a notebook. > > I am amazed how well Linux works on the ppc platform. I never liked Macs > before I got to know Linux and since then I have had a variety of ppc > machines. On my TiBook 400 MHz, the VGA and S-Video outputs do not work, > however, which makes the laptop unsuitable for presentations. I can > activate the VGA output with Ben's kernel driver (and m3mirror utility), > but it shows just a few lines as long as in character mode and garbage as > soon as in X. Once in X, the garbage remains, even if I switch to console > in between. (Console blanking works, however.) I should post a separate > message regarding this problem. The cpufreq issue is just another one I > gotta investigate. Video output is not a priority for me, so it is not a problem. Conclusion: despite the hot and video output issues, PB sound like a very very good notebook... so it is for me :-D Thanks for your help, Soeren and Mark. When i start the installation i will be back with some more doubts ;-) Best regards, Ignacio. - -- "La capacidad de decidir por nosotros mismos es la �nica libertad que realmente tenemos... Usa esa libertad." ======================== //->Ignacio C�rdenas D�az<-// ======================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux user #286387 -- http://counter.li.org - ---------------------------------- Dpto. Lenguajes y Sistemas Inform�ticos, UNED. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.lsi.uned.es - ---------------------------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+65YPkC21d1l2YQURAj+WAKCvXD4oKqrYlzk+IrqS48LG6rD5igCgyZrs JfRYqBI7x8jlhTvfjcxBriU= =MtJ3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
