Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 23:05:53 +0200
From: Arndt Schoenewald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: I am sad ...
Hi Jacques,
thank you for your report about installing a 12GB HD in a Libretto and
describing a setup to make it compatible with Ghost. I have read it
and found it very interesting. I will also keep it for reference. The
reasons why I didn't reply or comment include:
- I just came back from 2.5 weeks of vacation, so I had a long
backlog of articles to read and things to do.
- I don't have Ghost and don't plan on buying it at the moment
(though it's interesting to read about it and its features).
- I have a DARA-212000, too, but haven't gotten around to putting
it into my Libretto 100, so I cannot provide my own facts yet.
- I will have to make my own tests with hibernation anyway, as
I am using a multiboot setup of different operating systems
including Linux on it, with more than six partitions.
Generally, I only reply to something in a newsgroup or on a mailing
list if I have an additional question or if I can add real value to the
discussion. Neither was the case here for the reasons listed above. But
rest assured that your report was well received and will certainly have
a helping effect to readers on the net, even if you don't get direct
feedback.
And I am very sorry that your Libretto went bad, but I have no idea what
you could do about it (other than the obvious "ask Toshiba"). I never
had a hardware failure like this, I have never taken my Libretto apart,
and I am not a computer service technician, so I can't even speculate
what could be causing your Librettos failure and how to repair it. If
no one has replied, I'd guess that no one on this list has seen this
problem before, otherwise I'm sure he or she had gotten in touch with
you. With possibly a couple of thousand readers on this list, I'd argue
it's better to receive no answer at all than a "I don't know!" from
every single one ;-)
So, please cheer up and don't get frustrated too fast!
All the best,
Arndt
On Sat, May 13, 2000 at 06:41:10PM -0700, Jacques D'Hondt wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As far as I remember I have always try to answer questions the best that I
> canned. By best, I mean the more clearly and, first of all, the most
> completely as possible. It's not a secret that the most often (and this is
> not a criticism) member'answers are shorts and sometimes somewhat vagues.
> But, with the arrival of always bigger HDD, questions concerning their setup
> and formatting on Lib's are growing significantly here. It's for this reason
> that I have posted on 23/04/2000 a substantial report on methods compatible
> with Ghost to format HDD greater than 8Gb. Unfortunately, because of
> multiple and needed in and out swap of the (slightly too high) IBM
> DARA-212000 used to make the tests, I have also reported that I have
> "broken" the internal keyboard of my Lib 110.
>
> I have just see one answer concerning this report and not ONLY ONE about my
> ask concerning the "broken" keyboard.
>
> I am glad and don't understand this poorly reaction concerning the HDD>8Gb
> burning question. Moreover, I am disappointed about the total abscence of
> feedback about the keyboard question.
>
> Understand that I have not make all these tests only for myself (I knowed
> before satisfying solutions). Understand also that this message is not an
> final goodbye, but in the future, I am not sure that I'll be ready to spend
> so much time in these conditions.
>
> I have always hoped (and will still hope) that the selfishness would go in
> constant decreasing on this planet but apparently I am mistaken. BTW, you
> can know that my Lib will remain in its actual bad state because the repair
> costs are more expensive that my purchase price (the logic board must be
> replaced and I am out of warranty). So, remember also my warning about
> changing or swapping HDD on Lib's (before this bad experience, I have always
> trust members feedback).
>
> Voila, I don't search and don't wait any kind of pity, I just want (of
> rather I hope) that each of us take a little moment to think about.
>
> ===== Jacques D'Hondt - Brussels - Belgium
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Arndt Schoenewald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Ostenhellweg 31, 44135 Dortmund, Germany
Tel: +49 231 556075
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