Should probably end this thread now, the topic is wondering from being in
the slightest flightgear related.
Bad form to reply to my own post.
I have decided not to go with an nvidia based system because the performance
seems that much worse compared to the 9700 based ati graphics in some
On Tuesday 13 July 2004 03:04, Al West wrote:
On Monday 12 July 2004 00:39, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
..http://www.google.com/search?q=laptop+replacement+battery
returns 577,000 hits, FWIW, auxillary drops those hits to 17200:
http://www.google.com/search?q=laptop+auxiliary+battery
One thing to
Chris Horler wrote:
I think I'm going to look at the nvidia driver for acpi etc and then consider
laptops again if the situation is any better.
From the most recent release highlights:
# Added support for ACPI
I'm running the 1.0-6106 driver here and it seems fine.
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Chris Horler wrote:
Interesting possibility... I wonder if you can get a solar powered laptop.
I don't know about a solar powered laptop, but I just got email from a
nice individual trying to sell me a solar powered cell phone charger
that works anywhere, any time, and will charge my phone in
You specifically need to decide whether weight is a factor for you:
(a) a desk top replacement, will weigh about 8 lb ... a luggable
(b) a lightweight powersaver, will weigh about 4 lb ... no gaming
conversion 2.2lbs = 1kg, so I guess I'm talking a 'not quite desktop
replacement at ~7lbs.'
My
On Monday 12 July 2004 00:39, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
..http://www.google.com/search?q=laptop+replacement+battery
returns 577,000 hits, FWIW, auxillary drops those hits to 17200:
http://www.google.com/search?q=laptop+auxiliary+battery
One thing to consider also is a 12V DC to 16-20V DC convertor
From: Chris Horler [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Are the problems you're experiencing with
the drivers only experience on a 64 bit system?
No. The driver is completely unusable in 64 bit mode. In 32 bit mode,
it works fine providing you don't try to use the most recent kernel.
The 2.4.x series is fine,
Chris Horler wrote:
I'm going to buy a laptop very soon (pay day approaches).
You specifically need to decide whether weight is a factor for you:
(a) a desk top replacement, will weigh about 8 lb ... a luggable
(b) a lightweight powersaver, will weigh about 4 lb ... no gaming
I'm using an
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 12:37:45 -0700 (PDT), Alex wrote in message
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You may have trouble buying a battery ... without a laptop included;
that's what happened to me. The limit on the number of computers that
the manufacturer could sell was the number of batteries available.
