PasTim;662639 Wrote: > Agreed. > > However, my 2003 laptop was creaking under Windows, so a lightweight > Linux seemed the way to go. It's now stable and works (apart from the > modem which I will probably never use again anyway). > > My attempted move to Linux on my old spare desktop was for much the > same reason, but also to see whether running it as an SB server was > practical. Running SBS on my everyday Windows desktop is OK, but does > occasionally cause difficulties, and a separation of duties seemed > worth pursuing. > > I have now given up on the idea - the old desktop will go to charity. > Apart from the linux issues - now gone into enough on this thread - I'd > have problems getting a large disk into it. People advise against using > a large external USB disk, but the PC is old enough that it doesn't > support SATA, which most modern drives require. > > I'm sorry if my reluctance to try other solutions seems ungrateful. I > really do appreciate the help people have given me on this thread. > Thanks a lot.
understand! and not sure about the linux part, but I use several windows setups with regular old USB 2.0 external hardrives (not SATA) and they work perfectly. -- garym System 1: Vortexbox Appliance (1.10) > SbS 7.6.2 > Transporter, Touch, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio) System 2: Win7(64) laptop > SbS 7.6.2 > Touch>Benchmark DAC I, Boom, Radio w/Battery (all ethernet except Radio and laptop) Retired: SB3, Duet Receiver Controlled at both locations with: iPhone (iPeng), iPad (iPengHD & SqueezePad), CONTROLLER, or SqueezePlay 7.6 on Win7(64) laptop Ripping (FLAC) - dbpoweramp, Additional Tagging - mp3tag ------------------------------------------------------------------------ garym's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17325 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90827 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
