Comments on: Stormy future: The weather clock project http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/ K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:19:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: K.Mandla http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48119 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:52:31 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48119 Sure, that could always be useful. Can you put it in a pastebin somewhere? Thanks.

]]> By: Kristian9K http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48117 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:11:41 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48117 Hi – I have an old laptop with a trident card – it’s a Thinkpad 770. Screen is same size as yours. Let me know if you need a working xorg.conf – I have one for Slitaz.

Kristian

]]> By: Tom http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48109 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:23:51 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48109 Absolutely do not give up. This is one of the most exciting projects I’ve read about on this blog and I’m quite inspired to give this a go myself. Can you take apart the floppy drive and leave only the required circuits? ie, remove all the bulky casing and brackets from the drive.

]]> By: David http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48107 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:22:29 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48107 You could try a hardware fake on the floppy. I have done this on a headless workstation : short a few pins with resistors to make the computer think a monitor is attached.

Using just the floppy cable, try shorting pin 33 ( ground ) and pin 34 ( ready )……

see : http://www.interfacebus.com/PC_Floppy_Drive_PinOut.html

For your fan, sewing machine oil works great but smell odd for a while.

Ciao

]]> By: Perry http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48104 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:02:06 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48104 After reading so many of your other post, I have no doubt that you will work this out. One thing you may want to consider with the floppy and PCB arm, is leave the case somewhat together, take the screen off of the hinges and fold it completely over from the top to the bottom. Now the laptop is roughly the same shape and size as it is closed, but the screen is on the bottom and facing outwards like a tablet. You could then build a wooden case around it like a picture frame:)

]]> By: darkduck http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48102 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:18:27 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2011/02/16/stormy-future-the-weather-clock-project/#comment-48102 Don’t give up! I am sure you’ll make it live! If not on this machine, then on another.. Just do it!

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