http://kmandla.wordpress.com K.Mandla's blog of Linux experiences Fri, 16 May 2008 18:17:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36304 Ubuntu 8.04 on VAIO PCG-GRT100 « Motho ke motho ka botho Fri, 16 May 2008 00:48:41 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36304 [...] video card in that machine is a Geforce 420 Go, which is the sister card to the one I have in my Inspiron, so I was prepared for the lack of video output that follows the installation of the nvidia-glx [...] [...] video card in that machine is a Geforce 420 Go, which is the sister card to the one I have in my Inspiron, so I was prepared for the lack of video output that follows the installation of the nvidia-glx [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36239 An XO-1 is really just a great big USB 2.0 port « Motho ke motho ka botho Fri, 09 May 2008 13:24:11 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36239 [...] only downside though is that the drive uses a USB connection. And the Pavilion is on loan to a neighbor, which means transferring one 700Mb file can take 20 minutes across the [...] [...] only downside though is that the drive uses a USB connection. And the Pavilion is on loan to a neighbor, which means transferring one 700Mb file can take 20 minutes across the [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36235 Debian on 550Mhz Celeron, 192Mb « Motho ke motho ka botho Fri, 09 May 2008 12:35:38 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36235 [...] isn’t a review so much as a gleeful and giddy note of excitement about putting Debian on my Thinkpad after I ran aground with some wireless issues in Arch. Remembering the lightning fast [...] [...] isn’t a review so much as a gleeful and giddy note of excitement about putting Debian on my Thinkpad after I ran aground with some wireless issues in Arch. Remembering the lightning fast [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36234 Wireless failures in Arch « Motho ke motho ka botho Fri, 09 May 2008 12:13:09 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36234 [...] two machines — the Thinkpad and the XO-1 — after a recent update, neither machine could connect to an open network, and [...] [...] two machines — the Thinkpad and the XO-1 — after a recent update, neither machine could connect to an open network, and [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36219 Six in one, a half dozen in the other « Motho ke motho ka botho Thu, 08 May 2008 01:54:26 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36219 [...] machines off the wireless network (which was strangely disappointing, to be honest), and put the Thinkpad back on a wired connection, using the USB-to-ethernet adapter I originally bought for the OLPC [...] [...] machines off the wireless network (which was strangely disappointing, to be honest), and put the Thinkpad back on a wired connection, using the USB-to-ethernet adapter I originally bought for the OLPC [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36190 Because I’m such a nice person « Motho ke motho ka botho Mon, 05 May 2008 08:59:46 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36190 [...] a nice person Published May 5, 2008 Hardware , Ubuntu I let a neighbor borrow the Pavilion for a little bit, to check e-mails and watch a DVD or two. I won’t miss it: Between the [...] [...] a nice person Published May 5, 2008 Hardware , Ubuntu I let a neighbor borrow the Pavilion for a little bit, to check e-mails and watch a DVD or two. I won’t miss it: Between the [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36179 Rescued « Motho ke motho ka botho Sun, 04 May 2008 02:26:30 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36179 [...] a little faster than what I want for speed testing — after all, the Thinkpad I already own is 200Mhz slower than this one — but we’ll see what happens. I did a [...] [...] a little faster than what I want for speed testing — after all, the Thinkpad I already own is 200Mhz slower than this one — but we’ll see what happens. I did a [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36131 KDEmod, once more and quickly « Motho ke motho ka botho Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:36:57 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36131 [...] more and quickly Published April 29, 2008 Arch Linux , Linux I needed to run the Inspiron overnight for a number-crunching project, so I reinstalled Arch (it only takes about 20 minutes to [...] [...] more and quickly Published April 29, 2008 Arch Linux , Linux I needed to run the Inspiron overnight for a number-crunching project, so I reinstalled Arch (it only takes about 20 minutes to [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36126 Life at 800×600 « Motho ke motho ka botho Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:03:55 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36126 [...] at 800×600 Published April 28, 2008 Ubuntu While I dedicate my beloved Inspiron to The Greater Cause (in this case, The Greater Cause is as a Hardy tweak guinea pig), I’ve [...] [...] at 800×600 Published April 28, 2008 Ubuntu While I dedicate my beloved Inspiron to The Greater Cause (in this case, The Greater Cause is as a Hardy tweak guinea pig), I’ve [...]

]]> http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36100 Dapper to Hardy fails me « Motho ke motho ka botho Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:52:32 +0000 http://kmandla.wordpress.com/hardware/#comment-36100 [...] Mostly out of curiosity, but also for a change of pace, I installed Ubuntu 6.06.1 on the Pavilion and tried to jump straight to [...] [...] Mostly out of curiosity, but also for a change of pace, I installed Ubuntu 6.06.1 on the Pavilion and tried to jump straight to [...]

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