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Linus Torvalds: "I tend to really like the modern Intel cores in particular, which tend to take that 'let's not be stupid' really to heart.. With the kernel being so threaded, I end up caring a lot about things like memory ordering etc, and the Intel big-core CPUs tend to be in a class of their own there"
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System76.com "Denver, Colorado-based computer manufacturer specializing in the sale of notebooks, desktops, & servers.. only offering Ubuntu as the installed operating system" Denver US List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors wikipedia & Core_i3 [Old] Compaq Presario 2566AP Setup documentation under GNU/Linux/FOSS Why choose the Compaq 2566AP? (Sep03)
CD boot install failures so far (default): RedHat 9.0, Mandrake 9.1, Slackware 9.0 RH & MDK installation glitch: Mandrake Expert; LinuxQuestions.org; LinuxQuestions.org; The Mail Archive; in Italian.. Debian 3.0 looking more hopeful.. Initial objective Amend WinXP NTFS partition for multi-boot testing & install Knoppix to hdd. The XP CD image includes drivers otherwise fiddly to put together, so there's no easy pre-partitioning. It also leaves 8MB+ unused at the end of the hdd. Progress to date Tried some shareware utils, CLI & QTParted, but relied on a commercial tool: Acronis Partition Expert for Win/DOS. This 14MB download from DigitalRiver online store seems to work flawlessly. Hdd final config = WinXP 10GB, Knoppix 5.4GB, Linux2 5.4GB, Swap 1GB, Linux3 5.4GB, Linux4 5.4GB, FAT32 5.4GB. Debian Knoppix 3.2 loaded off CD using Hard Disk Installation HOWTO; XP made to dual boot onto LILO; KDE set up & network-tested, most devices running fine - even the scrollpad (see #lspci).. Debian convert made :) Next objectives Find & load Linmodem driver. Suss out screen brightness control, power off, battery management.. Seek wireless-enabled environment to start networking tests.. OK Await new RedHat[Bzzt!], Mandrake & other distros to try on this platform. NB Screen brightness setting effected in Windows will be picked up on reboot to Knoppix [6-11-3]. Newsflash! Dream Install: SuSE 9.0 - all hardware detected & initialised, including screen brightness control, power off, battery management.. Suse is the BEST! [31-3-4] ...to be cont'd. Also good: SuSE 9.1 Clues as to why Kinternet dialup doesn't work, though both onboard & wireless modems were detected & set up (sort of) by YaST [7-4-4]: http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2001/11/rcpppoed_73.html http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/categories/Internet_Access.html http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2002/01/ubrueck_ppc_modem.html Current Install: Gentoo 2004.1 going pretty well.. [2-6-4] ..crapped out on ReiserFS. Gentoo 2005.1 is up and running [12May05]. Big improvements from Ubuntu 4.10 most stuff working v.well (excl.modem).. Best Install Ubuntu 5.04] as above, Xorg works the Synaptics touchscroll & the VGA port XGA data projection properly. Only the modem is a problem. Put in an old PCMCIA card instead as workaround. Make sure you buy a laptop with this port! or at least choose one with an Agere (Lucent / Bell Labs) modem, for best chances. [12May05] Going well: [Ubuntu 5.10!!] FreeBSD is great on this too (a v.clean install): Release 5.4 -> 6.0 next [09Nov05]; cheaper unit but equivalent setup - Running FreeBSD on the HP Compaq nx9005 - this one is FLCL - Compaq Presario 2500; Synaptics TouchPad fix = create Xorg config file (see FreeBSD Handbook), amending /etc/X11/xorg.conf thus: Section "InputDevice" Identifier "Mouse0" Driver "mouse" Option "Protocol" "auto" Option "Device" "/dev/psm0" #[run "#/etc/rc.d/moused stop" restartX] Option "Buttons" "5" Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5" EndSection When that's got scrolling right, "#ee /etc/rc.conf" to disable all the moused lines before rebooting. Oh yes, there's two other files to edit in starting off. In /boot/loader.conf add the line hw.psm.synaptics_support="1" and in /boot/device.hints add hint.psm.0.flags="0x1000". Host AP driver for Intersil Prism2.5 to setup wireless access point + Seattle Wireless info [Ubuntu 6.06 - best/easy] Who'dve believed it?! The onboard modem is working now, as Conexant HSF: searched Net for instructions & a package that did the job. Now, which was it?.. [wasn't running initially, later came to life. 22Jan07] Relevant links Compaq Presario 2566AP (DG229A) specifications, downloads & warranty + *Battery Recall* "not affected" * * * * * Red Hat 9.0 on a Compaq Presario 2500 (Model 2541EA) Tutorial / How To + links Slackware 9.0 Compaq Presario 2500 Install HOWTO How To Laptop HOWTO WLUG Wiki 7Jun02 Synaptics TouchPad Linux Driver C. Scott Ananian + Linux tpconfig touchpad Driver Bruce Kall + Synaptics TouchPad driver for XOrg/XFree86 Peter Osterlund LinLap.com "The Linux Laptop Wiki" & LinWik.com Linux Wiki Guides + copy LinLap.info "Linux Laptop Wiki [Rebooted]" Linux on Laptops linux-laptop.net lists = linux-on-laptops.com LinuxCertified Inc: Linux Laptops * * [dated / buy new] linux-laptops.org [defunct] EmperorLinux "Ultra-Portable Linux Laptops & Notebooks" TuxMobil "dedicated to Linux On Mobile Computers" + read Debian/GNU Linux & Knoppix for Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs & Mobile Phones * * * * * LinuxQuestions.org HCL Hardware Compatibility List - Laptops HP First Major PC Maker to Launch Linux-based Notebook Compaq nx5000 Technology Review 03Aug04 Tadpole Computer "SPARC Solaris, Linux, Sun Java Desktop System Notebooks" + tadpole.com Power Management Guide battery care Gentoo + Lithium-based batteries ThinkWiki "for Thinkpad users" Wigglit's Notes On Linux & the Toshiba 1805-S274 Wifi etc GNU/Linux on an IBM Thinkpad i1452 nothingisreal.com angrydwarf.org "Bill of Non-Rights" etc jokes & Dell Inspirons 4100 & 600m laptop RH9 setups + Guild's Debian Linux on Dell Inspiron 600m + Dell Inspiron 600m running Red Hat 9 Paradox Inc Splitting a NTFS/HPFS partition using a Knoppix CD (?) Copyleft Dunedin Securing Your Laptop informIT 04Jun04 Dell Latitude L400 touchpad etc stephen.cornell + Criggie's lphdisk "prepares & formats the hibernation partition for notebook computers that use Phoenix NoteBIOS" + HOWTO Software Suspend v2 gentoo-wiki Linux on the desktop is not enough "Laptop Linux should be job one for programmers & hardware vendors alike" InfoWorld 18Apr05 $100 Laptop "not in production.. a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children" MIT Media Lab Configuring Your Laptop for External VGA Output Novell Cool Solutions Feature 11May05 |
2566AP #lspci -v (Knoppix) 00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device cbb2 (rev 02) Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 64 Memory at d4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] Memory at d0009000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0 00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 7010 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 99 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=68 I/O behind bridge: 00009000-00009fff Memory behind bridge: d0300000-d03fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: d8000000-dfffffff 00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link Controller Audio Device (rev 02) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5 I/O ports at 1000 [size=256] Memory at d0000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV] Subsystem: ALi Corporation ALI M1533 Aladdin IV ISA Bridge Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0 Capabilities: [a0] Power Management version 1 00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation Intel 537 [M5457 AC-Link Modem] (prog-if 00 [Generic]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10 Memory at d0001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] I/O ports at 1400 [size=256] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 00:09.0 Network controller: Harris Semiconductor Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (rev 01) Subsystem: AMBIT Microsystem Corp.: Unknown device 0200 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10 Memory at d000a000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6912 Cardbus Controller Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: bus master, stepping, slow devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11 Memory at d0002000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=176 Memory window 0: d0200000-d02ff000 (prefetchable) Memory window 1: d0100000-d01ff000 I/O window 0: 00001c00-00001cff I/O window 1: 00001800-000018ff 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001 00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10 I/O ports at 2000 [size=32] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 50) (prog-if 00 [UHCI]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 10 I/O ports at 2020 [size=32] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 10 Memory at d0003000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=256] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11 Memory at d0003800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=2K] Memory at d0004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=16K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4) (prog-if fa) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32 I/O ports at 2040 [size=16] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 PMU Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: medium devsel 00:12.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815 (MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 90, IRQ 10 I/O ports at 2400 [size=256] Memory at d0008000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Expansion ROM at Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 340M (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 0850 Flags: bus master, stepping, fast Back2Back, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 66 Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] I/O ports at 9000 [size=256] Memory at d0300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Expansion ROM at Capabilities: [58] AGP version 2.0 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2 [page under construction - major update overdue, sorry..] LINUX® is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in several countries. ___________________________________________ ...2012: Android (operating system) wikipedia Android-x86.org "project to port Android open source project to x86 platform, formerly known as 'patch hosting for android x86 support'" + OSDN & FOSSHUB release pages not LinuxonAndroid.org "bring a range of linux distros to your android device" [defunct] 2015 reality check - the computer in your pocket - do you own your data? Educational videos: Do Not Track.com Reinstall droid phones: CyanogenMod.org theunlockr.com/rooting process of gaining administrative rights on Android device Good: LG Electronics lg.com/nz/mobile + Nexus wikipedia Mainstream free intro: noelleeming.co.nz/OpenLearning [morphed into Tech Solutions] e.g. WhatsApp.com "fast, simple, secure messaging & calling for free*, available on phones all over the world" cross-platform Facebook-owned |
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