| 2009/5/21-26 [Computer/HW/Display] UID:53024 Activity:nil | 5/20 Linux question. my laptop has a Nvidia 8400M GS chipset. For a
while I was excited about the fact that Nvidia actually has
Linux driver for such. But after I used it for about 2-3
weeks, I realize that this Nvidia driver is the reason why my
Ubuntu is keep crashing. I would like to swtich to a
open-source driver, idealy, capable of leveraging some degree
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| 2008/12/3-8 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:52157 Activity:kinda low | 12/3 Are any of you CSUA alums working at Intel? Is it possible that we
might be able to hit Intel up for donated/partially donated (reduced
price) Core i7 Xeons when they come out? Who would be a good person
to contact about something like that? We're of course willing to put
out for them - perhaps we'll tattoo an Intel logo on toulouse if that's
what they want :-p -- steven
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| 2006/8/28-30 [Computer/HW/Display, Computer/HW/Drives] UID:44171 Activity:nil | 8/24 Any recommendation for an SATA/eSATA PCI card for Linux?
\_ Isn't there a hardware compatibility list for the major distros?
\_ Yes there is a chip hardware compatibility list for linux, but
I need an actual card. I think I'll get the Addonics ADSA3R5-E
which has the Silicon Image 3124 chipset.. Any experience with it?
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| 2006/7/1-6 [Computer/HW/Laptop, Computer/SW/OS/OsX] UID:43548 Activity:nil | 7/1 So my new MacBook Pro is hot hot hot! And I mean, it is so hot that
it is unbearable to put on my laptop, even when it is idling.
In addition the battery lasts only 2 hours at max, when only
5% of the CPU is used. In contrast, my 1.5GHz Pentium M is
pretty cool, and lasts 2.5 hours with a smaller battery. My G4
is also really really cool and lasts almost 4 hours. What the
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| 2006/1/11-13 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:41333 Activity:kinda low | 1/11 Anyone knows what happens to Apple's chipset design team
now that the Intel Macs are official?
\_ Who says Apple still wouldn't be using their own chipsets for
Intel chips? And wouldn't it be likely that the x86 version of
Mac OS X would require, say, an Apple chipset to prevent it from
running on non-Apple hardware?
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| 2005/6/7-9 [Computer/HW/CPU, Computer/SW/OS/OsX] UID:38018 Activity:moderate | 6/7 Why Intel? why not AMD? They both run on notebooks(unlike the G5)
Also, does this pave the groundwork for porting OS X to all PC
machines?
\_ You know, you guys are trying to find good technical reasons
for the move. I think it's actually simpler than that. Economics.
IBM can't produce their chips cheaper than Intel, which we all
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| 2005/6/6-7 [Computer/SW/OS/FreeBSD] UID:37983 Activity:kinda low | 6/6 Does anyone use FreeBSD on laptop for daily use? I'm thinking
about replacing my iBook w/ a ToughBook or a ThinkPad b/c I
need to occasionally dual book Windows and I want to get an
idea of how well FreeBSD works on laptops before I do this.
I'm open to Linux but based on my experiences at work, I just
don't think I can get along w/ it for personal use on a daily
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| 2005/6/3-6 [Computer/Networking] UID:37964 Activity:kinda low | 6/3 Wireless question:
My Mac laptop stays connected all of the time, while my PCs (one
laptop with a PCMCIA card and one desktop) constantly drop
connections. If I reset the card the connection comes back up
instantly. Signal strength is good. I have gone through 2 routers
and multiple cards on the desktop with the same results. This
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| 2005/5/3-5 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows, Computer/SW/OS/FreeBSD] UID:37508 Activity:nil | 5/3 Windows can pull a file out of its butt to Hibernate
to, why can't FreeBSD/Linux? - danh
\_ They can, but you have to leave the hibernate partition, and
you might need to specify it in the kernel if the default
kernel you're using doesn't have the right APM options. -tom
\_ so why is windows so cool?
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