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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Fri, 6 May 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
>
> > This implies that one ought to check hda hdb hdc and maybe hdd for
> > a /baslin.  Would the pcmcia memory card go to hdb in your case, or
> > hdd?
>
> I'm not sure. I haven't even seen, much less used, a PCMCIA disk
> adapter. Question: On your laptops, are both ide0 and ide1 listed
> in dmesg, or just ide0?

I will check next time I am near that laptop computer.

> > > - Use the current version either 1) with sox 2) with a newer kernel
> > > 3) no sound
> > I AM using sox and the whole point of this was to play sound (realaudio).
>
> So is there a problem? MPlayer handles the decoding of realaudio, and
> sox handles the playback?

I will try piping the real audio to sox since you won't be compiling 
again soon for older computers.  I think you suggested how in an 
earlier posting.  Or work on setting up the 600 and 750MHz computer so I 
can use the first mplayer you compiled.

> > I think our new cutoff will be 233MHz.
>
> For desktops? Or do you actually get laptops that new? Even dead
> Pentium MMX or better laptops are selling for $100+ on eBay.

The guy who gave us the most recent motherboards also gave us a pentium 
75MHz laptop (not MMX) that works well (apart from the battery, of course) 
and a former housemate's sister gave us a 266MHz laptop with dead hard 
drive and someone else just gave us a 40 GB laptop hard drive, amazingly. 
He does Macs.  We also have one 486 laptop that works with linux but not 
Xvesa (that has the pcmcia setup for the CF adaptor) which I need to try 
with Stephens svga setup.


> > Also we used to volunteer running the electronics dept at a local
> > Kiwanis club with a weekly rummage sale and we still fix things
> > there and raid the dumpster.  We now have two dead PDAs - can you
> > put linux on them if they revive?
>
> How dead are they? I have a Palm Zire that worked for me (but only
> ran certain software) until the screen went out. It's not very
> useful now that the screen merely displays stripes. I wonder how I
> can fix it.
No sign of any life at all.

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