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Topic: Damn Small 'miniPC', or how to cobble a linux system

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Modrak

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Posted: Feb. 19 2004,16:32

Quote (libretto @ Feb. 19 2004,05:13)

Oh well, just glad the sound works! :laugh:

And now theres a decent reason to inlcude a little mixer app :;):

Do apt-get install wmix
and then do "echo "wmix &" >> /home/user/.xinitrc

old_lou

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Posted: Feb. 19 2004,23:57

I am also trying to get a mini system up and about (for work) but cannot get the wireless side going as yet (Atmel AT76C503A chipset), was going to build one same as Libretto but got one complete with an (internal) usb wireless card already in the package but as yet cannot get DSL to see the card, its running on a 256m Compact Flash in the, supplied, onboard adaptor, looks good no noise (at all) from system fanless. Would make a lovely surfing box in a bookcase with a tft as its smaller than a4 book but thicker with a neat external psu you can hide. You have to start with the innards out of the box until you have the system on the flash (or a laptop hd) so you can run a cd unless you got a usb one. Ran it first with a copy of Lindows 4.5dev on a laptop hard drive. Theory being Lindows will find everything as its trying to please Windoze users, and it did recognized the card straight away, and a usb netgear MA111 stick. But no luck with DSL yet but think it will work as both distro's are Debian based. Can't help with sound as I do not need it.
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libretto

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Posted: Feb. 20 2004,14:06

Im not sure how much the graphics stuff has been changed. But now when the machine is shutdown it appears that previous data in the display buffer is shown. This looks a bit strange, especially if the closing down text is running. I don't remeber this happening on earlier releases (used to go straight to black, ie command line).

Its no major biggy, just unexpected.

[Additional]
Managed to get the 'toram' option to work. It really shows what this OS can do, I mean listening to a music CD, browsing the net, accessing sambs shares and usb mem sticks, all without a hard drive. Truly amazing :cool:

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Small Radio, Small Laptop, DSL Linux

chuck54

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Posted: Feb. 23 2004,03:55

What is the command for the 'toram' option? You give it to the boot=loader yes?

I just find i get 'no such kernel image' i think. Or something like that anyway.

chuck54

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Posted: Feb. 23 2004,04:10

Quote (libretto @ Feb. 05 2004,04:58)

BTW: I did try try the TV out on the PC but the picture wasnt that good, I think that signal is only really useable for proper TVs.

I had trouble with a pc - tv link a little while ago. Really iffy, colors spreading alot, like when you get a drip on a screen. It seemed to help to use a different AV channel. Though i dont know why. Or use black and white.

I can relate to the state of your desk. Everywhere i go seems to end up looking a bit like that. :;):

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