Lubuntu on my T60p

Installed Lubuntu on the T60 yesterday.
Got an old 80 GB HDD that was from the late and now totally dead Compaq F700 (and that it had a Precise Pangolin install, with GNOME 3 on it, don't even recall making that install...)

Not much to say, except the thing flies, it is really, really snappy. but I guess it should, given that it has 3 GB of RAM.
Only "strange thing" I had to do after the install is adding the Flash player plugin to Chromium, and it took less than 2 minutes.

Cannibalizing the Acer

The Acer TravelMate 2441 is by far the worst, most el cheapo laptop I got my hands on.
Right now there are three things that decided me to say goodbye to it:

• The temperature, specially around or above where the HDD is stores, just where you rest your right hand when you use the laptop, is amazingly hot.

• The laptop uses PATA/ IDE HDD, and those are getting really hard to get by, specially -or even tho- I'm on a third world country.

• Tried to open the laptop to see if the fans were dirty or if they're actually working (the temperature is really annoying) but it was impossible to do so.

So I took out the RAM of it and placed it on Tango, the Compaq el cheapo which compared to the Acer feels like a Ferrari and is cool as ice.
Obviously the RAM boost made quite a difference on Tango.

Windows 7 on the Compaq F700

Installed on Tango during the weekend and I've been testing it for a while.
Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bits) works A Ok, even tho the lappie only has 1 GB of RAM.

Everything works fine after installing the Compaq driver (the one on the screenshot), which was available thru Windows Update, truly good thing, no need to fish them on the HP page.

After installing those (and a reboot) all the keyboard special keys come to life.
The NVIDIA driver (nicely available thru Windows Update as well) deliver an Aero enabled desktop.

Tango dances again

A bit of time off -long weekend- so got to take a closer look to Tango, to see what the hell happened to it.
Turns out the problem was the RAM... Took it out and un again and the thing just works.
Just for the fun of it installed Windows 7 Ultimate on a 250 GB SATA drive, so far thing look good.

RIP Tango

The wobbly, fast & ultra el cheapo Compaq F700 bought the ticket for good.
Does no longer boot at all, and for all the Google I did, the problem seems to be the motherboard...
Anyway, it lived a powerful and meaningful life, so she deserves the rest.

Updates dujour

Installed a million of updates on Tango, everything seems to be working A Ok after the mandatory reboot, and a couple of Hibernations.

2011-10-09 20:50:12 status installed libcups2 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:13 status installed libcupscgi1 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:13 status installed libcupsdriver1 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:13 status installed libcupsimage2 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:13 status installed libcupsmime1 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:14 status installed libcupsppdc1 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:14 status installed cups-common 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:14 status installed cups-client 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:15 status installed cups-bsd 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:55 status installed cups 1.4.3-1ubuntu1.5
2011-10-09 20:50:57 status installed foomatic-filters 4.0.4-0ubuntu1.1
2011-10-09 20:53:29 status installed linux-image-2.6.32-34-generic 2.6.32-34.77
2011-10-09 20:53:29 status installed apt-utils 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.7
2011-10-09 20:53:36 status installed ca-certificates 20090814ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:53:36 status installed apt-transport-https 0.7.25.3ubuntu9.7
2011-10-09 20:53:36 status installed libnss3-1d 3.12.9+ckbi-1.82-0ubuntu0.10.04.3
2011-10-09 20:53:37 status installed libecryptfs0 83-0ubuntu3.2.10.04.3
2011-10-09 20:53:39 status installed ecryptfs-utils 83-0ubuntu3.2.10.04.3
2011-10-09 20:55:01 status installed flashplugin-installer 11.0.1.152ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:55:01 status installed libgimp2.0 2.6.8-2ubuntu1.4
2011-10-09 20:55:02 status installed gimp-data 2.6.8-2ubuntu1.4
2011-10-09 20:55:02 status installed librsvg2-2 2.26.3-0ubuntu1.1
2011-10-09 20:55:02 status installed librsvg2-common 2.26.3-0ubuntu1.1
2011-10-09 20:55:02 status installed libwebkit-1.0-common 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:55:02 status installed libwebkit-1.0-2 1.2.7-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:55:03 status installed gimp 2.6.8-2ubuntu1.4
2011-10-09 20:55:05 status installed gnome-power-manager 2.30.0-0ubuntu1.1
2011-10-09 20:55:05 status installed libavutil49 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
2011-10-09 20:55:05 status installed libavcodec52 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
2011-10-09 20:55:05 status installed libavformat52 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
2011-10-09 20:55:06 status installed libgksu2-0 2.0.13~pre1-1ubuntu4.2
2011-10-09 20:55:06 status installed libgtk-vnc-1.0-0 0.3.10-2ubuntu2.1
2011-10-09 20:55:06 status installed libpostproc51 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
2011-10-09 20:55:07 status installed libqtcore4 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.3
2011-10-09 20:55:07 status installed libqtgui4 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.3
2011-10-09 20:55:07 status installed libqt4-opengl 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.3
2011-10-09 20:55:07 status installed libqt4-network 4:4.6.2-0ubuntu5.3
2011-10-09 20:55:09 status installed samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8
2011-10-09 20:55:09 status installed libwbclient0 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8
2011-10-09 20:55:09 status installed smbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8
2011-10-09 20:55:11 status installed winbind 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8
2011-10-09 20:55:12 status installed libsmbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8
2011-10-09 20:55:12 status installed libswscale0 4:0.5.1-1ubuntu1.2
2011-10-09 20:55:12 status installed linux-image-generic 2.6.32.34.40
2011-10-09 20:55:12 status installed linux-generic 2.6.32.34.40
2011-10-09 20:55:12 status installed linux-headers-2.6.32-34 2.6.32-34.77
2011-10-09 20:55:14 status installed linux-headers-generic 2.6.32.34.40
2011-10-09 20:55:14 status installed linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-34.77
2011-10-09 20:55:15 status installed samba-common-bin 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.8
2011-10-09 20:55:16 status installed xulrunner-1.9.2 1.9.2.23+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:55:17 status installed firefox-branding 3.6.23+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:55:17 status installed firefox 3.6.23+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:55:18 status installed firefox-gnome-support 3.6.23+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-10-09 20:55:19 status installed libc-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.8

Doing the old hardware tango

Moved the hard drives around this weekend. Sojourner, the Dell M1330 is no longer with me, gave it away, so before that took it apart and disassembly it.
Got the RAM and the HDD, (4 GB and a 500 GB drive) to the Compaq beaten up beauty, Tango, now the little laptop simply flies.

UbuntuNotOne

I give up on you... Sorry... You are waaaayy toooo slooooow and really dangerous when it comes to NOT deleting my files between several boxes.
It's a shame, come to think, this is the first "thing" that Ubuntu let me down.

Unwanted Ubuntu crud (5)

Yet another one... This time a mind freaking 650 MB of HDD space.

Updates dujour

Bazillions of updates for Tango. Things seem to be pretty Ok after a reboot and a Suspend.

2011-03-16 00:11:48 status installed man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1
2011-03-16 00:11:49 status installed ureadahead 0.100.0-4.1.3
2011-03-16 00:11:53 status installed hicolor-icon-theme 0.11-1
2011-03-16 00:11:55 status installed shared-mime-info 0.71-1ubuntu2
2011-03-16 00:11:56 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.16-0ubuntu2
2011-03-16 00:11:56 status installed python-gmenu 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
2011-03-16 00:11:58 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1
2011-03-16 00:11:59 status installed libvpx0 0.9.5-2~build0.10.04.1
2011-03-16 00:12:01 status installed libpango1.0-common 1.28.0-0ubuntu2.2
2011-03-16 00:12:01 status installed libpango1.0-0 1.28.0-0ubuntu2.2
2011-03-16 00:14:19 status installed linux-image-2.6.32-29-generic 2.6.32-29.58
2011-03-16 00:14:20 status installed xkb-data 1.8-1ubuntu8.1~10.04.1
2011-03-16 00:14:20 status installed libkrb5support0 1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.8
2011-03-16 00:14:20 status installed libk5crypto3 1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.8
2011-03-16 00:14:21 status installed libkrb5-3 1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.8
2011-03-16 00:14:22 status installed libgssapi-krb5-2 1.8.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.8
2011-03-16 00:14:22 status installed avahi-autoipd 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:23 status installed libavahi-common-data 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:23 status installed libavahi-common3 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:23 status installed libavahi-core6 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:25 status installed avahi-daemon 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:25 status installed libavahi-client3 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:25 status installed avahi-utils 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:25 status installed binutils 2.20.1-3ubuntu7.1
2011-03-16 00:14:26 status installed brasero-common 2.30.2-0ubuntu1.1
2011-03-16 00:14:27 status installed libbrasero-media0 2.30.2-0ubuntu1.1
2011-03-16 00:14:27 status installed brasero 2.30.2-0ubuntu1.1
2011-03-16 00:14:27 status installed libfuse2 2.8.1-1.1ubuntu3.1
2011-03-16 00:14:28 status installed fuse-utils 2.8.1-1.1ubuntu3.1
2011-03-16 00:14:31 status installed gdm 2.30.2.is.2.30.0-0ubuntu5
2011-03-16 00:14:31 status installed libavahi-glib1 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:32 status installed libavahi-gobject0 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:32 status installed libavahi-ui0 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.2
2011-03-16 00:14:34 status installed metacity-common 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1.1
2011-03-16 00:14:34 status installed libmetacity-private0 1:2.30.1-0ubuntu1.1
2011-03-16 00:14:36 status installed samba-common 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
2011-03-16 00:14:37 status installed libwbclient0 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
2011-03-16 00:14:37 status installed smbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
2011-03-16 00:14:40 status installed winbind 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
2011-03-16 00:14:40 status installed libsmbclient 2:3.4.7~dfsg-1ubuntu3.4
2011-03-16 00:14:40 status installed libtiff4 3.9.2-2ubuntu0.5
2011-03-16 00:14:41 status installed vlc-data 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.5
2011-03-16 00:14:41 status installed libvlccore2 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.5

Updates dujour

Installed these on both Tango as well as Viking, everything went A Ok after the reboots and couple of suspends on both laptops.

2011-01-27 12:21:49 status installed man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1
2011-01-27 12:21:50 status installed ureadahead 0.100.0-4.1.3
2011-01-27 12:21:51 status installed ufw 0.30pre1-0ubuntu2
2011-01-27 12:21:51 status installed hicolor-icon-theme 0.11-1
2011-01-27 12:21:51 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.16-0ubuntu2
2011-01-27 12:21:52 status installed python-gmenu 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
2011-01-27 12:21:53 status installed shared-mime-info 0.71-1ubuntu2
2011-01-27 12:21:55 status installed fontconfig 2.8.0-2ubuntu1
2011-01-27 12:21:55 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1
2011-01-27 12:21:57 status installed libc6-i686 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.7
2011-01-27 12:21:57 status installed libc-dev-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.7
2011-01-27 12:21:57 status installed linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-28.55
2011-01-27 12:21:57 status installed libc6-dev 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.7
2011-01-27 12:21:58 status installed libdbus-1-3 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.1
2011-01-27 12:21:58 status installed libhpmud0 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:22:17 status installed hpijs 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:22:19 status installed hplip-data 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:22:24 status installed hplip 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:23:35 status installed linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic 2.6.32-28.55
2011-01-27 12:23:35 status installed ttf-symbol-replacement 1.2.2-0ubuntu2~lucid1
2011-01-27 12:23:35 status installed liblcms1 1.18.dfsg-1ubuntu2.10.04.1
2011-01-27 12:23:37 status installed wine1.2 1.2.2-0ubuntu2~lucid1
2011-01-27 12:23:37 status installed wine 1.2.2-0ubuntu2~lucid1
2011-01-27 12:23:38 status installed ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu29.2
2011-01-27 12:23:38 status installed libplymouth2 0.8.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:23:39 status installed udev 151-12.3
2011-01-27 12:23:40 status installed plymouth 0.8.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:23:40 status installed plymouth-label 0.8.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:23:40 status installed plymouth-x11 0.8.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:23:40 status installed libfuse2 2.8.1-1.1ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:23:41 status installed fuse-utils 2.8.1-1.1ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:23:41 status installed libudev0 151-12.3
2011-01-27 12:23:58 status installed apparmor 2.5.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3
2011-01-27 12:23:58 status installed libapparmor1 2.5.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3
2011-01-27 12:23:59 status installed libapparmor-perl 2.5.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3
2011-01-27 12:23:59 status installed apparmor-utils 2.5.1-0ubuntu0.10.04.3
2011-01-27 12:24:00 status installed at 3.1.11-1ubuntu5.1
2011-01-27 12:24:01 status installed openssh-client 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5
2011-01-27 12:24:02 status installed openssh-server 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5
2011-01-27 12:24:03 status installed plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text 0.8.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:24:03 status installed dbus 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.1
2011-01-27 12:24:04 status installed dbus-x11 1.2.16-2ubuntu4.1
2011-01-27 12:24:04 status installed libevdocument2 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.2
2011-01-27 12:24:04 status installed libevview2 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.2
2011-01-27 12:24:10 status installed evince 2.30.3-0ubuntu1.2
2011-01-27 12:24:11 status installed evolution-common 2.28.3-0ubuntu10.2
2011-01-27 12:24:12 status installed evolution 2.28.3-0ubuntu10.2
2011-01-27 12:24:12 status installed evolution-plugins 2.28.3-0ubuntu10.2
2011-01-27 12:24:12 status installed libgudev-1.0-0 1:151-12.3
2011-01-27 12:24:12 status installed vlc-data 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.4
2011-01-27 12:24:13 status installed libvlccore2 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.4
2011-01-27 12:24:13 status installed libvlc2 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.4
2011-01-27 12:24:13 status installed linux-firmware 1.34.3
2011-01-27 12:24:13 status installed linux-image-generic 2.6.32.28.31
2011-01-27 12:24:14 status installed linux-generic 2.6.32.28.31
2011-01-27 12:24:14 status installed linux-headers-2.6.32-28 2.6.32-28.55
2011-01-27 12:24:15 status installed linux-headers-2.6.32-28-generic 2.6.32-28.55
2011-01-27 12:24:15 status installed linux-headers-generic 2.6.32.28.31
2011-01-27 12:24:15 status installed media-player-info 12-1~lucid1
2011-01-27 12:24:16 status installed plymouth-theme-ubuntu-logo 0.8.2-2ubuntu2.2
2011-01-27 12:24:16 status installed ssh-askpass-gnome 1:5.3p1-3ubuntu5
2011-01-27 12:24:17 status installed sudo 1.7.2p1-1ubuntu5.3
2011-01-27 12:24:17 status installed tomboy 1.2.2-0ubuntu1
2011-01-27 12:24:19 status installed ttf-mscorefonts-installer 3.2ubuntu0.1
2011-01-27 12:24:19 status installed ttf-umefont 411-1
2011-01-27 12:24:20 status installed uuid-runtime 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.10.04.1
2011-01-27 12:24:20 status installed liblircclient0 0.8.6-0ubuntu4.2
2011-01-27 12:24:20 status installed vlc-nox 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.4
2011-01-27 12:24:20 status installed vlc-plugin-pulse 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.4
2011-01-27 12:24:20 status installed vlc 1.0.6-1ubuntu1.4
2011-01-27 12:24:21 status installed xserver-common 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.5
2011-01-27 12:24:21 status installed xserver-xorg-core 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.5
2011-01-27 12:24:22 status installed gnome-system-tools 2.30.0-0ubuntu3
2011-01-27 12:24:22 status installed chromium-browser-inspector 8.0.552.237~r70801-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-01-27 12:24:22 status installed chromium-browser 8.0.552.237~r70801-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2011-01-27 12:24:23 status installed libc-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.7
2011-01-27 12:24:34 status installed initramfs-tools 0.92bubuntu78

Updates dujour

Installed these the other day, no problem at all after a reboot and couple of Standby & Hibernates.

2010-11-27 15:28:12 status installed man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1
2010-11-27 15:30:06 status installed linux-image-2.6.32-26-generic 2.6.32-26.47
2010-11-27 15:30:07 status installed gwibber-service 2.30.3-0ubuntu1
2010-11-27 15:30:09 status installed libpango1.0-common 1.28.0-0ubuntu2.1
2010-11-27 15:30:09 status installed libpango1.0-0 1.28.0-0ubuntu2.1
2010-11-27 15:30:10 status installed linux-image-generic 2.6.32.26.28
2010-11-27 15:30:10 status installed linux-generic 2.6.32.26.28
2010-11-27 15:30:10 status installed linux-headers-2.6.32-26 2.6.32-26.47
2010-11-27 15:30:12 status installed linux-headers-2.6.32-26-generic 2.6.32-26.47
2010-11-27 15:30:12 status installed linux-headers-generic 2.6.32.26.28
2010-11-27 15:30:12 status installed linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-26.47
2010-11-27 15:30:12 status installed gwibber-service 2.30.3-0ubuntu1
2010-11-27 15:30:13 status installed python-central 0.6.15ubuntu1
2010-11-27 15:30:14 status installed libc-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.5

Lucid Lynx on a Compaq F700 (again)

I'm in the process of re-installing my Linux laptops (once again).
On the beloved, but very much noisy and flimsy, Tango, Ubuntu as already noted, runs veeeeeryyyy smoothly on the laptop.
This time around I'm installing on the 250 GB HDD I've pulled out from the MBP beauty, this time around I'm setting up an encrypted $HOME.
So far, haven't notice any special delay on the day to day use.

Updates dujour

Installed these a couple of days ago... No problems at all.

2010-10-29 10:34:33 status installed fontconfig 2.8.0-2ubuntu1
2010-10-29 10:34:36 status installed man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1
2010-10-29 10:34:41 status installed hicolor-icon-theme 0.11-1
2010-10-29 10:34:42 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.16-0ubuntu2
2010-10-29 10:34:43 status installed python-gmenu 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
2010-10-29 10:34:45 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1
2010-10-29 10:34:46 status installed ttf-symbol-replacement 1.2-0ubuntu6~lucid5
2010-10-29 10:34:49 status installed wine1.2 1.2-0ubuntu6~lucid5
2010-10-29 10:34:49 status installed icoutils 0.29.1-0ubuntu1~lucid
2010-10-29 10:34:50 status installed nautilus-dropbox 0.6.6
2010-10-29 10:34:50 status installed wine 1.2-0ubuntu6~lucid5
2010-10-29 10:34:51 status installed xulrunner-1.9.2 1.9.2.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-29 10:34:53 status installed gnome-exe-thumbnailer 0.7-0ubuntu1~lucid1
2010-10-29 10:34:53 status installed firefox-branding 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-29 10:34:54 status installed firefox 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-29 10:34:55 status installed firefox-gnome-support 3.6.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-29 10:34:56 status installed libc-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.5

The Current Ubuntu Desktop

Haven't post one of these on a while now... So here it goes.
The Tango desktop as of today, pretty much a stock Lucid Lynx setup, except for my (Metacity mostly) theme Ambiance Thin and the simply glorious GTK one called Dichotomy

Updates dujour

Installed these last night, no need to reboot, everything seems to be working just fine after a couple of Suspends (and recoveries).

2010-10-24 00:34:36 status installed hicolor-icon-theme 0.11-1
2010-10-24 00:34:37 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.16-0ubuntu2
2010-10-24 00:34:38 status installed python-gmenu 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
2010-10-24 00:34:39 status installed man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1
2010-10-24 00:34:41 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1
2010-10-24 00:34:42 status installed libc6-i686 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.5
2010-10-24 00:34:43 status installed libc-dev-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.5
2010-10-24 00:34:43 status installed libc6-dev 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.5
2010-10-24 00:34:44 status installed update-manager-core 1:0.134.11
2010-10-24 00:34:44 status installed python-papyon 0.4.8-0ubuntu2
2010-10-24 00:34:45 status installed update-manager-core 1:0.134.11
2010-10-24 00:34:45 status installed python-central 0.6.15ubuntu1
2010-10-24 00:34:50 status installed update-manager 1:0.134.11
2010-10-24 00:34:50 status installed libc-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.5
2010-10-24 00:34:51 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1
2010-10-24 00:34:51 status installed update-manager 1:0.134.11
2010-10-24 00:34:51 status installed python-central 0.6.15ubuntu1

Updates dujour

Installed these yesterday, everything seems to be working A Ok, after a reboot and a couple of suspends and back to life.

2010-10-21 00:12:17 status installed doc-base 0.9.5
2010-10-21 00:13:14 status installed software-center 2.0.7
2010-10-21 00:13:15 status installed desktop-file-utils 0.16-0ubuntu2
2010-10-21 00:13:16 status installed python-gmenu 2.30.0-0ubuntu4
2010-10-21 00:13:16 status installed software-center 2.0.7
2010-10-21 00:13:17 status installed python-central 0.6.15ubuntu1
2010-10-21 00:13:19 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1
2010-10-21 00:13:20 status installed libc6-i686 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.4
2010-10-21 00:13:21 status installed libc-dev-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.4
2010-10-21 00:13:21 status installed linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-25.45
2010-10-21 00:13:21 status installed libc6-dev 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.4
2010-10-21 00:13:56 status installed linux-image-2.6.32-25-generic 2.6.32-25.45
2010-10-21 00:14:03 status installed man-db 2.5.7-2ubuntu1
2010-10-21 00:14:03 status installed app-install-data-partner 12.10.04.4
2010-10-21 00:14:04 status installed libnspr4-0d 4.8.6-0ubuntu0.10.04.2
2010-10-21 00:14:04 status installed libnss3-1d 3.12.8-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-21 00:14:04 status installed libpoppler5 0.12.4-0ubuntu5.1
2010-10-21 00:14:04 status installed libpoppler-glib4 0.12.4-0ubuntu5.1
2010-10-21 00:14:05 status installed libwebkit-1.0-common 1.2.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-21 00:14:05 status installed libwebkit-1.0-2 1.2.5-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-21 00:14:05 status installed linux-headers-2.6.32-25 2.6.32-25.45
2010-10-21 00:14:07 status installed linux-headers-2.6.32-25-generic 2.6.32-25.45
2010-10-21 00:14:07 status installed poppler-utils 0.12.4-0ubuntu5.1
2010-10-21 00:14:08 status installed xulrunner-1.9.2 1.9.2.11+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-21 00:14:09 status installed indicator-sound 0.2.5-0ubuntu1
2010-10-21 00:14:09 status installed mobile-broadband-provider-info 20100716-1ubuntu0.1
2010-10-21 00:14:10 status installed firefox-branding 3.6.11+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-21 00:14:11 status installed firefox 3.6.11+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-21 00:14:11 status installed firefox-gnome-support 3.6.11+build3+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-10-21 00:14:11 status installed desktopcouch 0.6.4-0ubuntu3.1
2010-10-21 00:14:12 status installed python-desktopcouch 0.6.4-0ubuntu3.1
2010-10-21 00:14:12 status installed python-desktopcouch 0.6.4-0ubuntu3.1
2010-10-21 00:14:13 status installed python-central 0.6.15ubuntu1
2010-10-21 00:14:13 status installed python-desktopcouch-records 0.6.4-0ubuntu3.1
2010-10-21 00:14:14 status installed libc-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.4
2010-10-21 00:14:14 status installed python-desktopcouch-records 0.6.4-0ubuntu3.1
2010-10-21 00:14:14 status installed python-central 0.6.15ubuntu1

Stupid placement, stupid cable

One of the key things I hate about the Compaq F700, if not the thing, is the placement of the power connector, on top of that, if you choose to connect a wired USB mouse on the same side, the little plastic "barrel" gets in the middle all the time.

Laptops should have all the input connectors on the back, no question about that.

Updates dujour

The first updates that were installed on the new instance -the new life- of my beloved Tango laptop.
Everything seems A Ok after the install.

2010-09-30 11:26:08 status installed man-db 2.5.7-2
2010-09-30 11:26:08 status installed ureadahead 0.100.0-4.1.3
2010-09-30 11:26:10 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1
2010-09-30 11:26:12 status installed doc-base 0.9.5
2010-09-30 11:26:13 status installed avahi-autoipd 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:13 status installed libavahi-common-data 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:13 status installed libavahi-common3 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:14 status installed libavahi-core6 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:15 status installed avahi-daemon 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:15 status installed libavahi-client3 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:16 status installed avahi-utils 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:16 status installed libavahi-glib1 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:16 status installed libavahi-gobject0 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:16 status installed libavahi-ui0 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:16 status installed libgdiplus 2.4.2-1ubuntu0.10.04.1
2010-09-30 11:26:17 status installed python-avahi 0.6.25-1ubuntu6.1
2010-09-30 11:26:17 status installed python-mako 0.2.5-2ubuntu1.3
2010-09-30 11:26:18 status installed libc-bin 2.11.1-0ubuntu7.2
2010-09-30 11:26:18 status installed python-support 1.0.4ubuntu1

Another Tango

Today gave it another shot to my beloved Tango.

The poor thing is really is really shaken, these two and a half years have really taken its toll.
The CD ROM went AWOL, for real, but, after disabling it completely on the BIOS, the little laptop sprung to life once again, without those pesky and ball breaking delays, stutters or whatever you might wanna call them.

Installed Lucid from a USB pen drive, on a new HDD I got today 320 GB, the biggest MF I ever had, the hardware certainly differs from the amazing Viking, but that little lappie is driving me crazy with the noise and the heat it generates.

The screenshot is from before installing the "Propietary Hardware Drivers", so it has a totally shitty resolution and it looks like doggie barf; besides that I like the fact that there are over 200 MB of updates.