It has been a very good experience, so far.
In fact, I've also been leveraging Thunderbird...this is a first time for me (since Netscape Mail back in the 90s). It is very robust!
I've also aliased a few commands that I tend to use alot, mainly ssh commands that I use on remote hosts.
I've also found some decent background images that I've scaled (using Gimp) to 1024x600.
I've also been conducting my typical security audits (BASE and iptables and web server log perusing).
I've not used my Mac in like 3 weeks! I don't know if that's a good or bad thing (probably bad for the battery).
Showing posts with label Dell Mini 9. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dell Mini 9. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
gOS v3.1 installed on Dell Mini 9
I took the plunge and installed gOS v3.1 Gadgets onto the Dell Mini 9.
The install went flawlessly.
The issues I have discovered so far:
1. Wireless would not work. I followed the instructions located at http://gosforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=48&p=203&hilit=broadcom#p223. I applied this fix (when I was using a cat5 connection) and it worked, so the wireless non-functionality is no longer an issue.
2. The Mini won't suspend when I close the lid. I can manually suspend, though. I'll hunt for a fix and apply it later.
I also just noticed that a swap partition was created and configured for use (automatically, when installing gOS). I already have a gig of physical RAM and I don't want to burn out my SSD card, so I'll disable it for now and consider a workaround if/when I need it.
Overall, this is a pretty solid distro and it is pretty cool to be able to use Google tools (this will save drive space and conserve the limited resources this machine has). The Gadgets can also be used offline, so I won't need to be connected to use them...now, that's cool.
Some screenshots:
EDIT:
Fixed the sound issue by following Step 4 of "Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9".
I turned off the swap partition by editing out the swap entry in /etc/fstab. I'll test to see how this impacts my install of gOS before removing the partition.
The install went flawlessly.
The issues I have discovered so far:
1. Wireless would not work. I followed the instructions located at http://gosforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=48&p=203&hilit=broadcom#p223. I applied this fix (when I was using a cat5 connection) and it worked, so the wireless non-functionality is no longer an issue.
2. The Mini won't suspend when I close the lid. I can manually suspend, though. I'll hunt for a fix and apply it later.
I also just noticed that a swap partition was created and configured for use (automatically, when installing gOS). I already have a gig of physical RAM and I don't want to burn out my SSD card, so I'll disable it for now and consider a workaround if/when I need it.
Overall, this is a pretty solid distro and it is pretty cool to be able to use Google tools (this will save drive space and conserve the limited resources this machine has). The Gadgets can also be used offline, so I won't need to be connected to use them...now, that's cool.
Some screenshots:
EDIT:
Fixed the sound issue by following Step 4 of "Installing Ubuntu 8.10 on the Dell Inspiron Mini 9".
I turned off the swap partition by editing out the swap entry in /etc/fstab. I'll test to see how this impacts my install of gOS before removing the partition.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Power adapters and other news
Wouldn't it be nice if the laptop empire joined forces and standardized laptop power adapter cords? I've several laptop and each requires a dedicated cord. I forgot my cord for my Mini today...fortunately, it has a decent charge, but I now have to watch consumption of power. Good thing my Macbook is in my truck. May have to go get it!
Other news:
I'm still trying to script FW log parsing. I've pretty much nailed it for my BSD machine, but will need to edit what I have, as the script parses and adds IPs to a block list. Sometimes, I just want to parse and find the top 10 offenders. I also still need to do this on my Linux machines. I've a script that parses (for Linux) but it is very rudimentary. And, I still want to port the script to Perl or Python.
Other news:
I'm still trying to script FW log parsing. I've pretty much nailed it for my BSD machine, but will need to edit what I have, as the script parses and adds IPs to a block list. Sometimes, I just want to parse and find the top 10 offenders. I also still need to do this on my Linux machines. I've a script that parses (for Linux) but it is very rudimentary. And, I still want to port the script to Perl or Python.
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