Comments for MikeDitum.co.uk http://www.mikeditum.co.uk Mike's blog about life, computers and random stuff Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:45:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on Gentoo on a Phillips Freevents X52 by Stu8 http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2007/05/28/gentoo-on-a-phillips-freevents-x52/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Stu8 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:45:54 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/?p=419#comment-15 <a href="#comment-14" rel="nofollow">@mike </a> Cheers for the reply, Since posting on your site I've also been working with a Kubuntu Alternative ISO from the same site you've just recomended. everthing seem to install OK with the exception of the card reader, like you say. as a matter of interest do you used your wireless? I'm having a few problems getting my wireless to work with WPA ! I know you are a Gnome dude and the feel of it is different to KDE but if you do use your wireless and use WPA I'll be interested as to how to set it up so It keeps your WPA key. Stu8 @mike
Cheers for the reply,

Since posting on your site I’ve also been working with a Kubuntu Alternative ISO from the same site you’ve just recomended.

everthing seem to install OK with the exception of the card reader, like you say.

as a matter of interest do you used your wireless? I’m having a few problems getting my wireless to work with WPA ! I know you are a Gnome dude and the feel of it is different to KDE but if you do use your wireless and use WPA I’ll be interested as to how to set it up so It keeps your WPA key.

Stu8

]]> Comment on Gentoo on a Phillips Freevents X52 by mike http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2007/05/28/gentoo-on-a-phillips-freevents-x52/comment-page-1/#comment-14 mike Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:45:19 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/?p=419#comment-14 <a href="#comment-13" rel="nofollow">@Stu8 </a> I must admit I gave up getting gentoo to run on my laptop. Not that it wouldn't do it, purely that I didn't have the time to tune it correctly. However I have now managed to get Ubuntu 7.04 installed on it using a custom livecd that you can download (using bittorrent) from here. Using that livecd I have managed to get everything working apart from the card reader. That includes ethernet, wireless, suspend and hibernate. The best thing? It didn't require any config on my end. The only thing you have to make sure is you don't update the kernel. When I get some free time I'll have a look at seeing why the card reader doesn't working, there is already a bug open for the network adapter. If I can get the card reader working I can completely remove windows. Mike @Stu8
I must admit I gave up getting gentoo to run on my laptop. Not that it wouldn’t do it, purely that I didn’t have the time to tune it correctly.

However I have now managed to get Ubuntu 7.04 installed on it using a custom livecd that you can download (using bittorrent) from here.

Using that livecd I have managed to get everything working apart from the card reader. That includes ethernet, wireless, suspend and hibernate. The best thing? It didn’t require any config on my end. The only thing you have to make sure is you don’t update the kernel.

When I get some free time I’ll have a look at seeing why the card reader doesn’t working, there is already a bug open for the network adapter. If I can get the card reader working I can completely remove windows.

Mike

]]> Comment on Gentoo on a Phillips Freevents X52 by Stu8 http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2007/05/28/gentoo-on-a-phillips-freevents-x52/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Stu8 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:44:16 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/?p=419#comment-13 After alot of searching on the net for a possible solution as to how to install Linux on my X52 ( which I had to take back and now have a X56 ) I've tryed to install linux on both with the same problems. I've tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Gentoo, DSL, Whax whoppix, with no joy. The only thing that i've found that goes half way to installing is FreeBSD, which is a whole world of new stuff I need to get my head round - which I don't think I'm ready for yet. Have you managed to fully install linux on your lappy yet? If so I would be greatly appreciated if you could either send it to me or post on you website. After alot of searching on the net for a possible solution as to how to install Linux on my X52 ( which I had to take back and now have a X56 ) I’ve tryed to install linux on both with the same problems. I’ve tried Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Gentoo, DSL, Whax whoppix, with no joy. The only thing that i’ve found that goes half way to installing is FreeBSD, which is a whole world of new stuff I need to get my head round – which I don’t think I’m ready for yet. Have you managed to fully install linux on your lappy yet? If so I would be greatly appreciated if you could either send it to me or post on you website.

]]> Comment on Gentoo on a Phillips Freevents X52 by mike http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2007/05/28/gentoo-on-a-phillips-freevents-x52/comment-page-1/#comment-12 mike Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:43:38 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/?p=419#comment-12 <a href="#comment-11" rel="nofollow">@al </a> Thanks for the comment. This weekend I've finally managed to get the onboard network card working fine under gentoo. I ended up having to enable the following options in the kernel; CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO and CONFIG_8139_OLD_RX_RESET. I've updated my guide slightly and this goes into more details. Good luck with getting it to work, it's a very rewarding feeling when it does! Mike @al
Thanks for the comment. This weekend I’ve finally managed to get the onboard network card working fine under gentoo. I ended up having to enable the following options in the kernel; CONFIG_8139TOO_PIO and CONFIG_8139_OLD_RX_RESET. I’ve updated my guide slightly and this goes into more details. Good luck with getting it to work, it’s a very rewarding feeling when it does!

Mike

]]> Comment on Gentoo on a Phillips Freevents X52 by al http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2007/05/28/gentoo-on-a-phillips-freevents-x52/comment-page-1/#comment-11 al Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:42:48 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/?p=419#comment-11 Hi there, Nice to see somebody were able to install Linux on this kind of laptop. For my part, most distrib have not been able to be installed on.(Ubuntu x.x, Mandriva x.x, Suse x.x, even the openSuse 10.2) I have been able to pass through the install GUI on OpenSuse 10.2, but during the reboot install process this one froze again the laptop the main issue seem as mentionned form your article is network card so i 've used kernel argument brokenmodules=8139too otherwise i was stuck! I have to try the gentoo distrib as you mentionned. Al Hi there,

Nice to see somebody were able to install Linux on this kind of laptop.

For my part, most distrib have not been able to be installed on.(Ubuntu x.x, Mandriva x.x, Suse x.x, even the openSuse 10.2)

I have been able to pass through the install GUI on OpenSuse 10.2, but during the reboot install process this one froze again the laptop

the main issue seem as mentionned form your article is network card so i ‘ve used kernel argument brokenmodules=8139too otherwise i was stuck!

I have to try the gentoo distrib as you mentionned.

Al

]]> Comment on Taking Apart the Intellimouse Explorer by mike http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2006/09/16/taking-apart-the-intellimouse-explorer/comment-page-1/#comment-10 mike Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:31:01 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/2006/09/16/taking-apart-the-intellimouse-explorer/#comment-10 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-8"> <strong><a href="#comment-8" rel="nofollow">maett_c</a> :</strong> <p>That’s a happy story. I got a bit worried for a while – but you came through in the end! Yay!</p> </blockquote> I was very pleased... post worthy pleased in fact! The thought of playing some counter strike without my "Buy primary and secondary ammo" buttons was keeping me awake. And yes I did feel pretty stupid when I realised there were screws under the pads... I spent ages sticking a knife into the mouse to try and lever the two halves apart. Have to look for pads on my iPod as I still haven't got that apart. I've decided the most annoying thing (in my mind) with current mice is that they're all designed so left handed people can use them. So now right handed people have to put up with uncomfortable mice because of 10% of the population... unbelievable!

maett_c :

That’s a happy story. I got a bit worried for a while – but you came through in the end! Yay!

I was very pleased… post worthy pleased in fact! The thought of playing some counter strike without my “Buy primary and secondary ammo” buttons was keeping me awake. And yes I did feel pretty stupid when I realised there were screws under the pads… I spent ages sticking a knife into the mouse to try and lever the two halves apart. Have to look for pads on my iPod as I still haven’t got that apart.

I’ve decided the most annoying thing (in my mind) with current mice is that they’re all designed so left handed people can use them. So now right handed people have to put up with uncomfortable mice because of 10% of the population… unbelievable!

]]> Comment on Taking Apart the Intellimouse Explorer by Tom http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2006/09/16/taking-apart-the-intellimouse-explorer/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Tom Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:30:38 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/2006/09/16/taking-apart-the-intellimouse-explorer/#comment-9 Yep, it's definitely the best mouse there ever was, is, will be- I'm sure i'll be referring to ur post when mine breaks in a couple o' years! Although actually, i'd be clever enough to look under the pads, so I won't need to ;-) Yep, it’s definitely the best mouse there ever was, is, will be- I’m sure i’ll be referring to ur post when mine breaks in a couple o’ years! Although actually, i’d be clever enough to look under the pads, so I won’t need to ;-)

]]> Comment on Taking Apart the Intellimouse Explorer by maett_c http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2006/09/16/taking-apart-the-intellimouse-explorer/comment-page-1/#comment-8 maett_c Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:30:19 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/2006/09/16/taking-apart-the-intellimouse-explorer/#comment-8 That's a happy story. I got a bit worried for a while - but you came through in the end! Yay! That’s a happy story. I got a bit worried for a while – but you came through in the end! Yay!

]]> Comment on Knights of Cydonia by mike http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2006/07/20/knights-of-cydonia/comment-page-1/#comment-7 mike Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:29:38 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/2006/07/20/knights-of-cydonia/#comment-7 <a href="#comment-6" rel="nofollow">@maett_c </a> Yeah I forgot how long it is... Though I'm not sure you could fit an epic tale of Cowboys, Robots, Lasers, Vikings and Unicorns in less than 6 minutes!! @maett_c
Yeah I forgot how long it is… Though I’m not sure you could fit an epic tale of Cowboys, Robots, Lasers, Vikings and Unicorns in less than 6 minutes!!

]]> Comment on Knights of Cydonia by maett_c http://www.mikeditum.co.uk/2006/07/20/knights-of-cydonia/comment-page-1/#comment-6 maett_c Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:28:48 +0000 http://mjd.webfactional.com/2006/07/20/knights-of-cydonia/#comment-6 Very a-muse-ing. Goes on a bit though... I like the eagle. Very a-muse-ing. Goes on a bit though… I like the eagle.

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