tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post5759950567963086535..comments2024-03-18T10:43:28.122+00:00Comments on Linux notes from DarkDuck: How to Use Linux to Rejuvenate Old ComputersDarkDuck (m)http://www.blogger.com/profile/06273784224243667602noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-73342547823505139462012-10-19T09:50:06.997+01:002012-10-19T09:50:06.997+01:00This is amazing! We just bought a new laptop, but ...This is amazing! We just bought a new laptop, but maybe now I'll just claim the old one as mine and have my own! THANKS!Allisonhttp://www.observeit-sys.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-67985069339304879832012-09-13T21:48:16.478+01:002012-09-13T21:48:16.478+01:00Thanks for sharing the story!Thanks for sharing the story!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-27415479456417572482012-09-13T19:58:56.555+01:002012-09-13T19:58:56.555+01:00I bought a projector a couple of months ago, and s...I bought a projector a couple of months ago, and some weeks after that someone gave me a Acer Travelmate 8100 from about 2004 with a couple of keys that didn't work.<br /><br />It now runs with ubuntu 12.04 as a mediacenter and a lan-server. It has no problems running xbmc, and it also runs pcsx PSX-emulator, so that I can play all old playstation games on it.<br /><br />I control it with desktop sharing (VNC) from my laptop or my android phone. I've also got remote-apps for xbmc and amarok on my phone (so that I don't need to turn on the projector to play music).<br /><br />The only problem I've had with it, was that it wouldn't recognise my cheap usb gamepad. A very rare bug that I got worked out in the end.<br /><br />From garbage to gold the way I see it!Future Shocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-22230634124508241872012-09-13T15:50:03.865+01:002012-09-13T15:50:03.865+01:00Yes, you can do alot with old computers, but pleas...Yes, you can do alot with old computers, but please be environmentally responsible, and as the other commenter suggested - get a Rasberry Pi or other low powered device instead (Atom, VIA, etc). Why generate 10x more electricity from old systems vs more powerful and lower power requirements devices? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-52386953913070802362012-09-13T14:13:16.311+01:002012-09-13T14:13:16.311+01:00Most desktops in the last ten or perhaps more year...Most desktops in the last ten or perhaps more years can handle PAE. There are a number of notebooks that cannot. Some desktops as old as seventeen years can handle PAE. Of course, there are options for a non-PAE kernel for machines that cannot use PAE, but not the current default Ubuntu install. Any machine that old would be much better off with a lighter weight distribution anyway.CFWhitmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109952971346462453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-51085501590911782462012-09-13T11:32:02.819+01:002012-09-13T11:32:02.819+01:00All this old kit is a bad idea environmentally.
...All this old kit is a bad idea environmentally. <br /><br />Consider this, for every 100W - 24x7 online, at least here in Germany, you will pay around 250 EUR a year for electricity. Recycle that garbage and buy a Raspberry Pi for 35$. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-90020272947252306462012-09-13T09:07:14.055+01:002012-09-13T09:07:14.055+01:00This is not a place for holy wars, mind you!This is not a place for holy wars, mind you!DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-42212904053500324122012-09-13T08:56:51.194+01:002012-09-13T08:56:51.194+01:00What do you recommend? Tell us...What do you recommend? Tell us...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-67503808317865711612012-09-13T05:14:08.789+01:002012-09-13T05:14:08.789+01:00I found a custom version of ubuntu 12.04 which doe...I found a custom version of ubuntu 12.04 which does not come with PAE so that I could install it on my 6 yrs old notebook.<br />http://people.canonical.com/~diwic/12.04-nonpae/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-3022027881521934432012-09-13T03:49:54.181+01:002012-09-13T03:49:54.181+01:00I have P2 with 256MB SD RAM and a 20GB hdd. Actual...I have P2 with 256MB SD RAM and a 20GB hdd. Actually I've put together this machine from 3 different PC's and how did I use this old timer?<br /><br />settled CentOS 5, patched and built a vServers kernel and now I'm running 4-5 gusts on this host only for my home testing purposes :) and yes it is working just fine.<br /><br />- dViruSzZhttps://d.stavrovski.net/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-20144715767677498602012-09-12T22:35:19.746+01:002012-09-12T22:35:19.746+01:00I made slightly more than that for my own home net...I made slightly more than that for my own home network: <a href="http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/05/remote-file-server.html" rel="nofollow">http://linuxblog.darkduck.com/2012/05/remote-file-server.html</a>DarkDuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128579430145372138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-8040969401251478092012-09-12T22:33:34.949+01:002012-09-12T22:33:34.949+01:00For a LAN file server I recommend Debian GNU/Linux...For a LAN file server I recommend Debian GNU/Linux with only the command-line interface and enable the following services: ssh, nfs or SAMBA, LVM, and perhaps ldap if user authentication and access rights are desired. Install one hard drive for the operating system and one or more to store the files.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-23844861551399012822012-09-12T21:40:00.962+01:002012-09-12T21:40:00.962+01:00Douches!!Douches!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-962763332213435432012-09-12T21:39:09.333+01:002012-09-12T21:39:09.333+01:00Hello children please stop fighting amongst yourse...Hello children please stop fighting amongst yourselves, Like I'm always telling windows and Mac users they are not the only computer operating systems in the world, Ubuntu is not the only Linux distribution either. there are plenty more that are far better but tell that to the ubuntu brainwashed who only know and think of ubuntu, I would never recommend ubuntu to anyone Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-47477986614497898992012-09-12T21:14:39.259+01:002012-09-12T21:14:39.259+01:0012.04...12.04...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-10784999321408508432012-09-12T21:14:11.422+01:002012-09-12T21:14:11.422+01:00...by running *it* I mean Ubuntu in general, not n......by running *it* I mean Ubuntu in general, not necessarily Ubuntu 10.04...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-61976448079266782052012-09-12T21:12:54.328+01:002012-09-12T21:12:54.328+01:00Even if there is some truth to your comment I stil...Even if there is some truth to your comment I still find it completely excessive and overall untrue. I run the latest LTS Ubuntu 10.04, which also happens to be the latest Ubuntu LTS or not, on a 12+ years old PC which has been running it 24/7 for about 6 years now. I didn't have to tweek anything except install the applications I use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-48213025847211199762012-09-12T19:59:29.002+01:002012-09-12T19:59:29.002+01:00> If you run the project RouterOS or ZeroShell,...> If you run the project RouterOS or ZeroShell, you can administer it through the internet browser on a computer that is remote. It installs directly onto the hard drive.<br /><br />WTF? RouterOS from Microtik? Is it free? You have to buy a licence and it is better to buy their router with RouterOS preinstaled; RouterOS is not good option for an user with old PC. ZeroShell? It is better one but I cannot see any stable release, only beta, RC; I will not install such distro to my personal router. I know there are stable Linux distros for router but most people should buy a ready to use box based on ARM chip. Other question is support of IPv6 in Linux distros for DIY router; well IPv6 is not well supported, in most cases it is ignored...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-474321140763590831.post-14860828594460417042012-09-12T19:50:21.352+01:002012-09-12T19:50:21.352+01:00> In a matter of about one hour, you can have U...> In a matter of about one hour, you can have Ubuntu on any old system!<br /><br />This is a bulshit and you never tried that! It was true in the past but you cannot install latest Ubuntu version to an old system anymore. Why? Kernel with PAE is the showstopper....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com