Comments on: New new laptop laptop!! http://cpbotha.net/2006/07/22/new-new-laptop-laptop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-new-laptop-laptop voices in my head Tue, 01 May 2012 14:02:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Charl P. Botha http://cpbotha.net/2006/07/22/new-new-laptop-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Charl P. Botha Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:45:37 +0000 http://cpbotha.net/?p=187#comment-381 Windows XP works wonderfully on modern PC laptops! Suspend to ram, hibernate, it all Just Works(tm). Seriously though: if you _like_ endlessly futzing around with your configuration and you have far too much time, it's a nice hobby trying to get Loonix to work perfectly on a modern laptop. However, if you want to get things done, just keep Windows or Mac OS on there, whichever comes with the laptop. Yes, I know perfectly well what I'm talking about, having spent weeks debugging Radeon resume issues under linux and having designed the Radeon suspend/resume support in the current XFree86 and X.org releases. :) Windows XP works wonderfully on modern PC laptops! Suspend to ram, hibernate, it all Just Works(tm).

Seriously though: if you _like_ endlessly futzing around with your configuration and you have far too much time, it’s a nice hobby trying to get Loonix to work perfectly on a modern laptop. However, if you want to get things done, just keep Windows or Mac OS on there, whichever comes with the laptop.

Yes, I know perfectly well what I’m talking about, having spent weeks debugging Radeon resume issues under linux and having designed the Radeon suspend/resume support in the current XFree86 and X.org releases. :)

]]> By: Will http://cpbotha.net/2006/07/22/new-new-laptop-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Will Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:01:21 +0000 http://cpbotha.net/?p=187#comment-380 Ah, but is it hardware supported under linux? I gorra trvelmate 4222WLMi. Had to hack ALSA and it still can't suspend or hibernate properly... Ah, but is it hardware supported under linux?
I gorra trvelmate 4222WLMi. Had to hack ALSA and it still can’t suspend or hibernate properly…

]]> By: Charl P. Botha http://cpbotha.net/2006/07/22/new-new-laptop-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Charl P. Botha Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:21:19 +0000 http://cpbotha.net/?p=187#comment-379 I tested with SpeedFan 4.29, and that only gave the legacy diode temperature via ACPI. AFAIK, MBM is not being actively developed anymore, so I doubt that it supports these new sensors. I haven't tested it yet though. I tested with SpeedFan 4.29, and that only gave the legacy diode temperature via ACPI.

AFAIK, MBM is not being actively developed anymore, so I doubt that it supports these new sensors. I haven’t tested it yet though.

]]> By: Rian http://cpbotha.net/2006/07/22/new-new-laptop-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Rian Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:55:18 +0000 http://cpbotha.net/?p=187#comment-378 Would be interested to know if SpeedFan (<a href="http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php)" rel="nofollow">http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php)</a> or Motherboard Monitor (<a href="http://mbm.livewiredev.com/)" rel="nofollow">http://mbm.livewiredev.com/)</a> make the grade on this...? Would be interested to know if SpeedFan (http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php) or Motherboard Monitor (http://mbm.livewiredev.com/) make the grade on this…?

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