Archive for May, 2005

Linux, Debian, Knoppix ..and things that doesn’t happen.

What the heck,I said.
I installed Debian on my Dell Optiplex XS 800Mhz Cpu after my attempts to install Windows XP failed on me.
Why? I don’t know. Alot of page faults, and even Debian had some problem initially installing the GNOME KDE. Crap I said… must be a bad memory bank or dodgy motherboard, or even poor video Chipset.

possible? Yep. but after rebooting and restarting APT , it works, so far so good.

Now, what I wanted to say today? I’m tired.Yes.
Slept at about 5am , way way over my time limit of 4am for any project. Cranky and tired, still I wanted to go out today…

And yes… at 2:30pm, I finally decided to go out…after making athira’s milk for the day. Wife keep on changing her mind, on whether she wanna follow or not. Having an absess on her arm doesn’t harm her , no?

So we went out. I felt a funny sensation today… and after reaching the M2 heading towards Whitstable, there were roadworks.

I, for one, love to drive fast, so I can reach there quick. Then after the Sheerness / Sittingborne exit…. I heard a huge Bang! Clang…thought I had a puncture..and I immediately veered to the shoulder… Rough juddering… did I burst both tyres??

What the Fuck I muttered, as I got out…no puncture…but then.. I noticed my tyre was out….off as it goes.
Broken steering Rack, off the CV bush.Darn! I just changed them last year before the MOT. Cuss Ali for fixing a dodgy one.

Cuss myself. My RAC cover was not on properly. Had to call someone. So? Call the Highways Agency from the SOS call box.
10 mins, and they were there, cordoning off the shoulder from afar… and with their blinkers …they are a protection against secondary accidents. But how did that happen? I suspect something I hit on the lane median… must be hard and big…. or I overloaded? Nah!

So the RAC came…can’t do anything…. 45mins after the Highways Agency paged them. And we were still waiting on the soft shoulder, off the safety barrier..and it was 4′c ….freezing my tail off. Had to call another lorry to pick the car up.
Darn!

I just heck care..and after 2hrs…we were back where we started. Home.
Now… time to nap, and then to do some R&D on the DEBIAN.
Time to get the Linux working with the WiFi.

Back to normal program, I suppose

I give up! Should have stuck to my NSLU..

Poor Linksys Network Storage Unit ….
I just upgraded the firmware and the Flipping upgrade don’t work on me….
dunno why though..the OpenSlug manual says install that to the NSLU when without a usb disk/drive…
dead..can’t revive it at all….

Let me take a nap and see what I can do next.

DELL P2-300M box ready for surgery

Yes…you read it… the DELL Optiplex is about to be disected from me.
It has a good P2-300Mhz CPU with 192M ram, 6Gig hard disk.
Not bad for something that is what..5-6 yrs old?

What I want to do with it? I’m Burn testing it rite now, with KNOPPIX Linux LiveCD… and as we speak, I’m downloading the whole 14 CD of DEBIAN LINUX DISTRO, Each over 640MB! Gosh…Thank god for AOL Unlimited Broadband. And even on a 8MB line…I can only get 200-300kbps on the FTP channels tops..

The other Dell (Small One)… is a P3-800 I think…have yet to see and run thru. The CPU Chip itself looks ok..not burnt..but with 128M Ram….not enuff…I’ll get more later on….

now plan is…optimise the RAM and stuff ..and load Linux..and the 800..dual boot ..let Athira play with it.