On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Ken D'Ambrosio <k...@jots.org> wrote: > Actually, a confluence of events has me playing with my Sheeva today. By > sheer circumstance, I > - Need to replace my bedroom computer with something quiet > - Bought a 10-port powered USB hub > - Acquired, gratis, a USB-to-VGA converter > - Saw a video of someone running Gnome off of a Sheeva plug. > > It seemed like the perfect setup for my Sheeva to step in. Unfortunately, > for one, as of 9.10(?), Ubuntu no longer supports the Sheeva; they compile > for a higher CPU than the Sheeva has. Then, my 16 GB SD card gave up the > ghost. So I'm installing Debian on a newly acquired card; what with only > 512 MB of RAM, I don't anticipate that I'll be making huge inroads into > graphical editing or anything, but assuming I get it working as a > "workstation," it'll just be DamnCool(tm).
pro-tip: to save your SD card from excessive writes, look at flashybrid. It works well for me. Description: automates use of a flash disk as the root filesystem Flashybrid is a system to help in setting up and managing hybrid flash/disk/ram based Debian systems which can run most of the time using only a small flash disk for their root filesystem and do a useful, but limited task (such as being a router, or a PDA, or a rescue system on a USB keydrive). The flash can be as small as 32 mb, though 64 to 256 mb is more comfortable. -marc > > -Ken > > > On Fri, April 22, 2011 10:37 am, Marc Nozell (m...@nozell.com) wrote: >> I've played some mp3s using 'mocp' and sounds a distant on one >> channel(?) but may be something to fix in the alsamixer. For example >> listening to 'Face The Face' its like I'm next to the chorus & keyboards >> and Pete Townshend is off in the distance. The settings for >> Master/PCM/Mic are all the same levels in the midrange. >> >> >> As for the optical audio out, I don't have thing to plug into it. >> >> >> FWIW, I've not been successful using arecord to grab sound from the mic. >> >> >> -marc >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Joshua Judson Rosen >> <roz...@geekspace.com> wrote: >> >>> kenta <kenta.k...@gmail.com> writes: >>>> >>>> A little bump for tomorrow night! >>>> >>>> >>>> UPDATE: Marc Nozell will bringing his new DreamPlug as well to show >>>> off in slot #3. >>> >>> Hm. I've really gotta find a way to start attending these things.... >>> >>> >>> I've been considering getting one (or four...) plug computers to deploy >>> as part of a PulseAudio- and MPD-based whole-home audio system, where >>> I've currently deployed scavenged full-scale (and full-volume...) PCs >>> as a proof of concept. >>> >>> My original plug-computer thought was that I'd buy some USB >>> audio-adapters to use with them, and then I heard about the DreamPlug >>> coming out with integrated audio. So, maybe that's an option--the big >>> question to which I can't find an answer is: >>> >>> How's the audio quality on the DreamPlug? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "Don't be afraid to ask (λf.((λx.xx) (λr.f(rr))))." >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org >>> http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Marc Nozell (m...@nozell.com) http://www.nozell.com/blog >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org >> http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > -- Marc Nozell (m...@nozell.com) http://www.nozell.com/blog _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/