Help W/ FDD
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 23:49:12 -0700 From: John Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Help W/ FDD I bought a used Libretto 100CT. It arrived with Win 98 installed and everything seemed to be working fine. I installed the TDIAG.EXE, TSETUP.EXE, and TVER.EXE files from the Companion Diskette. Then my floppy disk ceased working. It is getting power (light goes on during bootup). But Windows reports that the "Y-Data FDD" has no driver. I tried installing the standard floppy disk controller, no use. What should I do? I can boot from the FDD, so it does work, it just doesn't seem to work in Win 98 and I don't know where the drivers are to fix it. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Extended Batteries for 50ct
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 01:55:45 -0700 From: Dan Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Extended Batteries for 50ct Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:54:53 +1000 From: Dan Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Extended Batteries for 50ct Any available in Australia? What is the best source for international shipping? current price (or best price) Anyone want to sell one? Or even a standard battery? I am going hiking for three weeks and want to keep weight down as much as poss. I envisage using the lib about 15 minutes a day max to dump the log from my GPS So I need to have about 5-6 hours of battery... don't want to carry a sealed lead-acid.. too heavy... Anyone able to mail me one for a price? Best Regards Dan Baker. P.S. Is there a site with a step-by-step guide to setting up a new HD? I have tracked down a 4.3 gig I can get for free ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Lib110CT && HDUpgrade
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:20:54 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Lib110CT && HDUpgrade > * List of components: > Lib110CT, Toshi MK3017GAP(30gigs)(~260USD), V8 Bios > * Result of slak disk: > 8036MB CHS=1018/255/63, > Q: Installed disk man. prog. and solved(don't like disk man. programs). > I think, bios must see all drive parameters. Anyone tested >8GB HD's > with old bios V7.20? Shouldn't matter on the L110. The Libretto <110 models do have the problem where the BIOS only sees the first 8.4GB unless the OS bypasses the BIOS and reads this information directly from the HD. Linux and Windows 2K can both do this without the use of an additional disk manager program. Unfortunately, with all <=L110 models, no BIOS can handle >8.4GB HDs without additional help or an OS that can handle >8.4GB HDs like Linux and Win2K. d =) = adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:05:05 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com If nothing else, you can buy them for $20 at www.buy.com then sell the on Ebay.com for $25-30 before 'shipping' charges (get them for $10 and make more money). = adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:44:01 -0700 (PDT) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > Thanks. I bought a few. Do you think they're: > > a) discontinuing them; or Just not competitve vs. solid-state flash cards which are not as magnetic field & dust sensitive, and the fact that nobody (today's laptop buyers) use them vs. the built-in CD-RW drives. After all, with most new 500+Mhz notebooks with CD-RW drives selling for only ~$1000, and CD-R discs going for <$0.10 per disc (if not free with rebates in Sunday paper ads), it makes no sense at all to use a Clik! disc for the majority, esp. when the discs aren't readable in other peoples machines without the adapter (whereas CD-R discs are). However, for the single user wanting some portable storage to hold data just in case the HD goes, it's not a bad option considering how cheap they are for 40MB, and that media is going for a decently cheap price on www.ebay.com. -- Otherwise, it's like this. Iomega sent me one for free. I stared at the pretty metal box and the contents in wonder for a few hours, played with it in laptop and PDA (doesn't work in Sharp Zaurus japanese PDA - too little power to spin it up), thought the transfer rates were so anciently slow ala a ZIP drive (we're talking slow like a floppy, not fast like a 16x+CD-RW drive; slower than a smartmedia flash card even!), and have the Zio! USB SmartMedia pocketable, flash card reader where I can plug in my 128MB card into any PC to transfer files, stared at the pretty metal box some more, then sold it on Ebay for quite a bit of money last year to buy something more useful, like a Lexar compact flash card with seperate PCMCIA adapter (the Lexar cards come with free USB adapters, but you'll need a seperate $10 PCMCIA adapter to PCMCIA slots and laptops w/o USB). = adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:42:35 -0400 From: "Peter W. Borders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com I don't understand what you mean about "3.5" PC Card Adapter"? The only adapter that would fit that description that I have seen is for smart media cards to a 3.5" floppy. This won't work for CF, pcmcia or anything else except I think there is a sony stick version too. As far as desktop pcmcia slot costing 5x, you don't shop around enough. :-) The last three I have bought cost me $25 each from a vendor on Ebay. All brand new in the box dual slot pcmcia with 1 type II and 1 type III. The only drawback is that they use an ISA slot but they work flawlessly in win9x/me. Couldn't get it to work in win2k but NT's pcmcia support has always been bad, hopefully it will be better in winXp. Pete Borders On 12 Jul 2001, at 8:21, S. G. Karman, S1476 wrote: > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:15:57 +0200 > From: "S. G. Karman, S1476" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > Hi, > > No idea a)||b), > I think, it is a good strategy to sell something easily. > PC card with media costs not much and after that you must buy an > adapter! Files in Clik will be shared with another computer(%90 it has > no PC card slot and adapter costs 5*more. Oo!). > Option : 3.5" PC Card Adapter can be used with any kind of PC Cards. > > S. G. Karman > Reader > > > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:11:45 -0400 > > From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > > > Thanks. I bought a few. Do you think they're: > > > > a) discontinuing them; or > > b) coming out with a higher capacity version? > > > > -e. > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "carval" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:30 PM > > Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > > > > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:30:15 -0700 > > > From: carval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > > > > > Hi > > > Iomega CLIK is being offered on Buy.com as the buy of the > > > day today for $18.95 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ** > > > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > > > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > > > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > > > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > > > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > > > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > > > ** > > > > > > > > > > ** > > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > > ** > > > > > ** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ** > Peter W. Borders [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Repairing Lib 100/110 batteries with 50/70 guts
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 13:25:03 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Stangl) Subject: Repairing Lib 100/110 batteries with 50/70 guts I don't know if this has ever been mentioned before, but you can pull the guts from a PA2498U battery and drop them right into a 2502/2503 battery case. I had a dead 2503, and before selling my Lib50 with 6-8 batteries (I'm not sure how many I have, but it's Too Many), I opened up a 2498, and while the board inside is different than that of the 2503, the plug and connections are the same. So I dropped the entire innards of the 2498 into the 2503 shell, slapped it in the 2499 charger, and it charged. Slapped it in a Lib100, it ran. So if you have a dead 100/110 battery pack and have an old extended batt for a 50/70 laying around or can get one cheap, you can get the 2503 pack working. -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications Corp | A division of AOL Time Warner | iPlanet Support - http://www.iplanet.com/support/ | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: not seeing floppy
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 15:46:17 -0400 From: "Lou S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: not seeing floppy >Lib 50 CT, Win 95, not seeing floppy, sort of. If the floppy is >connected >on boot up, machiine sees that there is an invalid boot >disk in it. But, >the drive lite never comes on, and I cant log onto >the disk. - Mike Problem solved on my end. While I had the same problems as Mike and kept makig changes to the Interrupt & I/O and Original Configurations settings for the floppy I kept noticing that the Interrupt request would say there was a conflict and it was being used by the generic IRDA device, which I don't use. I checked the "Use automatic settings" box under the Resources tab which allowed the floppy to change to a different interrupt request with no conflicts but it still wouldn't be able to read the floppy. I finally disabled the IRDA device in the Control Panel under its Original Configuration box (removed the check mark) and rebooted, the IRDA is now listed as disabled and the floppy - drum roll! - now works fine. Problem is, what do I do if I ever need the IRDA? And how the hell did this all change by itself, after my system crashed one day? Anyone else ever run into the same problem with the IRDA device settings? BTW, thanks to those who emailed me and tried to help, it's appreciated! - Louis _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re:
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 19:11:35 + From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Hi Richard, Richard Harrison wrote: > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:31:49 -0500 > > Now I'm back to exploring other options. I'm convinced that the real > villain it Windows, so I'm asking the list for other suggestions. Almost certainly true. :-) > Ideally, I thing I need an OS without a GUI so that I can get a quicker boot > time. But, I still need a player that will handle the huge number of songs > I have. So far, I've been looking for a DOS player, but can't find anything > that will do more that play one song at a time or may be a sub directory at > a time. Also, stopping to type in command line stuff isn't very safe in a > moving car! > > I did find something for the GEM environment, but haven't had a chance to > try it yet. > > Can anyone suggest a DOS player or a Linux console player? Try the moof project: It's an mp3 plater on a floppy using linux http://home.htwm.de/fhackenb/projekt/moof/htmldoc/index.php3?lang/eng/hardware It includes an IR input for remote control. Failing that you need a really stripped down linux install. > Can anyone make any other suggests? > > If this fails, I may just buy a hard drive based MP3 player (archos) and use > the Libby for something else. > > Bye for now. > > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > ** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ** > > -- Paul Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web: http://paulbristow.net ICQ: 11965223 ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Lib110CT && HDUpgrade
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:03:38 +0200 From: "S. G. Karman, S1476" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Lib110CT && HDUpgrade Hi All, * List of components: Lib110CT, Toshi MK3017GAP(30gigs)(~260USD), V8 Bios * Result of slak disk: 8036MB CHS=1018/255/63, Q: Installed disk man. prog. and solved(don't like disk man. programs). I think, bios must see all drive parameters. Anyone tested >8GB HD's with old bios V7.20? BTW, TNX David. Regards S.G. Karman Reader (Toshiba's 9.5mm 40GB drives :) ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:18:25 -0700 From: "Martin G. Ramirez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com Eiren, Iomega will be coming out with a 100mb version of the PocketZip (CLIK!) disk in the fall in time for holiday sales, so perhaps that's why we are seeing the extensive prices cuts on the current 40mb disks and accessories. Martin At 06:20 am 7/12/2001 -0700, you wrote: >Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:11:45 -0400 >From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > >Thanks. I bought a few. Do you think they're: > >a) discontinuing them; or >b) coming out with a higher capacity version? > >-e. > > >- Original Message - >From: "carval" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:30 PM >Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > >> Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:30:15 -0700 >> From: carval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com >> >> Hi >> Iomega CLIK is being offered on Buy.com as the buy of the >> day today for $18.95 >> >> >> >> >> ** >> http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list >> http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives >> http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ >> ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe >> UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- >> Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... >> ** >> >> > > > > > >** >http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list >http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives >http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- >Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... >** Dr. Martin G. Ramirez Department of Biology Loyola Marymount University One LMU Drive, MS 8220 Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, U.S.A. (310) 338-5120 FAX: (310) 338-4479 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] = ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 17:15:57 +0200 From: "S. G. Karman, S1476" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com Hi, No idea a)||b), I think, it is a good strategy to sell something easily. PC card with media costs not much and after that you must buy an adapter! Files in Clik will be shared with another computer(%90 it has no PC card slot and adapter costs 5*more. Oo!). Option : 3.5" PC Card Adapter can be used with any kind of PC Cards. S. G. Karman Reader > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:11:45 -0400 > From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > Thanks. I bought a few. Do you think they're: > > a) discontinuing them; or > b) coming out with a higher capacity version? > > -e. > > - Original Message - > From: "carval" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:30 PM > Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:30:15 -0700 > > From: carval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > > > Hi > > Iomega CLIK is being offered on Buy.com as the buy of the > > day today for $18.95 > > > > > > > > > > ** > > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > > ** > > > > > > ** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: your mail
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 11:10:44 -0400 From: David Nedved <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: your mail Hi Richard, Pending the arrival of my 110 (Thanks Ken!) I plan on converting the 70 into a primarily jukebox role (as opposed to my only system). I currently dual boot linux and windows on a 30 GB drive. I use linux for everything except Quicken and Quickbooks. I use mpg123 from the command line which is an excellent mp3 player. There are countless front ends already written for it, many are curses based (which will run without x windows) and many are xwindows, gtk, kde, whatever GUI based. I'm still looking around for the front end to use, but this is definitely the system for me to build my jukebox. If I can't find something I like I'll write my own using perl and mySql. The best part is that on my 70ct clocked at 150mhz, the mpg123 process takes less than 50% CPU to play mp3's. If you think of this as being roughly the equivalent of 75mhz of power, you should have plenty left over on an oc'd 50ct. Oh, and even with the PCMCIA drivers loading and getting a dhcp address, etc., my 70ct boots rather quickly. From hitting the power button, here's a timeline: 0 - hit power button 18 - POST finishes 20 - LILO menu 44 - kernel almost completely loaded, waiting for dhcp address 61 - login prompt So... 61 seconds to boot up. The first 20 are almost totally BIOS POST, so nothing can help that, and the remaining 41 could be trimmed down a lot if you don't have PCMCIA drivers, DHCPCD, sshd, other stuff loading. Linux is supposed to suspend very well, but I haven't dug around for the command to suspend... must be in the APM howto or something... Anyway, my Linux is built from scratch, if you want to use a distro you'll have to do some trimming to get rid of lots of startup junk, but it can be done, and you can probably got comparable results with a little tweaking. I'll probably hand-tailor a root partition with a minimal kernel and startup scripts for my jukebox when I get to that point... If people are interested I'll post updates when I get the front-end working. Feel free to email me if you want to discuss off-list. Other options? QNX is supposed to be extremely lightweight and should be possible to build SOME kind of MP3 player on it, maybe even mpg123. It's also designed for realtime applications, so it might very well handle MP3 playback smoother than Linux, but that's really a guess on my part. Check out http://www.qnx.com if you're interested... Good luck, David On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 06:40:47AM -0700, Richard Harrison wrote: > Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:31:49 -0500 > From: "Richard Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: > > Well my on going experiment of turning my Lib 50 into a jukebox continues. > > To date I've: > overclocked the Libby to 100 > stripped down windows as lean as possible using Lite98 > installed a 13 gig hard drive > replaced Explorer with LiteShell > tried about 15 players to find one that wouldn't skip/stutter > > So, here are my remaining problems after spending two weeks on holidays with > the Libby in the car. > > It still takes TOO LONG TO BOOT! it can take five minutes from pressing > the > power button until I start hearing tunes! > Occasionally it would still stutter. > Twice it shut down due to overheating. > Using only WinAmp & directors is too difficult find songs with 12 gig out > there. > Using MusicLibary to manage songs slows things down and the interface has > too much going on for the size of the Libby's screen. > > I admit I've got a pretty high standard I'm trying to hit, but I think it > should be attainable. Essentially, I what the Libby to behave like an audio > component. No one would accept a CD player that took five minutes to start > up. No one would use a radio that skipped occasionally. All I want is > perfection! > > Now I'm back to exploring other options. I'm convinced that the real > villain it Windows, so I'm asking the list for other suggestions. > > Ideally, I thing I need an OS without a GUI so that I can get a quicker boot > time. But, I still need a player that will handle the huge number of songs > I have. So far, I've been looking for a DOS player, but can't find anything > that will do more that play one song at a time or may be a sub directory at > a time. Also, stopping to type in command line stuff isn't very safe in a > moving car! > > I did find something for the GEM environment, but haven't had a chance to > try it yet. > > Can anyone suggest a DOS player or a Linux console player? > > Can anyone make any other suggests? > > If this fails, I may just buy a hard drive based MP3 player (archos) and use > the Libby for something else. > > Bye for now. > > > _ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > >
Re: in-car libretto MP3 audio player
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 10:57:04 -0400 From: Jonathan Towne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: in-car libretto MP3 audio player [ BEWARE LONG REPLY! :) ] On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 06:40:47AM -0700, Richard Harrison scribbled: # Well my on going experiment of turning my Lib 50 into a jukebox continues. # # To date I've: # overclocked the Libby to 100 I should do this, my 50ct still runs at 75mhz and plays mp3 audio (downsampled to 22100khz) without skipping. # installed a 13 gig hard drive I should also do this .. I'm still using my 810meg drive :) # replaced Explorer with LiteShell I replaced it with FreeBSD. # tried about 15 players to find one that wouldn't skip/stutter I use mpg123 .. command-line player for most any OS. # So, here are my remaining problems after spending two weeks on holidays with # the Libby in the car. # # It still takes TOO LONG TO BOOT! it can take five minutes from pressing # the power button until I start hearing tunes! I agree .. i use the 'hibernate' feature on mine, which cuts a few minutes off, but still takes a while. # Occasionally it would still stutter. # Twice it shut down due to overheating. Never had this problem.. one idea is to flip the libby on its top so that air can get to the bottom more easily.. just a theory, but maybe? :) # I admit I've got a pretty high standard I'm trying to hit, but I think it # should be attainable. Essentially, I what the Libby to behave like an audio # component. No one would accept a CD player that took five minutes to start # up. No one would use a radio that skipped occasionally. All I want is # perfection! Very attainable, except maybe the startup/shutdown times.. # Now I'm back to exploring other options. I'm convinced that the real # villain it Windows, so I'm asking the list for other suggestions. FreeBSD! (or maybe Linux, but i find Linux slower on my un-upgraded libby) # Ideally, I thing I need an OS without a GUI so that I can get a quicker boot # time. But, I still need a player that will handle the huge number of songs # I have. So far, I've been looking for a DOS player, but can't find anything # that will do more that play one song at a time or may be a sub directory at # a time. Also, stopping to type in command line stuff isn't very safe in a # moving car! I suspect that I wouldn't have to downsample at all, but you hardly notice it anyway .. I'm using FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE (should be upgraded, but it works, so why bother?) with XFree86 3.3.6, even, and an older (pre-GNOME-crap) version of icewm.. I've rigged a custom program to allow me to close the lid and use one of the mouse buttons as a 'skip to next song' feature, as per a suggestion I read on this list a while ago..Pictures of my setup can be found at http://minix.nailed.org/~jontow/pictures/valiant/audio/audio.html If anyone wants this program, I'm sure I could dig up the source that I used .. it isn't all-original code, I cheated and found an xlib example and went from there.. # Can anyone suggest a DOS player or a Linux console player? mpg123. # Can anyone make any other suggests? I'm sure I could, but lets not make this reply too huge, for now :) -- - Jonathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:31:49 -0500 From: "Richard Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Well my on going experiment of turning my Lib 50 into a jukebox continues. To date I've: overclocked the Libby to 100 stripped down windows as lean as possible using Lite98 installed a 13 gig hard drive replaced Explorer with LiteShell tried about 15 players to find one that wouldn't skip/stutter So, here are my remaining problems after spending two weeks on holidays with the Libby in the car. It still takes TOO LONG TO BOOT! it can take five minutes from pressing the power button until I start hearing tunes! Occasionally it would still stutter. Twice it shut down due to overheating. Using only WinAmp & directors is too difficult find songs with 12 gig out there. Using MusicLibary to manage songs slows things down and the interface has too much going on for the size of the Libby's screen. I admit I've got a pretty high standard I'm trying to hit, but I think it should be attainable. Essentially, I what the Libby to behave like an audio component. No one would accept a CD player that took five minutes to start up. No one would use a radio that skipped occasionally. All I want is perfection! Now I'm back to exploring other options. I'm convinced that the real villain it Windows, so I'm asking the list for other suggestions. Ideally, I thing I need an OS without a GUI so that I can get a quicker boot time. But, I still need a player that will handle the huge number of songs I have. So far, I've been looking for a DOS player, but can't find anything that will do more that play one song at a time or may be a sub directory at a time. Also, stopping to type in command line stuff isn't very safe in a moving car! I did find something for the GEM environment, but haven't had a chance to try it yet. Can anyone suggest a DOS player or a Linux console player? Can anyone make any other suggests? If this fails, I may just buy a hard drive based MP3 player (archos) and use the Libby for something else. Bye for now. _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Extended Batteries for 50ct
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:00:22 -0400 From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Extended Batteries for 50ct >I am going hiking for three weeks and want to keep weight down as > much as poss. I envisage using the lib about 15 minutes a day max to > dump the log from my GPS So I need to have about 5-6 hours of > battery... don't want to carry a sealed lead-acid.. too heavy... I hope you're not planning to leave with one or 2 charged batteries and having it work like that. First off, an extended battery on a L50 might work almost 3 hours at a clip just off charge. That does not mean you could use it for 12 quarter hours, 15 minutes a day for 12 days. Rechargeable batteries simply don't discharge linearly. They self discharge, and the action of starting the computer will also suck a lot of juice too... Maybe you thought of this but the way I read your question it seems you are going off the power mains for 3 weeks. On the other hand, a big expensive solar cell might keep things topped off nicely. Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:11:45 -0400 From: "Eiren K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com Thanks. I bought a few. Do you think they're: a) discontinuing them; or b) coming out with a higher capacity version? -e. - Original Message - From: "carval" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 12:30 PM Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 09:30:15 -0700 > From: carval <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com > > Hi > Iomega CLIK is being offered on Buy.com as the buy of the > day today for $18.95 > > > > > ** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe > UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- > Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... > ** > > ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Enhanced Port Replicator EPR Help
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 08:18:55 -0400 From: "Pres Waterman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Enhanced Port Replicator EPR Help > Do I need some special drivers for the enchanced port > replicator to turn on the PCMCIA sockets and the USB? > Also, does anyone know if the port replicator is > supposed to turn off the sockets in the libretto, or > will I have four sockets? The special driver you need connects between the replicator and the wall outlet. Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:00:50 +0200 From: "S. G. Karman, S1476" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Iomega CLIK! PC Card Drive on buy.com Hi all, IMO, * Iomega Adapter connecting Clik PC card to a desktop costs >100USD! * buying a 3.5" Adapter /* for any PC Card */ costs <100USD (look at specs for such an 3.5" adapter, www.carry.com.tw) * Clik media ~19USD? After a little calc, /* cash per MB */ is epsilon for CD-R media. * Clik is slower than any CD Drive(Look at sony's site for a portable CDR/RW >>>CRX75A-RP 8*4*24CD R/RW dims:129*134*15mm, 200g) Best Regards S. G. Karman Reader ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Extended Batteries for 50ct
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 18:54:53 +1000 From: Dan Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Extended Batteries for 50ct Any available in Australia? What is the best source for international shipping? current price (or best price) Anyone want to sell one? Or even a standard battery? I am going hiking for three weeks and want to keep weight down as much as poss. I envisage using the lib about 15 minutes a day max to dump the log from my GPS So I need to have about 5-6 hours of battery... don't want to carry a sealed lead-acid.. too heavy... Anyone able to mail me one for a price? Best Regards Dan Baker. P.S. Is there a site with a step-by-step guide to setting up a new HD? I have tracked down a 4.3 gig I can get for free ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
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Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 09:42:02 +0100 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: unsubscribe It's been fun and useful but now I've been forced onto a Portege :-) Goodbye good luck Jason ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
