Re: [LIB] Dead L110

[barnacle]

Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 20:00:16 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Dead L110

On Friday 04 March 2005 01:54, you wrote:

> I went over my 110 board for quite a while last night, and couldn't find
> anything that looked uniquely like it may be a fuse.  I think Neil was
> lucky that the 70 had a rather large fuse in comparision to the other
> components on the board.  And it was sitting right next to the input power
> plug.  So finding an open circuit across it was probably a dead giveaway.
> That fuse powered the screen, and I guess I was pretty lucky that Neil had
> dealt with the exact same issue.

Ahem. Lucky. Cheeky whippersnapper :)

Neil has been an electronics engineer for nearly thirty years and knew what he 
was looking for... and if one 70 had a fault in one of three power circuits, 
it was a good place to start looking.

>
> Now the issue with this 110 MB is that >nothing< works when the system is
> powered up.  Or nothing that I can detect besides 3 out of 4 LEDs lighting,
> and the HDD spinning.  So there may be no dead fuse to find.

Silly question I know - but is there anything coming out of the video socket? 
Is it just the video screen that's dead? If it is, then it's likely a fuse or 
other component of the voltage supply to the screen; the lamp driver 
inverter, perhaps?

Neil

Re: [LIB] Mr. Barnacle

[barnacle]

Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:30:46 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Mr. Barnacle

On Sunday 27 February 2005 23:35, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 15:35:10 -0800 (PST)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Mr. Barnacle
>
> Neil... if you're following Lib list posts...  I was wondering how you
> determined that the dead screen problem in your/my L70 was due to a blown
> fuse... and how you found that fuse.

...
> I recall you had me test to see if the resistance across the fuse on the
> L70 was zero, and then solder a fuse wire across the top of the case.  The
> L70 is still going after all these years.  I may just pull the L110 out and
> see if I can spot any fuses in it.

Um, basically that was what I did - I looked for things in fuse-style packages 
- look for quite a large package and markings like '3.15' or similar.

Neil

Re: [LIB] speaking of pres waterman

[barnacle]

Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:11:06 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] speaking of pres waterman

On Sunday 27 February 2005 23:21, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 18:21:30 -0500
> From: "Michael Hodish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: speaking of pres waterman
>
> Googling Pres finds this:
> http://www.automaxtraining.com/automax_trainers_pres_waterman.php4

Heh, didn't recognise him with his beard on :)

Neil

Re: [LIB] New 30 Gb Drive Issue

[barnacle]

Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:27:12 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] New 30 Gb Drive Issue

On Friday 28 January 2005 23:38, you wrote:

> Does anyone have the 50/70 & 100/110 service manuals online anywhere?  Mine
> seem to be corrupt.  I've yet to write anything about the W98/W2K file
> problem I discovered.  I hope the problem with these corrupted manual files
> isn't related.

www.nbarnes.easynet.co.uk/libretto/li50_70ct.pdf for the 50/70. Can't help you 
with the 100/110, though.

Neil

Re: [LIB] echo indigo

[barnacle]

Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:09:10 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo

On Tuesday 09 November 2004 20:42, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:41:01 -0800 (PST)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo
<...>
> And then I need a good EQ, as I'm continually
> adjusting it to make up for the low tech (cheap) audio
> equipment I've got.  I know a lot of audiophiles will
> have nothing to do with any type of EQ at all... But
> then they generally have $20,000 and up audio systems.

One of those things. Remember that *under no circumstances* can you hear the 
sound *as recorded* anywhere except in the original mixdown studio. Your amp 
is different, your speakers are different, the acoustics of your room are 
different, the background noise is different... hell, even the volume is 
likely different and as the frequency response of the human ear varies with 
volume...

That said, a few general thoughts on buying amps and speakers in general... 
find a pair of speakers of which you like the sound. Don't go mad, but look 
for something that doesn't have any obvious resonances in their response and 
that can cope with extreme choices from your taste in music - in my case, I'm 
quite happy to go to a hifi shop with a fistful of my own CDs - e.g. violin, 
piano, and organ concerti, full symphonies, heavy metal, solo voice, capo 
verde jazz... whatever. Listen to the speakers through a single amp and 
decide which you like the sound of best.

I'd recommend if the amps have eq, centering the controls. Once you've found 
the speakers you like, switch alternate amps to the speakers. At this stage, 
the salesman will be going wild and enthusing about pace, rhythm, control, 
stage etc. Tune him out, he's an idiot. When you seek an amp, get one capable 
of outputting *more* power than the speakers can officially handle. The 
salesman will go 'eek' but that way, you'll be unlikely to overload the amp, 
thus you won't generated the dangerous squarewave clipping signal that *will* 
kill your speakers...

Each of the speaker pairs will sound different; each of the amps will sound 
different... but there's likely to be a combination in there that you like, 
even in the less than optimal environment of the shop.

The reason for avoiding eq is that if done in the analogue domain, it will 
introduce phase shifts depending on frequency... which can lead to stereo 
image shifts as well as potentially introducing harmonic distortions... but 
again, it's a matter of taste.

For what it's worth, my home audio is over ten years old; a pioneer amp and 
wharfedale speakers that cost under three hundred quid at the time.

>
> > >I think John is referring to the old school
> >
> > audiophile
> >
> > >beef with digital\CD\semiconductor audio playback
> >
> > vs.
> >
> > >analog\vinyl\tube based audio.  Right John, or not?
> >
> > Uooh, that's hot topic ;-). And I'm not really
> > qualified for this since
> > I lack the >10k $/EUR hifi equipment (both
> > semiconductor and tube).
>
> Okay... $10K is a starting point I guess... ;-P

Heh. See above. But the last pair of speakers I bought professionally were 
eighteen thousand pounds *each* :)

>
> > Never really ventured into WINE land, I tried it a
> > couple of times on my
> > desktop (unsuccessfully). From the little experience
> > I had I would say
> > it's a nogo on a 50ct (it draws quite some CPU).
> > Anyone with experience
> > on a 110ct?
>
> From Neil's comments, I'm now wondering if a 110 could
> handle it.
>

I'd still not recommend it - ok if you want to play patience or use word, but 
by the time you're asking it to emulate all the windows audio buffers and 
then the linux sound system buffers on top of that... you're on a hiding to 
nothing :)

One point about your requirement for eq on the lib player - recall that eq is 
one of the heavier computational requirements to be done with any accuracy, 
though on an mp2 playback it could be done once the signal has been decrypted 
but not yet decoded at very little cost - I doubt that that's how they do 
it...

Neil

Re: [LIB] echo indigo

[barnacle]

Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 08:47:18 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo

On Saturday 06 November 2004 09:07, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 01:07:05 -0800 (PST)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo
>
> --- Stefan Katletz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > my 50ct is mostly running linux (debian sarge,
> > though there is still a
> > win98se installation lying around). I don't use X
> > for mp3 playing, just
> > text console and mp3blaster. But that takes most of
> > the resources, doing
> > anything else creates clicks/white noise (even
> > though I overclocked it
> > to 100MHz).
>
> That was my experience with Linux... tho' Neil did get
> Mandrake set up on my 50 so that I could play MP3s in
> the iceman X shell relatively well.  iceman probably
> drew as few resources as I'd guess an X shell can
> manage.  But the Windows virtual memory managment in
> Win98 on the 50 did a better job.  Still it was only
> incrementally better.  I could really only multitask
> with simple programs like Notepad and Wordpad without
> the MP3 playback dropping out.

Yup, if you try something that needs a lot of processor time then something 
else is going to suffer. Windows *is not* a real-time operating system (nor 
linux) and without that guaranteed processing timeslice (and response time) 
it's always going to be non-stochastic. This 600MHz Portege doesn't even show 
the processor time on its display for an ogg playback, but every once in a 
while I'll start too many applications and it will run out of memory and have 
to do a swap to disk - pause - continue.
>
> > >digital music does not sound that good no matter
> > >how you play it back.
> >
> > I can't complain about the quality, if you don't use
> > the internal  speaker :-).
>
> I think John is referring to the old school audiophile
> beef with digital\CD\semiconductor audio playback vs.
> analog\vinyl\tube based audio.  Right John, or not?

That would be the old linear conversion/uncompressed storage/linear amplifier 
vs. no conversion/frequency compressed/second harmonic distortion beef, no?
 must not go there...

On the lib's built in sound cards, I find that the DAC/output amps are not 
brilliant and in particular can't easily cope with large swings rail to rail; 
they can't manage the slew rate. Keep the volume down, and preferably don't 
get onto bit 15, and the noise floor is still around -60dB if you amplify 
externally.

> I'd be really interested in hearing whether or not
> Linux on any of the Libs could power both WINE and
> Foobar2000.

Don't go there... you're running an emulation on top of an operating system 
already established as slower in some respects...

Neil

Re: [LIB] echo indigo

[barnacle]

Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 08:47:18 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo

On Saturday 06 November 2004 09:07, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 01:07:05 -0800 (PST)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo
>
> --- Stefan Katletz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > my 50ct is mostly running linux (debian sarge,
> > though there is still a
> > win98se installation lying around). I don't use X
> > for mp3 playing, just
> > text console and mp3blaster. But that takes most of
> > the resources, doing
> > anything else creates clicks/white noise (even
> > though I overclocked it
> > to 100MHz).
>
> That was my experience with Linux... tho' Neil did get
> Mandrake set up on my 50 so that I could play MP3s in
> the iceman X shell relatively well.  iceman probably
> drew as few resources as I'd guess an X shell can
> manage.  But the Windows virtual memory managment in
> Win98 on the 50 did a better job.  Still it was only
> incrementally better.  I could really only multitask
> with simple programs like Notepad and Wordpad without
> the MP3 playback dropping out.

Yup, if you try something that needs a lot of processor time then something 
else is going to suffer. Windows *is not* a real-time operating system (nor 
linux) and without that guaranteed processing timeslice (and response time) 
it's always going to be non-stochastic. This 600MHz Portege doesn't even show 
the processor time on its display for an ogg playback, but every once in a 
while I'll start too many applications and it will run out of memory and have 
to do a swap to disk - pause - continue.
>
> > >digital music does not sound that good no matter
> > >how you play it back.
> >
> > I can't complain about the quality, if you don't use
> > the internal  speaker :-).
>
> I think John is referring to the old school audiophile
> beef with digital\CD\semiconductor audio playback vs.
> analog\vinyl\tube based audio.  Right John, or not?

That would be the old linear conversion/uncompressed storage/linear amplifier 
vs. no conversion/frequency compressed/second harmonic distortion beef, no?
 must not go there...

On the lib's built in sound cards, I find that the DAC/output amps are not 
brilliant and in particular can't easily cope with large swings rail to rail; 
they can't manage the slew rate. Keep the volume down, and preferably don't 
get onto bit 15, and the noise floor is still around -60dB if you amplify 
externally.

> I'd be really interested in hearing whether or not
> Linux on any of the Libs could power both WINE and
> Foobar2000.

Don't go there... you're running an emulation on top of an operating system 
already established as slower in some respects...

Neil

Re: [LIB] echo indigo

[barnacle]

Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2004 08:47:18 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo

On Saturday 06 November 2004 09:07, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 01:07:05 -0800 (PST)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] echo indigo
>
> --- Stefan Katletz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > my 50ct is mostly running linux (debian sarge,
> > though there is still a
> > win98se installation lying around). I don't use X
> > for mp3 playing, just
> > text console and mp3blaster. But that takes most of
> > the resources, doing
> > anything else creates clicks/white noise (even
> > though I overclocked it
> > to 100MHz).
>
> That was my experience with Linux... tho' Neil did get
> Mandrake set up on my 50 so that I could play MP3s in
> the iceman X shell relatively well.  iceman probably
> drew as few resources as I'd guess an X shell can
> manage.  But the Windows virtual memory managment in
> Win98 on the 50 did a better job.  Still it was only
> incrementally better.  I could really only multitask
> with simple programs like Notepad and Wordpad without
> the MP3 playback dropping out.

Yup, if you try something that needs a lot of processor time then something 
else is going to suffer. Windows *is not* a real-time operating system (nor 
linux) and without that guaranteed processing timeslice (and response time) 
it's always going to be non-stochastic. This 600MHz Portege doesn't even show 
the processor time on its display for an ogg playback, but every once in a 
while I'll start too many applications and it will run out of memory and have 
to do a swap to disk - pause - continue.
>
> > >digital music does not sound that good no matter
> > >how you play it back.
> >
> > I can't complain about the quality, if you don't use
> > the internal  speaker :-).
>
> I think John is referring to the old school audiophile
> beef with digital\CD\semiconductor audio playback vs.
> analog\vinyl\tube based audio.  Right John, or not?

That would be the old linear conversion/uncompressed storage/linear amplifier 
vs. no conversion/frequency compressed/second harmonic distortion beef, no?
 must not go there...

On the lib's built in sound cards, I find that the DAC/output amps are not 
brilliant and in particular can't easily cope with large swings rail to rail; 
they can't manage the slew rate. Keep the volume down, and preferably don't 
get onto bit 15, and the noise floor is still around -60dB if you amplify 
externally.

> I'd be really interested in hearing whether or not
> Linux on any of the Libs could power both WINE and
> Foobar2000.

Don't go there... you're running an emulation on top of an operating system 
already established as slower in some respects...

Neil

Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?

[barnacle]

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:29:01 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?

On Sunday 24 October 2004 04:19, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 20:19:02 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?
:
> > > But yeah...  the clicks that develop on my 50 & 70
> > > are fairly significant.

Hang on one minute... you get these clicks on both the built in Yamaha sound 
chip playing through the jack and with a pcmcia sound card? that kinda 
removes hot audio components as the problem...

Neil

Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?

[barnacle]

Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 13:28:39 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?

On Thursday 21 October 2004 11:27, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 03:26:06 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> But yeah...  the clicks that develop on my 50 & 70 are
> fairly significant.  Not those faint little ones that
> develop with some problems.  This reaches right to the
> edge of full fledged motorboating.  And I’m pretty
> sure it’s more a hardware problem than software,
> though without a doubt it’s a degree of both what with
> dance they’re doing. 

I believe you're right. There's nothing in the decoding chain that's likely to 
cause rail-to-rail clicks... and it looks like it's thermally related rather 
than softwareish.

One thing you might try - if you can see if you get the same effect when 
you're playing from a shared drive over a network.

Neil

Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?

[barnacle]

Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:28:55 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?

On Wednesday 20 October 2004 07:59, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:58:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Win98/70CT audio playback: A lost cause?
...
> Then, I guess this really isn't the place to be asking
> about this.  There's never been very much conversation
> about audio issues on the list.  I keep telling myself
> I ought to Google around the net a bit and see what
> other support groups I might be able to find.

Not quite a lost cause, Matt...



A collection of things that can cause audio glitches...

1) physical breakdown of components in the audio amplifier - capacitors, 
semiconductors being the most likely.

2) non-monoticity in the d-a converters

3) breaks in the data stream to the d-c converters, caused by:
  - the cpu does not allocate sufficient time to update buffers
  - the cpu cannot decode the data in the time available
  - the disc drive cannot deliver the data in time
  - the disc takes time out to recalibrate its hardware, and has insufficient 
space on its buffer ram to cover the glitch

4) Problems with the decoder software, including:
  - errors decoding the bitstream
  - errors allocating memory 
  - problems with non-standard bit-streams
  - problems interfacing with the hardware ram buffers

Of these, (1) will show itself randomly, though it may be dependent on time of 
operation (and therefore heat), and it will occur whether audio is being 
replayed or not.

(2) will show every time the signal ramps past the non-monotonic part of the 
signal. Expect symptoms ranging from apparently simple noise to aliasing or 
even frequency doubling.

(3) will show as short silences in the audio, randomly, so not appearing at 
the same point every time you replay the same track.

(4) might be randomly timed dropouts, or might occur at the same point in the 
bitstream.

As the problem increases with time - and presumably heat - I'd be inclined to 
suspect something from (3), if it's showing as noticeable pauses. If it's 
just ticks, then it's likely caused by sudden jumps in the dac output, 
perhaps because samples have been missed or because there's a driver problem.

For what it's worth, I had problems on the 70 with ticking on a .ogg decoder; 
it would gradually start to tick on both channels, and appeared to be 
dropping the occasional sample. If you paused and restarted the decode, the 
audio image would shift back to the centre, an implication that data was not 
being replayed at the same speed in both channels (!).

The audio hardware in a PC is bizarre, mostly for legacy reasons. The audio 
chip can only access buffers in the lower 16MB, and there are restrictions 
about crossing 64kB boundaries . This is controllable in DOS, but once 
you add W95/8 and directSound to the mix it gets really silly: data is 
decoded to an upper memory buffer (all user program memory is allocated in 
the top 2GB of the memory space, mapped to wherever the physical memory is), 
mixed (and possibly rate changed) with any other audio present to a second 
buffer, and transferred to the final buffer; then, it's DMA'd by the audio 
output chip. 

The data rate coming off the disc is miniscule in processor terms... even a 
384kb/s rate only equates to 48kB/s, nothing, really.

This probably hasn't helped you... but my guess is still software. I found 
when I was running the 70, which I had overclocked IIRC, that most of the 
audio programs couldn't hack it. Certainly I didn't want *anything* that had 
on-screen animation going on. Sonique is one that I use a lot, uses very 
little processor time, though you might be able to find an older version. 
Another one I used successfully was mpg123 for dos; there are a few versions 
hanging around but http://www.fareham.org/mpg123/ is probably a good start. 
It's command line only, and you can set all sorts of things like forcing mono 
playback (less decoding) and setting bigger buffers. IIRC it runs in a dos 
box. Worth a play.

Hope this helps,

Neil

Re: [LIB] Win2000 on a 70CT?

[barnacle]

Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:51:56 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Win2000 on a 70CT?

On Tuesday 10 August 2004 10:28, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 02:26:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Matt Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Win2000 on a 70CT?

> Anyone have any feedback on pushing W2K hard on a L70,
> and having it perform reasonably fast?
>
> So I guess I'm going to have to rebuild my L100
> battery pack, and make the leap to it was my main
> Libretto.

Don't bother with W2K on a 70; even with maximum memory and all the speed 
tweaks it's too slow - MS made it so memory bound that the poor little 
beastie spends all its time thrashing the swap file.

Also, I never found a video driver beyond 16-colour versions :(

Neil




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Re: [LIB] 50ct takeapart question

[barnacle]

Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 21:48:00 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 50ct takeapart question

On Monday 19 July 2004 23:48, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 13:05:40 -0400
> From: "Sean P. Durkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: 50ct takeapart question
>
> Haven't seen this one yet-
> looking at the 50ct, on the screen surround are two adhesive stickers
> covering the screws. How do you remove those without destroying them to
> get at the screws? I'd rather not have the little guy look any more
> beatup than it already does



You don't... according to the book, you replace with new sticky bits when you 
put it back together.

However, a scalpel blade will let you lever one corner up and if you're very 
very careful you *can* get them off without folding them. Sometimes even the 
glue works a second time...

Neil




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Re: [LIB] Toshiba Laptop Selection

[barnacle]

Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 18:52:31 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Toshiba Laptop Selection

On Wednesday 14 July 2004 02:30, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:29:02 EDT
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Toshiba Laptop Selection
>
> In a message dated 7/13/2004 9:48:52 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > > Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:31:55 EDT
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Toshiba Laptop Selection
> > >
> > > Fellow listers:
> > >
> > > I'm in the process of selecting a laptop PC for my daughter, who will
> > > head off to college in August.  Being a Libretto devotee, I'd prefer to
> > > get a Toshiba of some flavor, but I'm not as educated as I'd like on
> > > the older models that I can afford.  I'm looking for a PII machine, in
> > > the 300-400mHz range, preferably not a heavyweight but fairly
> > > light/thin, maybe a 10.4" or 12" LCD.  Can anyone help me out with
> > > suitable models I should be focusing on?  Thanks.
> >
> > Lee,
> >
> > From your criteria, you're probably looking at a portege. I have both the
> > 7020CT and the 3480CT.
>
> 
>
> Neil,
>
> May I pick your brain on the 7020CT (7010 is similar I assume)?  I'm
> wondering about DOS hibernation.  Are these Porteges plagued with the
> Libretto hibernation issues, e.g., must I set up a blank area on the HDD
> for it?  If not, do you know how it's handled?  Thanks for any info you can
> supply.

It's just a smaller disk/memory version if I recollect properly. For what it's 
worth, I had the 7020 running with a 60GB disk in before I bought the 3840 
and swapped the disks round.

Do you know, the question of hibernation has never arisen... :) 

There's - afaik - no requirement for a defined partition if you're using a 
fat32 file system on your first partition. I certainly haven't made one or 
left any spaces, and I haven't noticed any missing files. With W2K I think 
the bios talks to windows to organise file storage; I suppose this means you 
need to have sufficient space on the C partition to save the backup file - 
basically, memory size plus four meg or so for the display.

Unfortunately I can't investigate; daughter has stolen the machine while I've 
been on my travels :)

If you hibernate windows, (and recalling that I have a winnux dual boot 
machine), on restarting the machine it begins with the boot loader - if I 
select linux it just gets on with it, if I start windows it un-hibernates as 
expected.

But it's very rare I hibernate; battery life for standby is a couple of 
hundred hours so that's a much faster option in both directions, and it has 
*never* overheated... and I run it in some pretty hot places.

I guess she'll be fine with it ( and possibly most important to her, if you 
put a big disc in, it's quite fast enough to decode mp3s!)

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Re: [LIB] Toshiba Laptop Selection

[barnacle]

Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 16:34:18 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Toshiba Laptop Selection

On Sunday 11 July 2004 06:41, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2004 15:31:55 EDT
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Toshiba Laptop Selection
>
> Fellow listers:
>
> I'm in the process of selecting a laptop PC for my daughter, who will head
> off to college in August.  Being a Libretto devotee, I'd prefer to get a
> Toshiba of some flavor, but I'm not as educated as I'd like on the older
> models that I can afford.  I'm looking for a PII machine, in the 300-400mHz
> range, preferably not a heavyweight but fairly light/thin, maybe a 10.4" or
> 12" LCD.  Can anyone help me out with suitable models I should be focusing
> on?  Thanks.

Lee,

From your criteria, you're probably looking at a portege. I have both the 
7020CT and the 3480CT. 

The 7020 is fine with win2k and will boot from a pcmcia CDrom, though you'll 
require either the port extender or a base station if you want to use the 
serial or parallel port. There's a separate port for a dedicated floppy. The 
screen is good - about 12", 1024*768 and although the battery will be almost 
certainly dead, long life batteries which don't add to the thickness of the 
unit aren't expensive and will last most of a transatlantic flight. The 
processor is a 366, standard disk is 6G, and it comes with 64MB ram with a 
socket underneath for another 64MB. You might find that the processor can't 
decode all the latest video codecs in real time, particularly AVIs, though 
it's fine for MPG and audio replay. It will run off the same mains psu as the 
libs (round connector) though it prefers a three amp supply. Weight is under 
two pounds, if you don't insist on carrying the floppy and extender and cdrom 
around, which is the whole point :) and size is about an inch wider than a 
sheet of A4 paper, about an inch thick.

The 3480CT runs all the stuff that the 7020 does but has a faster (600M) 
processor, more ram (64M+128M) and a bigger disk - 12G. The screen is the 
same resolution at 1024 by 768 but smaller - it's an inch smaller all round 
than the 7020. Overall thickness is about 3/4 inch. Standard battery pack 
(new) will run two-three hours and the extension pack - which is ridiculously 
cheap because it's a stupid design - bolts underneath and doubles the 
thickness and weight, but it runs at least ten hours. The keyboard can be a 
little small, and I'd prefer a bigger shift key on the right. The port 
extender includes serial, parallel, extra USB, network point, another video 
output, an alternate power input (round as above; the power on the machine 
itself is the two-prong type used on the 100/110), keyboard/mouse port, and 
another audio output. There's a winmodem socket on the side of the machine, 
too.

Of the two, the 7020 is more comfortable to use but I like the lesser size and 
weight of the 3480.

HTH,

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Re: [LIB] Installing SuSE 9.1 On Libretto L100 - MORE INFO

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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 13:19:00 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Installing SuSE 9.1 On Libretto L100 - MORE INFO

On Thursday 17 June 2004 10:58, you wrote:

> > Mandrake may be a good choice for you - it offers an 'install from HD'
> > option which only uses the floppy to boot from, as does Redhat, I
> > believe.
>
> Well I do know Mandrake, and I have bad news: MD Linux simply won't boot
> properly from floppy, not even from single floppy.
> But it can be installed using the loadlin trick.
>
> For Mandrake up to 9.2 you can have a look at my Linux page
> http://home.hccnet.nl/pr.nienhuis/MDLinux.html
> (and update the loadlin command there according to the isolinux.cfg file
> in your distro.
> If you can't figure it out, ask again and I'll tell the command line(s)
> I used)
>
> Be warned that although MD9.0 was quite easy
> (PCMCIA-CD-ROM/HD/FTP/HTTP/NFS possible), MD9.2 is difficult to install
> (only option=PCMCIA CD-ROM), and MD10.0 doesn't install at all in a
> Libretto, it won't recognize the HD. Unless you build a custom install
> kernel
>
> You can also try Free/Net/OpenBSD. FreeBSD does boot properly from the
> two install floppies, because it initializes PCMCIA only after the
> install kernel has booted completely (= way after having read floppy
> #2).
>
> And then again, IMO Mandrake 9.2 (with kernel 2.4.22) is a bit heavy for
> the poor Libby. Booting into KDE takes > 5 minutes. Chances are that
> SuSe 9.1 is similarly demanding.
> I intend to try VectorLinux 4, seems much more lightweighted & snappier.

I found that with Mandrake and the CT70 - the highest powered Lib I have, with 
a speed upgrade and a big disk and the full memory I could get, I could get 
Mandrake up to 8.1 loaded; but I had to use text mode as there was 
insufficient memory to do the GUI load. ISTR the quickest way to get it 
running was with the HD install, though I've used PCMCIA install as well with 
a non-booting CD and a floppy. Needed two PC slots though.

For my money, on the 70 Mandrake 7.1 was the best option by far, running kde 
apps on IceWm.

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Re: [LIB] Installing SuSE 9.1 On Libretto L100 - MORE INFO

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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:54:52 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Installing SuSE 9.1 On Libretto L100 - MORE INFO

On Tuesday 15 June 2004 05:57, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 11:41:09 -0700
> From: John Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Installing SuSE 9.1 On Libretto L100 - MORE INFO
>
> Here is some more information on where in the boot process it all goes
> wrong.  I've typed in below the last 20 or so lines displayed before
> the kernel panic.
>
> RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0
> VFS: mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
> [1] illegal instruction mount -n -tproc...
> [1] illegal instruction mount -n -tsysfs...
> [1] illegal instruction cat /proc/cmdline
> starting udev
> /linuxrc: cannot create /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug: directory nonexistent
> creating devices
> [1] illegal instruction cat /proc/cmdline
> loading kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.ko
> [1] illegal instruction insmod /lib/modu...
> loading kernel/drivers/scsi/sd_mod.ko
> [1] illegal instruction insmod /lib/modu...
> loading kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.ko
> [1] illegal instruction insmod /lib/modu...
> loading kernel/fs/reiserfs/reiserfs.ko
> [1] illegal instruction insmod /lib/modu...
> [1] illegal instruction expr substr ${ro...
> [1] illegal instruction unmount -n /proc
> [1] illegal instruction unmount -n /sys
> kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on hda2
>
> Again, the desktop PC that I used to install SuSE on this Libretto's
> HDD obviously has very different CPU, hardware, RAM, etc than the
> Libretto.  I had hoped SuSE would still boot, so I could go in and
> change some of those specs.

It looks as if you've installed a version which needs a 686-class (as opposed 
to the Pentium/586) processor to run. I'm not familiar with Suse, but most of 
the others seem to offer a choice as to which processor to optimise to (e.g. 
Redhat will work on 386, Mandrake on 586). This may be an automatic choice by 
Suse; have you checked their system requirements? It could be that 9.1 is a 
686-only distribution.

The other problem you're likely to have when you get it installed is that the 
video drivers won't be what the libretto expects; if you have an option, make 
sure that you load the drivers (Neomagic, I think, but not familiar with the 
100) and set it to start in text mode so you can do a video installation 
after it's working.

Mandrake may be a good choice for you - it offers an 'install from HD' option 
which only uses the floppy to boot from, as does Redhat, I believe.

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Re: [LIB] Setting sytem time

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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:16:18 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Setting sytem time

On Sunday 30 May 2004 02:03, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 21:01:58 -0400
> From: "Allen Berge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Setting sytem time
>
> I managed to get it working on my 50ct.  I'd seriously consider making this
> my default OS, cuz it runs faster than windoze, but can only get it to
> reconise my Lan Card, doesn't work with my Belkin WIFI card.  Any way to
> install this so you can boot directly from a partition instead of using a
> Floppy to boot the Kernal?

Did you not set up grub or (damnit, forgot the name of the other one) as a 
boot loader to give you the choice of what to boot?

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Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed

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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 12:07:55 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed

On Sunday 30 May 2004 01:57, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 30 May 2004 00:57:26 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> >Especially with concentric or jacketed connectors it can get a little
> >ambiguous but I find a general rule of thumb that you look for the
> > smallest pin or hole in a concentric connector, if it's a pin it's male
> > and if it's a hole it's female.
>
> Ah so... now we're getting into the subject of absolute/dualist logic vs.
> relativistic/quantum logic!  Where's my I Ching?

Heh. I was brought up on XLR mains connectors. Nasty things, and easy to 
forget which way round was which.

Generally, power comes *out* of a socket and goes *in* to a plug. That the 
plug is in the hardware and the socket on a wire is immaterial.

But in this context, we've been describing the thing on the power supply by 
form, not function, and calling it a plug. Strictly, I suppose it's a female 
plug that plugs into a male socket.

The CPC site lists the bit on the PSU as a plug and the bit that gets plugged 
into as a socket.

There's probably an alt.sex. group just for that...

Neil




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Re: [LIB] Setting sytem time

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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:58:08 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Setting sytem time

On Saturday 29 May 2004 21:56, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 04:11:14 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [LIB] Setting sytem time
>
> From: "Sean P. Durkin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >I've got Feather Linux set up on my 50ct-awesome distro-give it a shot!
> >Anyway-how can I set my system time? I didn't see any listings under the
> >BIOS setup tochange it. Thanks.
>
> You've probably figured it out by this point.  But boot from a Windows boot
> floppy, and type "time" and hit Enter to set the time.  Repeat with
> "date"/Enter.  Maybe it works with Linux boot FDs too.

The way to set the time in Linux is (I think you have to be super user) with 
the 'date' command. Go figure :)

There's a stunningly incomprehensible man page.

Neil




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Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed

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Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:53:33 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed

On Saturday 29 May 2004 21:56, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 03:53:48 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
>
> From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >The *male* connectors are available from www.cpc.co.uk - part number
> >CN0572566
> >- 2.5mm centre hole, 6.25mm outer diameter, 9mm length. They have a
> >matching
> >inline socket CN0649066 as far as I can see.
>
> Heya Neil!
>
> Are you sure that's not a 5.5mm outer diameter?  I don't have calipers to
> measure it, but I don't get any search hits on "2.5mm 6.25mm coaxial plug",
> though lots for "2.5mm 5.5mm coaxial plug".  Seems CPC only wants to list
> the measurement for the i.d..
>
> I think these US companies have the "female" (female/male  ... male/female
> ... androgynous??) connector I'm after, but they are 2.5mm x 5.5mm.  These
> all look the same:
>
> http://www.plaza101.com/plaza/search/res/r6693923.html
>
> http://www.unicornelex.com/newunicorn/detail.php?itemno=23-4805&&PHPSESSID=
>938d945d08c881563c3a950403de59eb
>
> http://www.cablesandconnectors.com/PIX/phi62.jpg
>
> Think this is the right animal?  Funny Digi-Key has the screwy 100/110 male
> plug, but only seems to have the board mount connector to fit the 50/70
> male plug.
>

No. Definitely 6.25mm; just calipered the original PSU connector and the CPC 
plug, of which I have a handful. You want me to get a couple of sockets? I 
have to buy a few bits and bobs anyway and may as well get them from CPC as 
RA or Farnells :) and I'm expecting to be back in Florida in three or four 
weeks.

Mail me off list on the hotmail address...


Neil




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Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed

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Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 21:15:09 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed

On Friday 28 May 2004 19:47, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 18:47:03 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: 50/70 plug dimensions part# needed
>

> David was great at finding the Hirose cord with 100/110 male plug on the
> Digi Key website as part number: RP34L-5PA-2SC  But I'm totally confounded
> at just how he did that, as neither the tech guy there or I could find the
> standard 50/70 AC>DC male adapter plug without a part number or dimensions.
>
> So I'm back to asking here on the list.  Any help on finiding that female
> connecter would be greatly appreaciated.

Matt,

The *male* connectors are available from www.cpc.co.uk - part number CN0572566  
- 2.5mm centre hole, 6.25mm outer diameter, 9mm length. They have a matching 
inline socket CN0649066 as far as I can see.

Chase down the items through Electrical and Security/Power DC

Neil




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Re: [LIB] Help finding rain.

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Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 20:45:55 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Help finding rain.

On Wednesday 19 May 2004 05:35, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 04:33:16 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Help finding rain.
>
> From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >http://www.amn.ru/
> >
> >This baby works fine.  Highly recommended and works great, taking up the
> >smallest amount of RAM vs. CPUIDLE, RAIN, Waterfall, etc.
>
> We're looking at 'Amn Refrigerator' there which is freeware.  Wonder what
> the difference is between this, and the older 'AmnHLT' The Barnacle was
> always touting through the years, and that I've been loading by default
> every time I set up a Windows OS.

Haven't looked at them since I stopped using W95/98; Linux and 2k don't 
require them.

Neil




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Re: [LIB] Re: Librettoster or Libretterati

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Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 20:41:55 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: Librettoster or Libretterati

On Wednesday 19 May 2004 04:15, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 20:13:49 -0700
> From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Librettoster or Libretterati
>
> Raymond, I like 'Libretterati'like 'digiterati'...
>
> As for the Libretto Beer Club, that sounds great!

I fear the Permanent Floating Beer Club has not met for - um - nearly two 
years, I think...

Last meeting was IIRC in New York, winter 2002; attending members were myself, 
Pres, and Mrs Pres. I think Mike Hodish turned up for one about the same time 
in NYC as well.

Neil




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Re: [LIB] EZ-Drive, yes or no revisited...

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Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:18:00 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] EZ-Drive, yes or no revisited...

On Sunday 11 April 2004 03:14, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 02:13:43 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] EZ-Drive, yes or no revisited...
>
> Hey David... Thanks for the rundown on this.  A few points:
>
> From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Normal DOS fdisk can't see beyond the 8GB limit due to its dependency upon
> >what
> >the BIOS reports (the Libretto BIOS can't do it properly).
>
> Actually, I've found that once a >8GB HDD is partitioned with other
> software, Fdisk can indeed >see<, or report the size of partitions over the
> 8GB boundry.  At least it can when an FAT32 extended partition staddles the
> 8GB boundry with a few logical drives on it.  That's the only test I was
> able to do with Fdisk in this regard.  Not sure >why< Fdisk sees it, or if
> it could actually create a partition >8gb, but I tend to doubt it.

Just guessing here, without looking at the source code :) but I'd venture to 
suggest that fdisk uses the bios to talk to the disc. Thus, it can read the 
partition data if it's already been written by a sensible program (as that's 
early in the disk) and it *could* write oversized partitions, if it wanted 
to, but it probably checks against the size of bios reported disc size.

Neil

>
> >That said, I have encountered no problems at all running EZ-Drive and two
> >primary partition installs of Windows 98SE on my L110 with a 20GB Hitachi
> >for
> >the past several years.  Everything works fine, never had a problem, even
> >saves
> >and restores using Symantec Ghost backups just fine.  And, most HD makers
> >recommend you use it if their HD setup program detects a problem with a
> >BIOS
> >(here, the Libretto does..).
>
> Well...  as far as problems with it, I'm still not sure just what caused my
> 20GB HDD w/EZ-Drive to be corrupted when Ghost aborted mid restore process
> with errors, leaving the system blown to pieces.  Then there's the
> confusion of which Ghost switch to run with EZ-Drive installed to deal with
> Int13 Extensions:
>
>   -fnx - Disables extended INT13 support for hard disk operations.
>  ^ - The one you recommended David
>   -ffx - Prefers the use of Extended Interrupt 13h disk access for hard
> disk operations.
> ^ - The one Raymond recommeded
>   -fni - Disables direct IDE access support for IDE hard disk operations.
> -^ - The one Symantec recommends here:
>
> http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/ghost.nsf/docid/1999012915211725?Open&;
>src=w
>
> "When using Ghost to clone a drive that uses a drive manager or overlay,
> use the -FNI switch to ensure that Ghost properly detects the geometry of
> the drive."
>
> Anyone want to put their vote in on which works for them?
>
> All I know there is I ran Ghost within Windows thinking it would... well...
> not thinking things through very well, and not using >any< switch as I have
> done successfully in the past within Windows.  But when Ghost aborted with
> errors, the system wouldn't boot anymore, and I found out later that the
> file system on the C: primary drive was blown to pieces.  I was only abloe
> to recover a few folders.
>
> So I think I'll be leaving EZ-Drive out of the picture on my Librettos in
> the future if I'm going to continue Ghosting drives here and there.  Just
> one less factor to have to figure on running file system related utilities,
> or figure out when they go south.
>
> Matt
>
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Re: [LIB] USB powered external HD

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 18:00:14 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] USB powered external HD

On Tuesday 06 April 2004 15:36, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 15:36:10 +0100
> From: T i m <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> Sound like the one I bought branded "IBM Travelstar Inside" and comes
> with a little leather pouch?
>
> I've only tacked my drive in to test as I'm not sure how positively it's
> held in there? I might also make up a mica shim to go under the drive
> (might use the ones out of the 50CT .. ) and some foam or similar to
> hold the drive back onto the connector?

Sounds like the unit I got; IBM Travelstar brand, no external power 
connection, two USB on the cable, little mock leather pouch.

It takes a standard 9.5mm drive, I'd be inclined to put some spacer in to stop 
an 8.45mm drive rattling around.

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Re: [LIB] Major Boot problems with 50ct

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Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 17:56:19 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Major Boot problems with 50ct

On Friday 02 April 2004 03:21, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 02:20:18 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [LIB] Major Boot problems with 50ct
>
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Thank God I found this list. Here's the deal-dropped the little guy and a
> >small piece popped off the back. I then booted it up and everything was
> >fine for a few days
> >Wanted to check processor speed-followed take apart procedure on adorable
> >libretto. Put it back together and booted-nothing but a brief flash. Then,
> >nothing. Sooo, took apart, put back together-nothing. Power lights light,
> >hard drive clicks-lcd dead. Connections all tight
> >I'm distraught-wife will kill me if I buy another one.HELP!!
> >Sean
>
> Hey Sean...  Tell us a little more about what the system does now when it
> attempts to boot.  From what you wrote, it seems like the screen doesn't
> display anything at all at boot.  If that's the case it may be a bad sign,
> though there's a chance reseating its cable(s) may get it going.  If
> there's an error message displayed, sometime reseating the extended RAM
> card can get things going.  Though when you say 'Connections all tight", it
> sounds like you've already gone the reseating route.
>
> I actually had a fuse blow on my L70 MB, and Neil had me solder some fuse
> wire across the case of the tiny component to get the LCD to light up
> again. Maybe he'll chime in here if it sounds like a possibilty.

It's always a possibility, but the first check is - as Matt says - is to make 
sure all the connections are tight - the connector to the screen isn't always 
easy to get in properly.

The second test is - if you have one of the extender backs or can borrow one - 
is to check whether anything comes out of the external video port. Is there a 
backlight on the screen? (You'll see that at the edges if the main screen is 
black) Or is there no backlight but a faint image - sometimes a strong light 
will show it.

More Input!

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[LIB] UK - ct70 battery

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Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 22:35:56 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: UK - ct70 battery

A colleague has inadvertently bought a ct70 battery for his 110 (pillock :)

He's asked me to offer it here - twentyfive quid including post to the UK, or 
a best offer.

Best to reply to me on my nailed_barnacle AT hotmail DOT com address, I often 
go a week or two between checking this one.

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Re: [LIB] Test

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Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 13:51:46 +
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On Thursday 05 Feb 2004 1:07 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:05:16 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Test
>
> Not getting any list emails.

That one seemed to work :)

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Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive

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Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 21:52:58 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive

On Tuesday 30 Dec 2003 6:42 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:42:08 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] YE Data Floppy Drive
>
>   Who was it?  Xin?
>
>   someone had stuck a HD into their Libretto, found that it bulged up on
> the motherboard and RAM chips above, broke some of the contacts, caused
> problems.
>
>   Resolidering those contacts fixed the bad Libretto problem.
>
>   Search Libretto Mailing List Archives for past posts on this.

There will be a couple from me on this subject - I've fixed bad memories both 
on the main memory and the video ram. Snag is that the main memory is double 
height on standoffs - two chips one under and one over a sub-board, and if 
the fault is on the inner chip, the mobo is a write off :(

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Re: [LIB] Lost list acess... again :-/

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Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 01:11:21 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Lost list acess... again :-/

Got this one via the group; lots of others following it.

Neil

On Sunday 21 Dec 2003 3:59 am, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 21:09:21 +
> From: "Matt Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Lost list acess... again :-/
>
> Neil,
>
> Did my reply to this post of yours to the list come through at your end?  I
> seem to have lost access to the list yet again.  Haave written Dan again...
> but this has happening like clockwork every couple months for upwards of
> about a year at this point. 8-0
>
> Smatt




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Re: [LIB] Reset solved (sort of)

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Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 15:06:51 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Reset solved (sort of)

Karen,

It's not as common as with W95 but it still happens occasionally. The reset 
and on-switches are soft and sometimes get confused - the easy way to shut 
the beastie up is to pull the battery.

It will probably complain when you turn it that it wasn't shut down properly 
and will want to examine all the files. This will take *ages* if you have a 
big drive, but it's worth letting it do it. Overnight is a good time :)

Btw - did I meet you at Eastercon? And I think also RASFC? If you're UK based, 
I believe I have a Toshiba manual for the 50/70 - the only practical 
difference is that the 50 doesn't charge it's batteries while running, and is 
a slower processor. Drop me a line off-list and I'll climb into the attic and 
see what I've got.

Cheers,

Neil


On Friday 18 Jul 2003 8:57 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 20:52:41 +0100
> From: "Karen Traviss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Reset solved (sort of)
>
> Belay that last request for info on how to reboot a 70CT - I found the
> reset button. It didn't work, but at least I know where it is now.
> Running the batteries down solved the problem but I'm going to have to
> dig out a manual from somewhere before I do the poor thing an injury!
>
> Cheers
> KT
>
> Karen Traviss
>
>
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Re: [LIB] Project advice needed

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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:47:51 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Project advice needed

On Friday 20 Jun 2003 4:11 am, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:04:20 -0700
> From: "Clarence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Project advice needed
>
> So, I'm trying to set up my L70 to predominantly play mp3s, read
> text and PDF files, and function as a PIM.

Your mandrake is too new :)

M7.1 is excellent on the 70, particularly if you use a lighter window manager 
than KDE or Gnome - I recommend IceWm. Use X3.3.6 and Reiserfs.

The critical thing with the small amount of memory on the 70 is avoiding 
swapping. If you have to swap, you want to swap as little and as fast as 
possible.

It will load from a CD or a fat 16/32 copy using a single boot floppy - use 
the text mode to load it. Everything recognised except the floppy drive and I 
believe there's a driver out there for it.

>
> I curently have mandrake 8.1 installed, using XFree 4.2,and the
> XFS file system.

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Re: [LIB] L70 service manual

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Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:28:42 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] L70 service manual

On Tuesday 10 Jun 2003 5:30 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 21:29:10 -0700 (MST)
> From: Michael Kopplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] L70 service manual
>
> On Mon, 9 Jun 2003, Matthew Hanson wrote:
> > Hmmm... Brett used to archive it here:
> > ftp://93.conics.net/upload/l5070mm.zip
> >
> > But it doesn't seem to be there aby more.
> >
> > Neil had it archived here:
> > http://www.nbarnes.easynet.co.uk/libretto/li50/70ct.pdf

It's at http://www.nbarnes.easynet.co.uk/libretto/li50_70ct.pdf

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Re: [LIB] libretto CT 50

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Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 11:41:44 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] libretto CT 50

On Saturday 05 Apr 2003 3:17 am, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2003 09:14:12 +1000
> From: "Marcus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] libretto CT 50
>
> Thanks nail, if I expand my Lib CT 50 memory untill 32MB and harddisk to  6
> MB is there any
> implications when running my Lib CT50.
> And thanks again for info www.micsol.com

That's the way I ran mine for years. No bios problems, no need for any clever 
disk formatting, will run windows (95 or 98se recommended) or linux (mandrake 
7.1)

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Re: [LIB] libretto CT 50

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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 21:42:41 +0100
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] libretto CT 50

On Thursday 03 Apr 2003 3:15 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 21:10:14 +1000
> From: "Marcus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: libretto CT 50
>
> Dear Librettos,
>
> I am a new member of this libretto mailing list, I just have libretto CT 50
> from my brother and this libretto almost never used since 1997. The spec
> are RAM 16kb, Hardisk 810 MB (now 350 MB free) windows 95. No disk drive,
> no CD ROM, pentium I.
> I want to use this libretto CT 50 just for email and presentation (by using
> power point) I need your help for giving me advice to maximalize my Toshiba
> libretto CT 50.  How many size harddisk can I extend, and size to extend
> the RAM, possible to use CD ROM?

You can expand the RAM to 32M - expansion modules (8M or 16M) pop up on Ebay 
and here from time to time. This is the single biggest improvement you can 
make, speed-wise...

Hard disks up to at least 20MB are possible - but there are bios implications 
which means you need to take care in formatting the disk. Lots of info in the 
archive.

CD roms can be used - though none of them as far as I know (the original Tosh 
drive may be an exception) will allow you to boot from them. You can do 
little without either the pcmcia floppy drive or another machine into which 
you can insert a new hard disk, so you should probably look for a floppy 
drive.
>
> The second question is, when booting my libretto,  I have to press F 1 and
> then press Esc & yes before entering the Windows 95. (and battery calender
> always 1990)  .   Do you have a suggestion for this ?

You probably need a new bios battery. www.micsol.com or other places in the 
archives. It's possible that you can get the battery to charge if you leave 
the machine turned on while connected to the mains for a couple of days. 
(Note that the main battery doesn't charge when machine is turned on, but 
only when the machine is off - but the bios battery only charges when turned 
on!)

If you come across e.g. a ct70 with a broken screen, you can transfer the guts 
into the 50 with the advantages of a faster processor and charging the 
battery while running.

Enjoy the machine. 

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[LIB] Fwd: pls forward to lib list

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Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 17:48:22 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Fwd: pls forward to lib list


Neal, I still can't post anything to the lib list...would you please put
this on for me? Thanks, Mike Hodish


Subject: XP on ff1100


I have been running Win98 SE in Japanese on my ff1100 w 96 mb ram. Tried to
install XP yesterday. First tried from cd... using my pc card cd prohibited
me form having a nic card in, so no internet at that time, so I told install
it could not go ahead and download updated install files.Got an error: An
unexpected error (is there any other kind), line 5118 in
d:\xpclient\base\boot\setup\setup.c

Cannot continue. Status codes 0x4,0,0,0.

I don't get the reference to drive d, at all. the stuff is on c, and not in
that directory.

Then, copied all of cd to desktop, tried same install, got same error. Then,
tried letting it download net updated install, got same error.

Oh, and it also warns me that because xp is in a different language that the
original os, i  can't install it as an upgrade. So now, I have a dual boot
system, and if I select xp, it goes back into the install routine, which
always fails the same way.

Several questions:
a. What might this mean, and how do I get around it?
b. If I can't get around it, how do I uninstall what has happenned so far so
I don't have this dual boot thing
c. How exactly is partition magic used?  Nothing really vital on this box,
but a nice setup, so b4 going further, would like to create another
partition, undo this dual boot mess, ghost what I have to partition 2, and
then try the install again.

Is it likely a source of the problem that the install files are currently on
c, which is also the installation target?

Thanks, Mike Hodish

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Re: [LIB] LAN cards

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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 05:35:05 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] LAN cards

On Wednesday 12 Mar 2003 5:24 am, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 05:19:27 + (GMT/BST)
> From: Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: LAN cards


> Linux drivers are a must, and one of those neat units that don't
> require a dongle (XJACK) would be good.

Duh, forgot to say - no drivers required for linux, it's all in the PCMCIA 
package which you already have; and it has the connectors in a bulge on the 
end - no dongles.

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Re: [LIB] LAN cards

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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 05:33:52 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] LAN cards

On Wednesday 12 Mar 2003 5:24 am, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 05:19:27 + (GMT/BST)
> From: Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: LAN cards
>
> I am looking to upgrage my 10Mb PCMCIA lan card (3COM Etherlink III) with
> a 10/100 card, and would appreciate any suggestions/experiences from
> Libretto users who are running Linux.
>
> Linux drivers are a must, and one of those neat units that don't
> require a dongle (XJACK) would be good.

Digby,

I've had no problems with a Linksys PCMLM56 10/100 Network/56k Modem combo, 
which works fine on both my 50, 70, and Portege 7020 - so it works on both 
type 1 and 2 PCMCIA slots. Got it from Morgan IIRC.

(If you have a type 2 slot (100 and later I think) I'm presently recommending 
the linksys 802.11B 11Mb radio network card and base station - cost me around 
$170 last week in the states. Works fine in both windows and linux (M9).

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Re: [LIB] WinXP installation

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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 06:33:18 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] WinXP installation

On Tuesday 11 Mar 2003 3:50 am, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 03:46:48 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: WinXP installation



> * Pres wrote saying: "Setup.exe does not run in DOS mode. I had to
> reinstall Win98SE just to install XP."
>
> Is this typical?

2k will work either way but really wants smartdrv running, or the file copying 
is glacial. Sounds like it needs more than 640k to do the bootstrap. Loading 
a minimum 98 first is not a bad idea, provided you have the cdrom drivers for 
it.

>
> * Tom Stangl wrote: "You're running XP on a glacial Libretto and you're
> using backgrounds?? That's insane.  Backgrounds chew up valuable RAM."

True. single colour background, not an image. An image takes up around a meg, 
twice (once to paint it, once in a buffer while windows and suchlike move. 

> * drCursor wrote this about tweaking settings to speed up performance: "In
> System Properties > Advanced > Performance > Settings... It's the visual
> settings like if there is annimation in the menus, if there are drop
> shadows, transparencies, etc etc..."

Whoever thought they were a cool idea wants taking out to the back forty and 
reintegrating with the environment. Lose'em.

>
> If anyone has any suggestions for other tweaks to speed things up, that'd
> be very useful.  

Er, install something other than MS bloatware?

> And I've forgotten about CPUIdle, Waterfall, and Neil's favorite tiny CPU
> idling software, amnHLT.  With the L100 CPU clicked from 166 up to 266, I'm
> definatley going to be needing one of those in the heat of the summer.

I don't think so - W2K and it's descendents actually have an idle cycle that 
stops the processor as amnHLT do.

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Re: [LIB] Pen Drive as Swap File? (slightly OT)

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Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 20:52:44 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Pen Drive as Swap File?  (slightly OT)

On Sunday 09 Mar 2003 8:42 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 15:35:13 -0500
> From: "Lawrence Fieman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Pen Drive as Swap File?  (slightly OT)
>
>
>
> Ungood idea, Larry. Use it as a backup device, but not as a swap device:
>
> Neil
> Thanks Much,
> Larry

One thought which has cropped up on another forum is to use an iPod as a 
backup device - though I doubt it would be fast enough to use as a swap 
drive. Many many gigs though!

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Re: [LIB] FD Image

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Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:31:02 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] FD Image

On Thursday 06 Mar 2003 10:38 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 06:20:57 -0800
> From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] FD Image
>
> Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 09:17:23 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LIB] FD Image
>
> In a message dated 1/22/03 5:25:16 AM Mountain Standard Time,
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Lee,
> >
> >  Would rawrite2 and raread1.1 work with non PC based floppies?  I have
> >  vintage industrial equipment that came with floppy drives in case the
> >  machines hanged and needed to be hard reset-ed.  I know they are of some
> >  propietary format (e.g. Mitsubishi and Fanuc controllers).  When those
> > boot floppies of mine go bad and I don't have any backup ... I'm gonna be
> > in big trouble ...
> >
> >  Oliver
>
> My guess would be yes, but it is purely a guess.  There would be no harm in
> trying it, except for one more read of, and associated wear to, the
> floppies. Maybe Neil or other non-DOS gurus have experience here?
>
> Lee

AFAIK, rawrite and friends exist for various machines - pc, amiga etc - but it 
doesn't look as if there's a lot of support for non-standard disks. If they 
use a standard sector/track layout, there's a chance... (using a suitable 
sized disk drive on a pc)

rawwrite is windows only.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Pen Drive as Swap File? (slightly OT)

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Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:12:03 +
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Subject: Re: [LIB] Pen Drive as Swap File?  (slightly OT)

On Thursday 06 Mar 2003 1:29 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 08:21:44 -0500
> From: "Lawrence Fieman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Pen Drive as Swap File?  (slightly OT)
>
> I have a bunch (5) of Toshiba Satellites  mostly Pentium 100s with 24MB
> running WIN95 ( could run WIN98 2nd ed.).
> Proprietary memory for these things is about $50 for 32MB, and that is the
> maximum.  Now that Pen Drives are cheap (256MB for $50) and probably
> getting cheaper, I was wondering -- does it make sense to use one for a
> swap file and is this possible?  I would also need a USB PCMCIA card.

Ungood idea, Larry. Use it as a backup device, but not as a swap device:

o it's nowhere near as fast as real disk
o more seriously - most flash ram has only 100k read/write cycles - which will 
get used up *very* quickly on a small memory machine with a lot of swapping. 
Windows does a *lot* of swapping.

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Re: [LIB] Probhlem ASPI Layer files on 100CT

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Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 04:44:51 -0800
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Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:40:05 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Tuesday 18 Feb 2003 11:02 pm, you wrote:

> > So I ended up running aspi_v470.exe which contrary to its file name, set
> > up the 4.60 versions of the APIX.VCD and WNASPI32.DLL ASPI files.  Those
> > match the 4.60 version of ASPIENUM.VXD that I have on my system.
> >
> > I’m only guessing that this is probably the best combination of files.
> >
> > Matt
>
> I've been watching this thread with some interest in how it would turn out.
> Not to throw cold water on any particular mp3 ripping software but has
> anybody mentioned using nero for your mp3 needs? I use it on my L110 with
> W2K and find it to be the


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Re: [LIB] Battery

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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:34:34 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Battery

Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 19:30:39 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Battery

On Friday 07 Feb 2003 7:38 am, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 23:34:18 -0800
> From: "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> >IIRC your biggest problem - if you use a battery plugged into the power
> > socket - is identifying when the battery is discharged. The lib silently
> > switches to its own battery and when that's empty, it dies without any
> > warning.
>
> Would it be possible to build a circuit onto the external battery to
> show charge state?  I don't see why not, since there are many products
> that have battery meters ON the battery these days.
>
> Or a circuit built into the cord between the ext batt and Lib that fed
> from either batt, and lit an LED when there was no power coming in from
> the ext batt.

It should be possible - the easiest way to do it would be a circuit to ensure
that the external battery shuts off complety when it gets below the level the
Lib can use. The problem is that because there's still some voltage there, 
the Lib thinks it's on external charger even though it's drinking internal 
volts. Make it go away and the internal logic triggers on the 'low charge' 
from the internal battery properly.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Battery

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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 23:06:34 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Battery

Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:03:16 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Battery

On Friday 07 Feb 2003 1:16 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 02:14:29 +0100
> From: Julian Vassaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Battery
>
> Hi all !
> I've got a Lib50 and I'm thinking of adding an external battery, as
> explained on the fixup.net web site (the one with the led to get the 15V
> to start the libretto).
> I've seen I can have lead batteries for quite a few money, for example a
> 3.2Ah for 20euro or even a 7Ah for 23euro (but this one is too heavy).
> What do you think about it? Has anyone tried a 3.2Ah lead battery with a
> libretto?
> I do not want to damage it!!! How much running time do you think I can
> have on this battery (not including the internal battery).
> Thanks
>Julian

There's a lot of comments from about three years ago in the archives
(www.technoir.nu) which would be worth seeking out.

IIRC your biggest problem - if you use a battery plugged into the power socket
- is identifying when the battery is discharged. The lib silently switches to
its own battery and when that's empty, it dies without any warning.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] I'm in heaven!! 100CT Upgrade and some questions

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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:30:34 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] I'm in heaven!! 100CT Upgrade and some questions

Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 19:26:19 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Thursday 06 Feb 2003 7:46 am, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:42:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] I'm in heaven!! 100CT Upgrade and some questions

>   You'll see 3-4 hours depending on screen brightness settings and so forth
> on average.  Scarry how long the itsy battery lasts vs. the other normal
> sized laptops others have, and it's a wonder it can run so long.

I have an extended battery (5000mWH) for the portege and I've had more than
one person comment on the fact that I can fire it up when the seatbelt goes
out at Heathrow and still have battery left when I get to New York :)

I hate to think how long a Lib would last with one of those...

Neil

(yes, I know it's not a lib, but I need the screen real estate. I still use a
50 and a 70)



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Re: [LIB] Re: Delivery failure (dtgillis@bbs.kerrlake.com)

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Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:08:34 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: Delivery failure ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:04:46 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: Delivery failure ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

On Thursday 06 Feb 2003 5:34 am, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 05:28:19 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Delivery failure ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
> Did everyone on the list get one of these, or just me because I posted it?
> If I get another failure notice from this post, I'll write Dan.

Just you mate!

nah nah nahnah nah! Software doesn't like Matthew!

Neil :)



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Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 01:22:48 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:19:49 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Saturday 01 Feb 2003 4:48 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:45:25 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Crystals and time
>
> Anyone know which Toshiba laptop is pretty small, close to the Libretto
> series? I've seen some Portege series that are pretty small, but I don't
> know the model numbers. Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking to rid
> my 100CT since the mouse is really getting to me. =(

The portege models are closest, I think. I have a 7020 which is a 13" screen
so probably bigger than you want (but it only weighs a kilo and the extended
battery lasts me a full atlantic flight :)

Some of the other models are smaller though, a ten inch screen or so IIRC.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 01:20:34 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:16:18 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

On Friday 31 Jan 2003 6:34 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 06:31:39 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Crystals and time
>
> From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Temperature changes will affect the oscillation rate of a crystal.  Some
> >older two way radios had crystal ovens to keep them at a constant
> >temperature so the frequency wouldn't drift.  I'm sure you'll find that
> >the time change varies with the amount of power up time.
>
> Hmmm... maybe that's why cheap watches that stay right on your warm wrist
> maintain time so well.

ROFL! You're not going to believe this, but those watch crystals are
calibrated for sixteen hours on the wrist, and eight hours on the table. I 
kid you not! I just built a clock with a 4.096MHz crystal (cos it divides
nicely) and that only claims about 50ppm accuracy - about five minutes a
year.

When I used to care about the broadcast output, we had to maintain calibration
of the (PAL) subcarrier oscilator, which is (deep breath) 4,433,618.75Hz.
Plus or minus bugger all, officially. We used a counter with a crystal oven
that claimed to be accurate to .001Hz. I recall some of the older engineers
discussing the fact that the Rubidium master oscillators we used we sensitive
even to the slight gravitational changes from the position of the moon at
different times of the month.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Help

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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:04:34 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Help

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:00:21 +0000
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On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 2:26 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:22:57 +
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Help
>
> Hi,
>
> does anybody have a Boot FD image to start the libretto 50 with the pcmcia
> driver?
>
> Regards
>
> Giovanni

Um, which operating system? For dos, search the net for a 'point enabler' or
dos driver for your make of... er... I assume CD player?

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Alarm Clock Software

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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:58:34 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Alarm Clock Software

Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:54:44 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Alarm Clock Software

On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 12:31 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:02:09 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Alarm Clock Software
>
> As part of the continuing effort to make my L100CT the el cheapo ultimate
> travel PC, I'm trying to find software which functions as an alarm clock.
> There are lots of downloads out there - does anyone have experience with
> one?
>
> What would be ideal is if the software were able to "wake" the Libretto
> from Standby at the preset time, then sound the alarm.  Of course, goodies
> like atomic clock synchronization, time zones, the ability to play an MP3
> as an alarm would all be pluses.

Well, the bios itself has an alarm function. So put the music of your choice
into a startup  folder... :)

Neil



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Re: [LIB] 100/110 power supplies

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Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:23:19 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 100/110 power supplies

Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 20:19:50 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 100/110 power supplies

I guess Anke wins this one - the postage within the UK isn't too bad :) I'll
post the whole unit.

Anke, can you mail me with an address? I'm at

Room 1100 BBC Stadium House
68 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TA

Neil

On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 3:42 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:39:31 +0100 (MET)
> From: Anke Otto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] 100/110 power supplies
>
> Neil,
>
> if you are still looking for the Lib50/70 adapter I would be happy to swap
> you one for the lib 100.
> Otherwise - if you have already used the wire cutter I'd love to have the
> spare lead.
>
> Anke
> Leeds, UK
>
> > So - anyone want to swap a 50 psu for this one? Failing that, anyone able
> >  to
> > use this connector (free!) once i've chopped it off?
> >
> > Remember that I'm based in the UK so postage of the PSU to the states is
> > hideously expensive :( though the plug will go in an envelope.
> > Neil




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Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:31:07 -0800
From: "barnacle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:27:05 +0000
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 12:50 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:46:54 -0800
> From: Chester Prudhomme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

> > Tho' you may want a paint job and a new color!
>
> Am I the only one who thinks someone squashed a Viper here?
>

Not quite - my Fiat Coupe dropped a big end bearing. On christmas eve. At
3.30. In the middle of Glen Coe and a hundred miles from anywhere. mutter
mutter mumble...



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Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 14:28:57 -0800
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:25:48 +0000
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On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 7:36 am, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:36:48 +
> From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.
>
> So where does the libretto go?

In the space where the engine used to be...



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Re: [LIB] $19.95 TOSHIBA LIBRETTO 50CT/70CT - PLASTICS (SHELL)

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Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2003 00:03:05 +
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On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 8:32 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 20:28:36 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] $19.95 TOSHIBA LIBRETTO 50CT/70CT - PLASTICS (SHELL)
>
> From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 9:16 am, you wrote:
> > > Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 09:12:51 +
> > > From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Subject: $19.95 TOSHIBA LIBRETTO 50CT/70CT - PLASTICS (SHELL)
> > >
> > > Anyone looking for a case to replace one on a busted up 50/70?
> >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3403883022&category=315
> >3
> >
> > >4
> >
> >Hmm. I would take issue with his comment 'fits CT70 perfectly' - it won't.
> >Tosh changed the expansion connector slightly between the models so if you
> >want to put a 70 mobo in there you'll need to get busy with a file
> >(awkward)
> >or a Dremel (easier if you actually *have* one :)
> >
> >The snag is that the case *will* fit but not properly, and it leaves the
> >board
> >flexed, which as we know on the libby is Not A Good Idea[tm]
>
> Thanks for that clarification Neil.  That's a problem with the bottom base
> section of the case, and not with the upper clam shell half right?  The
> clam shell from the 50 will siton top of the 70 without problems, won't it?

Yup, it's just the bottom chunk of case - the top half, screen etc are fine. 
Don't forget (not relevant in this case, but...) that the 50 and 70 keyboards 
are not compatible.

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Re: [LIB] $19.95 TOSHIBA LIBRETTO 50CT/70CT - PLASTICS (SHELL)

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Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 09:43:59 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] $19.95 TOSHIBA LIBRETTO 50CT/70CT - PLASTICS (SHELL)

On Saturday 01 Mar 2003 9:16 am, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 09:12:51 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: $19.95 TOSHIBA LIBRETTO 50CT/70CT - PLASTICS (SHELL)
>
> Anyone looking for a case to replace one on a busted up 50/70?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3403883022&category=3153
>4

Hmm. I would take issue with his comment 'fits CT70 perfectly' - it won't. 
Tosh changed the expansion connector slightly between the models so if you 
want to put a 70 mobo in there you'll need to get busy with a file (awkward) 
or a Dremel (easier if you actually *have* one :)

The snag is that the case *will* fit but not properly, and it leaves the board 
flexed, which as we know on the libby is Not A Good Idea[tm]

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Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:20:16 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

On Friday 28 Feb 2003 8:01 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 14:56:46 -0500
> From: "Lawrence Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub
>
> fdisk /mbr method is a much easier and safe way to clean up the partition
> sectors in a HDD. Of course, the DEBUG is a handy tool but you need to put
> a few lines of assembly code to call BIOS INT13 to wipe out the master boot
> sector. I can't believe you still remember how to do it, David. Last time I
> did it, I had to open my dusty DOS book:)

Real men use load'n'set switches...

Neil (well, hex keypads... near enough)



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Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

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Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:18:51 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub

On Friday 28 Feb 2003 7:58 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 20:57:20 +0100
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LIB] L1 Scrub
>
> argh USB and DOS... I don't think it'll work... [;-)]
> But you can still have a 1 or 2 foot floppy disk with linux kernel and
> some basic programs that will support your usb CD [:-)]
> Linux is great !! (I'm running Linux Mandrake 9 on my Lib50 32Mo RAM and
> 20GB HDD)

Bloody hell! I hope you're not trying to run kde on it then? The last Mandrake 
that was usable on the 50 (or 70) was imho 7.1 with IceWm.

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Re: [LIB] Probhlem ASPI Layer files on 100CT

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Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 01:42:46 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Probhlem ASPI Layer files on 100CT

On Saturday 22 Feb 2003 7:16 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:12:59 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Probhlem ASPI Layer files on 100CT
>
> From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Mandrake linux 9.1 grip, a one click solution: put CD in, push button, out
> >comes a nice pile of ogg files, all nicely named and in their own
> >directory.
>
> So it's got a CDDB database file?  Or do your have to be online for it to
> retrieve the CD info.  EAC is a bit of a chore to set up, but basically
> does the same once it's tweaked.

It accesses it online. The EAC I liked but not enough to pay for it, and the 
one-track-click-to-continue was a pain :) At the time my preference was to 
code an entire CD so I also wrote a quick and dirty prog to glue all the 
tracks into one big wav before coding.

>
> Do you know if Ogg has been tested for quality on high end stereo equpiment
> Neil?  I know the files can be higher quality and smaller than MP3s at some
> compression rates.  But do they also create smaller files than LAME at the
> higher quality settings?

I can't argue for LAME - I've never used it. But I like the ogg files I've 
heard at various compressions. However, it's best when it's variable, rather 
than forcing a fixed bit-rate: that way you get a smaller file when the music 
is simple, with more bits available when it's more complex. 128k average 
seems about right.

>
> >(It's quicker on the Desktop but it works on the portege and the 70
> > (though the 70 takes forever to code))
>
> Is that 70 getting much use these days Neil?

Daughter has it for university and travel.

>
> >Of course, I just bought daughter an iRiver mp3 player (vry nice! ten
> >hours from an AA cell, 128MB storage, radio, record from radio or mic)
>
> The iFP-180T with the Sennheiser earbuds?

That's the one.

>
> >so I need to put an MP3 codec in there as well - blade or lame seem to
> >work. Or I wait until iRiver get their ogg decoder released :)
>
> I'd definitely go with Lame over Blade,don't you think?  Lame seems way out
> in front of the pack in development and quality as an open source encoder,
> and their --alt-presets.
>
> Frontier Labs has promised that they're going to be the first portable MP3
> manufacturer to offer Ogg support in the next firmware upgrade for their
> NEX players sometime in the 2nd quarter.  I'm looking forward to taking it
> out for a test drive!

I think they've been waiting for a suitable integer decoder. Now I think Xiph 
have released one.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Probhlem ASPI Layer files on 100CT

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Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:40:05 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Probhlem ASPI Layer files on 100CT

On Tuesday 18 Feb 2003 11:02 pm, you wrote:

> > So I ended up running aspi_v470.exe which contrary to its file name, set
> > up the 4.60 versions of the APIX.VCD and WNASPI32.DLL ASPI files.  Those
> > match the 4.60 version of ASPIENUM.VXD that I have on my system.
> >
> > I’m only guessing that this is probably the best combination of files.
> >
> > Matt
>
> I've been watching this thread with some interest in how it would turn out.
> Not to throw cold water on any particular mp3 ripping software but has
> anybody mentioned using nero for your mp3 needs? I use it on my L110 with
> W2K and find it to be the easiest, simplest and BEST such software on the
> market. I use it on my desktop as well with XP Pro and I again I find it
> performs flawlessly!
>
> Chester

I'm watching with amusement :)

Mandrake linux 9.1 grip, a one click solution: put CD in, push button, out 
comes a nice pile of ogg files, all nicely named and in their own directory. 
(It's quicker on the Desktop but it works on the portege and the 70 (though 
the 70 takes forever to code))

Of course, I just bought daughter an iRiver mp3 player (vry nice! ten 
hours from an AA cell, 128MB storage, radio, record from radio or mic) so I 
need to put an MP3 codec in there as well - blade or lame seem to work. Or I 
wait until iRiver get their ogg decoder released :)

Neil





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Re: [LIB] Battery

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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 19:30:39 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Battery

On Friday 07 Feb 2003 7:38 am, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 23:34:18 -0800
> From: "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> >IIRC your biggest problem - if you use a battery plugged into the power
> > socket - is identifying when the battery is discharged. The lib silently
> > switches to its own battery and when that's empty, it dies without any
> > warning.
>
> Would it be possible to build a circuit onto the external battery to
> show charge state?  I don't see why not, since there are many products
> that have battery meters ON the battery these days.
>
> Or a circuit built into the cord between the ext batt and Lib that fed
> from either batt, and lit an LED when there was no power coming in from
> the ext batt.

It should be possible - the easiest way to do it would be a circuit to ensure 
that the external battery shuts off complety when it gets below the level the 
Lib can use. The problem is that because there's still some voltage there, 
the Lib thinks it's on external charger even though it's drinking internal 
volts. Make it go away and the internal logic triggers on the 'low charge' 
from the internal battery properly.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Battery

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Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:03:16 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Battery

On Friday 07 Feb 2003 1:16 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2003 02:14:29 +0100
> From: Julian Vassaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Battery
>
> Hi all !
> I've got a Lib50 and I'm thinking of adding an external battery, as
> explained on the fixup.net web site (the one with the led to get the 15V
> to start the libretto).
> I've seen I can have lead batteries for quite a few money, for example a
> 3.2Ah for 20euro or even a 7Ah for 23euro (but this one is too heavy).
> What do you think about it? Has anyone tried a 3.2Ah lead battery with a
> libretto?
> I do not want to damage it!!! How much running time do you think I can
> have on this battery (not including the internal battery).
> Thanks
>Julian

There's a lot of comments from about three years ago in the archives 
(www.technoir.nu) which would be worth seeking out.

IIRC your biggest problem - if you use a battery plugged into the power socket 
- is identifying when the battery is discharged. The lib silently switches to 
its own battery and when that's empty, it dies without any warning. 

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Re: [LIB] I'm in heaven!! 100CT Upgrade and some questions

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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 19:26:19 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] I'm in heaven!! 100CT Upgrade and some questions

On Thursday 06 Feb 2003 7:46 am, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:42:52 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] I'm in heaven!! 100CT Upgrade and some questions

>   You'll see 3-4 hours depending on screen brightness settings and so forth
> on average.  Scarry how long the itsy battery lasts vs. the other normal
> sized laptops others have, and it's a wonder it can run so long.

I have an extended battery (5000mWH) for the portege and I've had more than 
one person comment on the fact that I can fire it up when the seatbelt goes 
out at Heathrow and still have battery left when I get to New York :)

I hate to think how long a Lib would last with one of those...

Neil

(yes, I know it's not a lib, but I need the screen real estate. I still use a 
50 and a 70)



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Re: [LIB] Re: Delivery failure (dtgillis@bbs.kerrlake.com)

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Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2003 07:04:46 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Re: Delivery failure ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

On Thursday 06 Feb 2003 5:34 am, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 05:28:19 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Delivery failure ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
> Did everyone on the list get one of these, or just me because I posted it?
> If I get another failure notice from this post, I'll write Dan.

Just you mate!

nah nah nahnah nah! Software doesn't like Matthew!

Neil :)



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Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:19:49 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

On Saturday 01 Feb 2003 4:48 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 23:45:25 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Crystals and time
>
> Anyone know which Toshiba laptop is pretty small, close to the Libretto
> series? I've seen some Portege series that are pretty small, but I don't
> know the model numbers. Any help would be appreciated. I'm looking to rid
> my 100CT since the mouse is really getting to me. =(

The portege models are closest, I think. I have a 7020 which is a 13" screen 
so probably bigger than you want (but it only weighs a kilo and the extended 
battery lasts me a full atlantic flight :)

Some of the other models are smaller though, a ten inch screen or so IIRC.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 09:16:18 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Crystals and time

On Friday 31 Jan 2003 6:34 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 06:31:39 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Crystals and time
>
> From: Rick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Temperature changes will affect the oscillation rate of a crystal.  Some
> >older two way radios had crystal ovens to keep them at a constant
> >temperature so the frequency wouldn't drift.  I'm sure you'll find that
> >the time change varies with the amount of power up time.
>
> Hmmm... maybe that's why cheap watches that stay right on your warm wrist
> maintain time so well.

ROFL! You're not going to believe this, but those watch crystals are 
calibrated for sixteen hours on the wrist, and eight hours on the table. I 
kid you not! I just built a clock with a 4.096MHz crystal (cos it divides 
nicely) and that only claims about 50ppm accuracy - about five minutes a 
year.

When I used to care about the broadcast output, we had to maintain calibration 
of the (PAL) subcarrier oscilator, which is (deep breath) 4,433,618.75Hz. 
Plus or minus bugger all, officially. We used a counter with a crystal oven 
that claimed to be accurate to .001Hz. I recall some of the older engineers 
discussing the fact that the Rubidium master oscillators we used we sensitive 
even to the slight gravitational changes from the position of the moon at 
different times of the month.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Help

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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:00:21 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Help

On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 2:26 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:22:57 +
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Help
>
> Hi,
>
> does anybody have a Boot FD image to start the libretto 50 with the pcmcia
> driver?
>
> Regards
>
> Giovanni

Um, which operating system? For dos, search the net for a 'point enabler' or 
dos driver for your make of... er... I assume CD player?

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Alarm Clock Software

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Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 20:54:44 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Alarm Clock Software

On Wednesday 29 Jan 2003 12:31 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:02:09 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Alarm Clock Software
>
> As part of the continuing effort to make my L100CT the el cheapo ultimate
> travel PC, I'm trying to find software which functions as an alarm clock.
> There are lots of downloads out there - does anyone have experience with
> one?
>
> What would be ideal is if the software were able to "wake" the Libretto
> from Standby at the preset time, then sound the alarm.  Of course, goodies
> like atomic clock synchronization, time zones, the ability to play an MP3
> as an alarm would all be pluses.

Well, the bios itself has an alarm function. So put the music of your choice 
into a startup  folder... :)

Neil



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Re: [LIB] 100/110 power supplies

[barnacle]

Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 20:19:50 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] 100/110 power supplies

I guess Anke wins this one - the postage within the UK isn't too bad :) I'll 
post the whole unit.

Anke, can you mail me with an address? I'm at

Room 1100 BBC Stadium House
68 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TA

Neil

On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 3:42 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 16:39:31 +0100 (MET)
> From: Anke Otto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] 100/110 power supplies
>
> Neil,
>
> if you are still looking for the Lib50/70 adapter I would be happy to swap
> you one for the lib 100.
> Otherwise - if you have already used the wire cutter I'd love to have the
> spare lead.
>
> Anke
> Leeds, UK
>
> > So - anyone want to swap a 50 psu for this one? Failing that, anyone able
> >  to
> > use this connector (free!) once i've chopped it off?
> >
> > Remember that I'm based in the UK so postage of the PSU to the states is
> > hideously expensive :( though the plug will go in an envelope.
> > Neil




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Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

[barnacle]

Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:27:05 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 12:50 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 16:46:54 -0800
> From: Chester Prudhomme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

> > Tho' you may want a paint job and a new color!
>
> Am I the only one who thinks someone squashed a Viper here?
>

Not quite - my Fiat Coupe dropped a big end bearing. On christmas eve. At 
3.30. In the middle of Glen Coe and a hundred miles from anywhere. mutter 
mutter mumble...



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Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 22:25:48 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.

On Tuesday 21 Jan 2003 7:36 am, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 08:36:48 +
> From: Paul Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Alternatives to the Fiat problem.
>
> So where does the libretto go?

In the space where the engine used to be...



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[LIB] 100/110 power supplies

[barnacle]

Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 10:21:11 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 100/110 power supplies

A power supply which I believe to be for the 100 or 110 (PA3035U - it has the 
two-hole 0.1" spaced connector) has come into my possession.

What I would really like is a power supply for a 50-70 with the co-axial plug.

Chopping this connector off and replacing it with a coax is a piece of cake 
but it seems a shame to waste this connector - of which I have heard such 
agonies on this list over the years :)

So - anyone want to swap a 50 psu for this one? Failing that, anyone able to 
use this connector (free!) once i've chopped it off?

Remember that I'm based in the UK so postage of the PSU to the states is 
hideously expensive :( though the plug will go in an envelope.

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Re: [LIB] Link to technical manuals?

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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 06:32:56 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Link to technical manuals?

On Saturday 18 Jan 2003 12:16 am, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 13:13:00 +1300
> From: John Pallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Link to technical manuals?
>
> Hi,
>
> Well, with the replacement bits for my ailing 70CT
> (hopefully) on the way, it's time to contemplate their
> installation and (god forbid) further hardware debugging.
>
> Does anyone have a link to the technical manuals (in English
> - no habla Nihongo) for the 50CT/70CT? I get the impression
> they're out there somewhere, but I've been unable to find them.

www.nbarnes.easynet.co.uk/libretto/li50_70ct.pdf

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Re: [LIB] infrared controls

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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 06:29:08 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] infrared controls

On Friday 17 Jan 2003 11:16 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 18:14:28 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [LIB] infrared controls
>
> In a message dated 1/17/2003 3:07:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > http://mobilix.org/Infrared-HOWTO/infrared-howto-c-lirc-irda.html
> >
> > I'm sure there are similar pages for windows. Google is your friend!
> >
> > Neil
>
> http://www.veg.nildram.co.uk/remote.htm
>
>
> Alll i have found on google that seems to be relevant

Yup, I looked at that one when I discovered that I had five remote controls on 
the sofa :) but I have too many other things on my plate to get around to 
doing anything about it. I was actually looking for data on control format 
when I found it.

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Re: [LIB] infrared controls

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 23:05:43 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] infrared controls

On Friday 17 Jan 2003 11:03 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:56:56 -
> From: "Steven Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: RE: [LIB] infrared controls
>
> I would like to know this too ?  and what software is available to do this

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: infrared controls
>
> Anyone use the infrared port to control TVs and such?

http://mobilix.org/Infrared-HOWTO/infrared-howto-c-lirc-irda.html

I'm sure there are similar pages for windows. Google is your friend!

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Re: [LIB] HD upgrade

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 22:58:14 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] HD upgrade

On Friday 17 Jan 2003 6:26 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 06:03:11 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] HD upgrade

> Yeah... that's really off-base with any HDD >8GB!  As Lee wrote, if you
> want to put a >8GB HDD in your Libretto, you pretty much >have< to install
> the drive overlay.  Some people have tried to argue that their copies of
> W2K manage the large drives without the overlay.  True in part.  But it's
> the BIOS in the Libby's that managea the drive space for hibernation.  And
> that's going to be at the end of that 8GB BIOS limit no matter >what< your
> OS thinks.

Linux

You still *must* leave that space between cylinder 1010 and1040, but if you do 
that, windows 9x will just see the first 8G (less a bit) and happily live 
there. Then you can put a more accomplished OS in the top 12G. I haven't 
experimented with 2k other than to prove it works but as it doesn't use the 
bios after the initial boot, it ought to be able to see.

However, although 2k manages most of the hibernation itself using a file 
rather than a reserved space on the HD, there can still be events which the 
bios will catch first. So, you have to leave the space, and that means that 
irrespective of OS you can't have a contiguous 20G space.

> >Hopefully David, Neil, Raymond, Pres, or Fran will weigh in on this
> > soon...

I know nothing...

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Re: [LIB] Wireless yada-yada

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Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:36:05 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Wireless yada-yada

On Thursday 16 Jan 2003 6:10 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:06:57 -0800
> From: Chester Prudhomme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Wireless yada-yada
>
> "Grebe, Dave" wrote:
> > «^ý8nÿ^‰j}´Ó};ÿ^ÿßOôçM®‰ÿüjÞmïÃj÷ÿü1«y·ÿrgŠw"ýÊ&ý+›ç-ýÿü²ýh«zW¬³&küšu¥¡
> >jß݅ë
>
> I got two messages from the list this morning with this garbled text? The
> other one was from Gerhard. Anybody else getting these like this? They
> appear to be identical.

Yup...

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Re: [LIB] Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?

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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:39:01 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?

On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 6:58 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 18:55:07 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> >>NEIL!
> >
> >Er... is that a "no"? Sorry, I'm new around here...
>
> Heh... That was a bit of poking fun at one of our list members who has
> dealt with a lot of these issues.  I guess he didn't have the time to write
> a compete reply, as it may have to be lengthy.  Yes, there are other
> similarities, but I was only certain about the screen issue as I've dealt
> with that one.  I do know that the ribbon cable for either the 50 or 70 is
> too large to fit the other's socket.

I thought I replied earlier, but it turns out that my server sat on it, I 
think. Also, what I wrote was wrong in the one respect that Matt has just 
pointed out.

So, to reiterate:

All parts are exchangeable between a 50 and 70 *except* the keyboard, which 
must be kept with the appropriate mobo (the 70 has one trace less, for some 
reason) and the case bottom - that of the 50 needs a slight filing or 
dremelling to relieve an poor fit with a slightly redesigned expansion 
connector.

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Re: [LIB] Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?

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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:32:28 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?

On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 8:32 am, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:26:43 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?
>
> From: John Pallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >Could you replace the LCD in a 70CT with one from a 50CT? Has anyone
> >successfully done this?
>
> Yup!
>
> >I get the impression that the 16MD RAM modules are compatible across the
> >two models; I'm wondering what else is...
>
> NEIL!

You bring the two models, I'll check to see if I'm compatible across them both 
- but don't tell Anita! 

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Re: [LIB] Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?

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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:13:39 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?

On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 3:26 am, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:24:40 +1300
> From: John Pallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Is a 50CT LCD the same as a 70CT LCD?
>
> Could you replace the LCD in a 70CT with one from a 50CT?
> Has anyone successfully done this?
>
> I get the impression that the 16MD RAM modules are
> compatible across the two models; I'm wondering what else is...
>
> Cheers,
>

Everything except the motherboard can be swapped between the two machines (or 
if you prefer, everything except the lower half of the case).

The expansion connector is very slighty different between the two units and 
you need to file the 50 case a little to make a 70 mobo fit.

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Re: [LIB] FD Image

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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 07:05:49 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] FD Image

On Wednesday 15 Jan 2003 12:24 am, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 19:21:11 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Granted, I could make a system/boot disk, then
> copy everything else to it, but extracting an image to the FD preserves the
> correct placement and is more convenient.
>
> Or so I'm guessing :^)

Correct. The imaging software preserves the exact bit-pattern on the disk. 
Which means that you can make disks with various formats and flavours, and 
they don't even have to be readable with the system you have running.

Though this is not guaranteed to work if you want to do things like stuffing 
1.8M onto a 1.4M disk, per some microsoft installation floppies.


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Re: [LIB] How I put linux on 70ct

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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:25:33 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] How I put linux on 70ct

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: How I put linux on 70ct
> and there's the slackware install menu.
> and quite soon I have slackware with X and everything.
> I have a few problems that I'm going
> to ask you guys about next =o)

Uhoh... Duck and cover! 



Don't look at me, I'm a Mandrake guy :)

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Re: [LIB] FD Image

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Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 20:18:05 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] FD Image

On Tuesday 14 Jan 2003 7:28 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:25:11 EST
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: FD Image
>
> Hello,
>
> I've put together a boot floppy that lets me use a Sony PRD-650 CDROM drive
> in DOS, with my L100CT.  Because floppies are so prone to failure, I'd like
> to create an image of this floppy and store it on a hard drive.  Can anyone
> recommend (free?) image-creating software?  Thanks.

If you have access to a linux CD, it will almost certainly have rawwrite.exe 
on there. /dos/utils directory, probably. You won't need to install linux to 
use it.

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Re: [LIB] Help - 70CT won't access FDD or HDD

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Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:40:20 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Help - 70CT won't access FDD or HDD

On Monday 13 Jan 2003 5:40 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 18:38:28 +1300
> From: John Pallister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>
> Any ideas?

At the risk of being unhelpful, erm, no :(

You seem to have covered all the bases - the floppy and the hd are attached 
through completely separate peripherals; and at least some of the memory is 
working or it wouldn't get as far as the 'insert system disk'. (The delay 
while it tries to find a missing HD is normal through the BIOS)

I'm still suspicious of the system ram - it's possible that it's delaminated a 
track or something, but on the original disk there's no reason to unless it's 
been bounced, and that usually shows on the screen :)

All the maintenance routes in the tech manual will lead you to 'replace 
motherboard' which is sadly unhelpful.

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Re: [LIB] Memory LIB100CT

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Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 19:29:06 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Memory LIB100CT

On Saturday 11 Jan 2003 7:38 am, you wrote:
> Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 07:28:02 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Memory LIB100CT



> It didn't find any problems with the memory, which as I recall, is the
> whole purpose of the software, to test memory.  Would running it for
> another 36 hours be worth it?

Only to reassure yourself!
>
> Actually, what I was thinking of was some benchmark testing software that
> could take my entire OS on a ride.

Don't know of anything that exercises all possible i/o devices :(

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Re: [LIB] Memory LIB100CT

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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:31:30 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Memory LIB100CT

On Friday 10 Jan 2003 8:22 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 08:19:51 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Memory LIB100CT

>After doing a >lot< of
> testing today, I'm now inclined to think that the problem is not with the
> memory upgrade.
>
> But I think I'll try to track down some software that may be able to ferret
> out the problem.
>
> Suggestions anyone?

You should seek out memtest86 <http://www.memtest86.com/> and leave the 
machine cooking for a couple of days (it boots from the floopy) to reassure 
yourself about the ram.

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Re: [LIB] linux 2.4.x vs libretto 70ct

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Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 18:41:16 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] linux 2.4.x vs libretto 70ct

On Thursday 09 Jan 2003 9:26 am, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 16:23:06 +0700 (ICT)
> From: "Densin Roy." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: linux 2.4.x vs libretto 70ct
>
>
> Dear
> Anyone success to build kernel support sound for libretto 70ct?
> need help..

Never had to build kernel support - set up the bios to tell the sound card 
it's a windows sound system and it will work. You might have to play around a 
bit with the interrupts and such.

sndconfig is your friend, you just might have to go round the loop a few times 
:)

Neil



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Re: [LIB] OT: Satellite problem #2

[barnacle]

Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 06:48:23 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] OT: Satellite problem #2

On Monday 06 Jan 2003 11:49 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 23:46:07 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> >I'm suspicious of either a bad cell or a bad controller circuit...
>
> Is the controller circuit part of the battery or notebook?

Part of the battery, probably.

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Re: [LIB] OT: Satellite problem #2

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Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 19:21:00 +
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Subject: Re: [LIB] OT: Satellite problem #2


> But the Satellite's AC power LED (did I write LCD before?... I did, didn't
> I?) glows green fine with no battery and boots fine.  But glows orange with
> the battery and won't boot.  Why the charging circuit would do that is
> beyond me.

I'm suspicious of either a bad cell or a bad controller circuit...

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Re: [LIB] IRock FM adapter

[barnacle]

Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 07:48:47 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] IRock FM adapter

On Friday 03 Jan 2003 2:53 am, you wrote:
> Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 02:44:21 +
> From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> >2.  When there is a strong broadcast signal on each of the 4 FM
> >frequencies, would it help the car's radio get better reception from the
> >adapter by pulling the car's antenna out of the radio, and inserting an
> >on/off switch and a 2nd antenna wire to the radio?
>
> yes

Recall of course that 100MHz band radio laughs at DC switches - you need to 
arrange it so that the incoming aeriel is grounded or terminated in its 
characteristic impedance - probably 75 ohms - when the widget is required.

If you don't do this, there's a likelihood of transmitting your own material 
using the car aeriel.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Just a test

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Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:22:24 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Just a test

On Thursday 02 Jan 2003 7:23 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 13:21:01 -0600
> From: "John Musielewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Just a test
>
> Testing 1, 2, 3

Nope, don't think that's working...

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Re: [LIB] winME, win98 or win2000, Win XP ?

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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 20:03:11 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] winME, win98 or win2000, Win XP ?

On Tuesday 17 Dec 2002 6:14 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 13:12:29 -0500
> From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?.Pres_Waterman.?=" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] winME, win98 or win2000, Win XP ?
>
> Jane, get me off this crazy thing!
>

World now stopped. Pres may now get off!

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Input voltage of 50ct A/C adapter??

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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:58:33 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Input voltage of 50ct A/C adapter??


> I will check at home to see what the model is on the Japanese adapter that
> came with my L50m is, but I would strongly suspect that the unit IS
> multi-voltage in. Of course, it isn't mine to blow up! ;)is

I'm just a naturally cautious engineer, Pres :)



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Re: [LIB] Input voltage of 50ct A/C adapter??

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Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 19:46:39 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Input voltage of 50ct A/C adapter??

On Monday 16 Dec 2002 7:33 am, you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:30:34 +0800 (CST)
> From: =?big5?q?tradelink=20tradelink?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Input voltage of 50ct A/C adapter??
>
> My japanese version 50ct come with a A/C adapter model
>
> : UA0417P01
>
> It is labeled with :-
> input : AC100V 61VA 50-60Hz
> output : DC15V 2A
>
> But, as I know, most notebook A/C adapter able to
> handle dual input voltage (100V & 220V)... Correct me
> if I am wrong.
>
> Is this adapter support only 100V?
> Are all Libretto A/C adapter like this ?

It may be a fair bet that it's 100v only - the multi voltage ones I have are 
all PA2500U, 110v, 220v

Neil



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Re: [LIB] HELP!!! Toshiba 12G (MK1214GAP) + 50CT

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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 07:38:53 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] HELP!!!  Toshiba 12G (MK1214GAP) + 50CT

On Sunday 08 Dec 2002 7:33 am, you wrote:
> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:31:05 +0800 (CST)
> From: =?big5?q?tradelink=20tradelink?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: HELP!!!  Toshiba 12G (MK1214GAP) + 50CT
>
> I found that doesn't work and my harddisk simply
> doesn't boot after memory counting!!
>
> So I search the mail list archive and found an article
> about how to make MK1214GAP work with 70CT, the author
> is Dave Marsh:-
>
> http://www.technoir.nu/libretto/list/2000/msg00293.html
>
> I face the exact problem as described is this article
> and think the solution should work with 50CT also.
>
> Does anyone get it work on 50CT?
>
> As mentioned in the article, shorting pin 28 of
> MK1214GAP to ground is the way to go. Btu, where can I
> find pin layout of MK1214GAP or 50CT hdd connector?
> Which pin should I really short to ground?
>
> Should I short the MK1214GAP or short the hdd
> connector on 50CT?
>
> Please advise!!

Google is your friend! The first page on a search for MK1214GAP produces the 
following: 

http://kharendaen.dyndns.org:8000/~henke/public/mk1214gap/

where exactly your problem, equipment, and solution are described. With 
pictures, too!

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Fwd: libretto 100ct, portege 300ct for sale (please reply to dep@linuxandmain.com)

[barnacle]

Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 06:40:39 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Fwd: libretto 100ct, portege 300ct for sale (please reply to 
[EMAIL PROTECTED])

On Friday 06 Dec 2002 1:11 am, you wrote:
> Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:09:13 -0800 (PST)
> From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Fwd: libretto 100ct, portege 300ct for sale (please reply to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
> --- dep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

This is weird - I keep coming across people I know from other contexts in 
either the libretto or the portege newsgroups. I know DEP from at least two 
other fora :) 

Must be something about Tosh laptops that causes only the most intelligent, 
erudite, creative, and widely read people to use them...

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Windows 2000 on Libretto 50

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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 23:42:48 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Windows 2000 on Libretto 50


> > of giving Debian a try, to see how the result of the non-commercial
> > distribution model compares.

Forgot to say - tried debian, and it wasn't a happy experience. OTOH I know 
you have a lot more linux experience than I - I tended to get either a damn 
sight less than I wanted, or tied up in confusing and circular dependencies.

Never did get the x working, let alone kde or icewm (window manager of 
choice.)

 



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Re: [LIB] Windows 2000 on Libretto 50

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Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 23:38:06 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Windows 2000 on Libretto 50

On Wednesday 04 Dec 2002 10:27 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:24:35 + (GMT/BST)
> From: Digby Tarvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Windows 2000 on Libretto 50
>
> Hi Neil,
>
> I'm curious about your choice of Mandrake Linux. I originally used
> RedHat, but am now using SuSE, which seems to work fine, although
> both were a little tricky to install and I wasn't impressed by the
> level of knowledge of their technical support. I have been thinking
> of giving Debian a try, to see how the result of the non-commercial
> distribution model compares.
>
> I have not really looked at Mandrake. Have you any comments on the
> pros and cons when compared to alternative distributions?

Hey Digby,

Mandrake, mostly because it was (at the time) a modern distribution that would 
install without too many problems. Also, it's compiled for 586 and I hoped 
that would speed things up.

Installation can be done either in a different machine provided you remember 
to put the stuff in to get the right video driver, or in a text-only mode. 
There are complications, so have a look for some of the detailed instructions 
I wrote for Matt - it's been a long time :)

Most current distributions need 64M and - critically - an 800*600 screen for 
the pretty graphics - and some of them need a second floppy (early redhat 
forex) which is problematical. I've had most success booting from a pcmcia 
image and a cd or a hd image with the cd data copied to the fat partition. I 
did successfully get gentoo onto it but that was scary (and slow) and 
required a minimum system (with chmod and tar) before you start. There's an 
explanation somewhere on the gentoo site that I wrote.

Mandrake 7.1 is a bit dated now - the files are a bit old - but the kde it 
comes with is fast enough (cos it doesn't have all the nifty stuff) and in 
fact I prefer that to later kdes.

Note that X4 doesn't work until the latest version, 3.3.6 is recommended in 16 
bit for speed.

Biggest plus on 7.1 - it was the first distribution with reiserfs and never 
having to wait while 12 gig got checked was rather nice. It works fine on 
hibernation - which is more than I can say for the portege - and the pcmcia 
stuff works better than on the portege too.

Neil



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Re: [LIB] Win XP

[barnacle]

Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 20:34:22 +
From: barnacle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [LIB] Win XP

On Wednesday 04 Dec 2002 7:31 pm, you wrote:
> Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2002 14:22:52 -0500
> From: Yso-8859-1?B?t1ByZXMgV2F0ZXJtYW63?<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LIB] Win XP
>
> Sorry if it is slightly off topic ( well, it COULD be on a Libretto )
>
> Does anyone know how to remove XP and go back to 98? I tried it ( deltree
> the WIN-XP directory, and sys c: with 98 ) , and now I get a boot menu I
> never had before- XP or 98. Can't make that go away. And of course there is
> no XP to boot into anymore.

Pres,

In a touch of genius, MS doesn't always (ever?) replace the boot sector when 
it installs itself. Try booting from a 98 floppy and then fdisk /mbr

If that doesn't work, well, there's always linux...

btw will be in NYC on monday and Miami wednesday afternoon. Might have a boss 
from work to look after, though... perhaps a bite in town on monday or 
tuesday? Mike H? Anyone else? There's a beer and steak place on 46th and 8th 
(McCabes I think) or no end of places in little brazil on 45th/46th

Neil



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