Comments for iMac's Homepage http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress Ian MacDonald's Positive Vibes Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:17:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on SIIG, Sunix - Initio Chipset coming to Linux by karlitos http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2007/01/13/siig-sunix-initio-chipset-coming-to-linux#comment-242 karlitos Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:50:54 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2007/01/13/siig-sunix-initio-chipset-coming-to-linux/#comment-242 Hello Mr iMac ... I bought a 320 GB S-ATA II hardrive and an Inic 1623 TA2 and i can do some operation on it under linux like create my partition table and read but i can't write many file and then the acces to the disk is totaly broken. i have to reboot my computer. does your computer act like mine or all is okay. I have tested my hard disk on the OS of "you know who" and it seems to have no problem. I'm using a 2.6.22-rc4-git4 kernel on an Gentoo system. did your system work correctly ? and so why ? Hello Mr iMac … I bought a 320 GB S-ATA II hardrive and an Inic 1623 TA2 and i can do some operation on it under linux like create my partition table and read but i can’t write many file and then the acces to the disk is totaly broken. i have to reboot my computer. does your computer act like mine or all is okay. I have tested my hard disk on the OS of “you know who” and it seems to have no problem. I’m using a 2.6.22-rc4-git4 kernel on an Gentoo system. did your system work correctly ? and so why ?

]]> Comment on D-Link DSM-320, Linksys NSLU2 and TwonkyMedia by jaakennuste http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/04/d-link-dsm-320-nslu2-and-twonkyvision#comment-9 jaakennuste Tue, 23 Jan 2007 19:01:43 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/04/d-link-dsm-320-nslu2-and-twonkyvision/#comment-9 I have very similar conf as You. Except, I have XP Pro. I have tried MS Media Connect 2.0, MS Media Player 11 (Media Connect 3.9) and D-Link Media server. Twonky beats them all big way. It is fast and dont skip. It handles large collections (5000+ tracks) and hase very handy Artist Index, Album Index etc mode. I recommend Twonky to everybody. More in my blog: http://jacksgadgets.blogspot.com/ I have very similar conf as You. Except, I have XP Pro. I have tried MS Media Connect 2.0, MS Media Player 11 (Media Connect 3.9) and D-Link Media server. Twonky beats them all big way. It is fast and dont skip. It handles large collections (5000+ tracks) and hase very handy Artist Index, Album Index etc mode. I recommend Twonky to everybody.

More in my blog: http://jacksgadgets.blogspot.com/

]]> Comment on Windows on Xen HVM on HP Pavillion dv9000z by Planeta Debian » Windows on Xen HVM on HP Pavillion dv9000z http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/windows-on-xen-hvm-on-hp-pavillion-dv9000z#comment-8 Planeta Debian » Windows on Xen HVM on HP Pavillion dv9000z Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:34:10 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2007/01/20/windows-on-xen-hvm-on-hp-pavillion-dv9000z/#comment-8 [...] Original post by iMac’s Homepage [...] [...] Original post by iMac’s Homepage [...]

]]> Comment on Christmas is here… Linux on HP dv9000z by e5z8652 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/christmas-is-here-linux-on-hp-dv9000z#comment-7 e5z8652 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:50:57 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/christmas-is-here-linux-on-hp-dv9000z/#comment-7 Ian, Try taking out the pci=pirqmask and replacing it with iommu=off That's been a bit more stable for me with stock Debian 2.6.18-3-amd64. The pci=pirqmask leaves a more or less runnable system, but I still get the odd lockup in X (when an xterm is open). I've been unable to reproduce the lockup since using the iommu=off. The headphone jack still doesn't work, but it looks like everything else is going well. Tech support suggested the latest F1A BIOS. I didn't see a difference with the F19. Ian,

Try taking out the pci=pirqmask and replacing it with iommu=off

That’s been a bit more stable for me with stock Debian 2.6.18-3-amd64.

The pci=pirqmask leaves a more or less runnable system, but I still get the odd lockup in X (when an xterm is open). I’ve been unable to reproduce the lockup since using the iommu=off.

The headphone jack still doesn’t work, but it looks like everything else is going well.

Tech support suggested the latest F1A BIOS. I didn’t see a difference with the F19.

]]> Comment on Christmas is here… Linux on HP dv9000z by e5z8652 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/christmas-is-here-linux-on-hp-dv9000z#comment-6 e5z8652 Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:10:20 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/21/christmas-is-here-linux-on-hp-dv9000z/#comment-6 I just got one of these yesterday, a dv9013cl (prebuilt, Costco) and this page was very helpful. Thank you for the clean layout. It let me identify the pci=usepirqmask flag quickly -- so far, so good... One difference I had was that dexconf, for whatever reason, decided to point xorg.conf at the ATI fglrx driver. That was sort of odd - I'm using nv now, but had to manually change it. I just got one of these yesterday, a dv9013cl (prebuilt, Costco) and this page was very helpful. Thank you for the clean layout. It let me identify the pci=usepirqmask flag quickly — so far, so good…

One difference I had was that dexconf, for whatever reason, decided to point xorg.conf at the ATI fglrx driver. That was sort of odd - I’m using nv now, but had to manually change it.

]]> Comment on IEEE 802.11n and DI-624M MIMO by titom http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/01/19/ieee-80211n-and-di-624m-mimo#comment-4 titom Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:14:25 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/?p=30#comment-4 Your email was returned, so I'm posting here. (putianhere@ianbmacdonald.com) Thank-you for posting this how-to!!! I've had a D-link 614+ for about 2 years before it died. So I hoped onto ebay and got the 614m (will get it in about 3 days) Been very happy with dlink interface compared to netgear. Did some googling only to find so many bad reviews. Thank-god I found your site! I have an old mac running os x.48 (hope a mac works on it, -it didn't with netgear -(as far as changing settings)) Your site has brought me hope. Again thanks for the website! Sincerely Loni Your email was returned, so I’m posting here.
(putianhere@ianbmacdonald.com)

Thank-you for posting this how-to!!!

I’ve had a D-link 614+ for about 2 years before it died.
So I hoped onto ebay and got the 614m (will get it in about 3 days)

Been very happy with dlink interface compared to netgear.

Did some googling only to find so many bad reviews.

Thank-god I found your site!

I have an old mac running os x.48 (hope a mac works on it, -it didn’t with netgear -(as far as changing settings))

Your site has brought me hope.
Again thanks for the website!

Sincerely Loni

]]> Comment on The Computer Lotto by Bit http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/09/the-computer-lotto#comment-3 Bit Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:05:14 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/2006/12/09/the-computer-lotto/#comment-3 Another project with a cash prize as well as donations to charity is RC5-72, which I've been part of since university, and about 2 years ago rolled over into a team when RC5-64 wrapped up: http://stats.distributed.net/participant/psummary.php?project_id=8&id=442015 It's like using spare CPU cycles to buy lottery tickets! :) Another project with a cash prize as well as donations to charity is RC5-72, which I’ve been part of since university, and about 2 years ago rolled over into a team when RC5-64 wrapped up:

http://stats.distributed.net/participant/psummary.php?project_id=8&id=442015

It’s like using spare CPU cycles to buy lottery tickets! :)

]]> Comment on DI-624M Un-brick HOWTO by iMac’s Homepage » IEEE 802.11n and DI-624M MIMO http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/wordpress/howtos/di-624m-un-brick-howto#comment-2 iMac’s Homepage » IEEE 802.11n and DI-624M MIMO Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:38:07 +0000 http://www.ianbmacdonald.com/?page_id=31#comment-2 [...] On that note, I have been waiting to post my note on the DI-624M. I picked up a ‘brick’ on ebay late last summer, and was able to bring it back to life by flashing it to the latest firmware. It was not simple, and Dlink were not able to help me, as they did not understand themselves how to flash the device, as it has a tendency to overheat if not mounted on its little rubber feet, and the flash process is long, and the stages of the light indicators are not documented anywhere. Having said that, once it is up and running with the latest firmware, it is a great product. For anyone with a so-called ‘lemon’ or ‘brick’, check out my instructions on how to get it up and running. I am thinking it might be a good idea to pick some of these devices up off e bay, fix’em an re-sell them used (and working). Enough said - Go to my DI-624 page for how to fix ‘em up and get MIMO running on your DI-624M. BTW, the flash process was so troublesome, that D-Link re-released this product as the DI-634M in a new case with only minor improvements to the encryption firmware. I’ll update this blog, and related DI-624M info later.. but I have been siting on it since last fall, so I’d better just get it out now. [...] [...] On that note, I have been waiting to post my note on the DI-624M. I picked up a ‘brick’ on ebay late last summer, and was able to bring it back to life by flashing it to the latest firmware. It was not simple, and Dlink were not able to help me, as they did not understand themselves how to flash the device, as it has a tendency to overheat if not mounted on its little rubber feet, and the flash process is long, and the stages of the light indicators are not documented anywhere. Having said that, once it is up and running with the latest firmware, it is a great product. For anyone with a so-called ‘lemon’ or ‘brick’, check out my instructions on how to get it up and running. I am thinking it might be a good idea to pick some of these devices up off e bay, fix’em an re-sell them used (and working). Enough said - Go to my DI-624 page for how to fix ‘em up and get MIMO running on your DI-624M. BTW, the flash process was so troublesome, that D-Link re-released this product as the DI-634M in a new case with only minor improvements to the encryption firmware. I’ll update this blog, and related DI-624M info later.. but I have been siting on it since last fall, so I’d better just get it out now. [...]

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