On Tue, Jun 24, 2014 at 11:16:25PM +0200, Stanislav Bocinec wrote: > Hello Craig, > > i'm using Ubuntu 14.04LTS on E7440 (i7, 16GB Ram, SSD disk, intel GPU) > without any major issues. Only thing i experienced problem with was that > external monitor was sometimes losing signal from display port ( > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062571). I'm not sure whether > it was fixed in Ubuntu or not already, but i haven't experienced this issue > previous 3 weeks anymore. Another solution is to use DVI output from > docking station. > > > Best Luck, > Stano >
Hi Stan, I just replied to a message previous to yours with more detail, but I have gotten the laptop working just fine. The only thing I've run into is the non-free iwlwifi driver and the version that I needed. Regards, Craig > > > > On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 6:29 PM, Craig L. <cr...@gtek.biz> wrote: > > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:44:41PM -0400, Steve Litt of > > Troubleshooters.Com wrote: > > > On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 07:37:39 -0400 > > > ken <geb...@mousecar.com> wrote: > > > > > > > It's not going in the trash though. It's still good for a headless > > > > linux box. Long ago I buffed it up with a big HD and 2G of RAM, the > > > > cat5 and 802.11bg wifi still work, as do the two USB ports, DVD r/w. > > > > I figure it would still be useful as a print- and scanner server... > > > > and/or music server (the sound card is still fine), a sandbox > > > > machine, and possibly for some other things. I might spray-paint it, > > > > frame it, and hang it on the wall so it looks like art... even as it > > > > continues to serve useful purposes. I'd love it if this old piece of > > > > crap didn't make it into the landfill until after I do... maybe even > > > > *long* after. > > > > > > > > Linux will never die. It just gets perpetually revised. > > > > > > Another excellent use for it is as an OpenBSD/pf firewall. Much less > > > bulky than a desktop, uses less electricity than an average desktop, > > > and in its normal operation you ssh into it so no keyboard or monitor > > > is needed. > > > > I've also used old laptops to monitor power to initiate shutdowns on > > systems > > connected to “dumb” ups's. > > > > I've gotten no negative responses to my original question, and I found > > folks > > running other distros on the E7440, so we're going with it. If I have any > > problems I will pass them along for anyone else that is interested in this. > > > > Thanks all! > > > > Craig > > > > PS Speaking of old, I just came across my Star OS disks for the Xerox 6085 > > that > > I acquired way back in the very early 90s. I never did find a good use for > > that > > thing, other than running up the electricity bill > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > listmas...@lists.debian.org > > Archive: > > https://lists.debian.org/20140322172950.ga6...@prod1.getsouthern.com > > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140701223602.gb18...@prod1.getsouthern.com
