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Post #410,127
by Another Scott
5/15/16 11:03:56 PM
5/15/16 11:03:56 PM
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New Got it running again. Lenovo Thinkpad T61.
It was running Mint 13 and X wouldn't start. I couldn't figure out enough about the error to fix it (the driver was Nvidia version 3xy.mumble but the kernel was for version 3za.mamble and the mismatch made it puke. I don't know how the mismatch happened.).

I burned a DVD for Ubuntu 16.04 but the system wouldn't boot from it for some reason (either from the internal DVD drive or from a USB DVD drive). Maybe there was something weird about the way the MacbookPro burned it or something...

I found the Mint 13 DVD and it booted perfectly and I did a fresh reinstall. Updated everything and started reinstalling various apps. I haven't installed the nVidia driver yet...

It's still a nice laptop (1650x1200 screen), but it's heavy and probably can't last more than a couple of hours not being plugged in.

Cheers,
Scott.
Post #410,128
by drook
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5/16/16 4:46:51 AM
5/16/16 4:46:51 AM
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New Battery life? What's that?
I don't think mine was ever good for more than an hour-and-a-half when new. Now it's probably good for a half-hour.

And replacement batteries are half the cost of a new laptop.
--

Drew
     I'm too old for this shit - (drook) - (48) - April 25, 2016, 11:57:03 PM EDT
         I know that song. - (static) - April 26, 2016, 02:49:23 AM EDT
         Yeap. - (malraux) - (26) - April 26, 2016, 09:24:42 AM EDT
             Me too. - (pwhysall) - (25) - April 26, 2016, 10:00:55 AM EDT
                 Meh - (scoenye) - (24) - April 26, 2016, 07:31:20 PM EDT
                     Too much configuration, not enough apps - (malraux) - (23) - April 26, 2016, 10:00:26 PM EDT
                         That's about the size of it. - (pwhysall) - (20) - April 27, 2016, 09:32:19 AM EDT
                             That's about what I figured - (scoenye) - (19) - April 27, 2016, 07:11:03 PM EDT
                                 Eh, no. - (pwhysall) - (18) - April 28, 2016, 01:11:13 AM EDT
                                     It's great for trying options - (drook) - (9) - April 28, 2016, 02:32:40 AM EDT
                                         Speaking specifically to the photo angle - (pwhysall) - (8) - April 28, 2016, 06:02:04 AM EDT
                                             My photo needs are lighter - (drook) - (7) - April 28, 2016, 07:44:49 AM EDT
                                                 I feel ya - (pwhysall) - (6) - April 28, 2016, 08:05:32 AM EDT
                                                     I assume PS has something for that? - (drook) - (5) - April 28, 2016, 09:49:37 AM EDT
                                                         It looks like Nikon says you should fix it in the camera first. - (Another Scott) - (3) - April 28, 2016, 10:30:28 AM EDT
                                                             You definitely start there - (drook) - April 28, 2016, 11:39:20 AM EDT
                                                             Nope - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 28, 2016, 02:02:44 PM EDT
                                                                 Interesting. - (Another Scott) - April 28, 2016, 04:57:12 PM EDT
                                                         Re: I assume PS has something for that? - (pwhysall) - April 28, 2016, 02:04:17 PM EDT
                                     So, it is not ready for *your* desktop - (scoenye) - (7) - April 29, 2016, 05:41:50 PM EDT
                                         LibreOffice 5.1 is very good, also too. - (Another Scott) - (6) - April 29, 2016, 05:51:08 PM EDT
                                             It is - (scoenye) - (5) - April 29, 2016, 06:55:44 PM EDT
                                                 I haven't used it in a while - (hnick) - (4) - April 29, 2016, 07:30:20 PM EDT
                                                     I have used Draw for various things, but not that. - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 29, 2016, 08:45:29 PM EDT
                                                         Looks like it might be useful. - (hnick) - (1) - April 30, 2016, 05:54:34 AM EDT
                                                             Sounds good. Remember - LibreOffice runs on Winders and MacOS too. -NT - (Another Scott) - April 30, 2016, 08:43:31 AM EDT
                                                     Never used the office suites for that - (scoenye) - May 2, 2016, 07:10:12 PM EDT
                         True - (Steve Lowe) - April 27, 2016, 02:43:19 PM EDT
                         That about sums it up. - (static) - April 27, 2016, 11:14:58 PM EDT
         I have one for experimention. Hane not booted it in a month -NT - (boxley) - April 26, 2016, 10:07:31 AM EDT
         Proprietary video drivers? - (scoenye) - (10) - April 26, 2016, 07:13:26 PM EDT
             Dunno yet, going to spend some more time on it tonight -NT - (drook) - (9) - April 26, 2016, 07:31:35 PM EDT
                 Depending on the symptoms... - (scoenye) - (8) - April 26, 2016, 08:52:24 PM EDT
                     "whining detractors" ;-) - (malraux) - (6) - April 26, 2016, 10:01:24 PM EDT
                         At least I can get it to work again - (scoenye) - (5) - April 27, 2016, 07:03:37 PM EDT
                             I don't use Windows. What's your point? -NT - (malraux) - (4) - April 27, 2016, 07:34:15 PM EDT
                                 That they all have warts -NT - (scoenye) - (3) - April 27, 2016, 10:46:16 PM EDT
                                     From a desktop perspective, Linux has more than OSX in my experience -NT - (malraux) - (2) - April 28, 2016, 07:31:54 PM EDT
                                         As it so happens, I ended up getting a MacBook dropped in my lap last evening - (scoenye) - (1) - April 29, 2016, 06:44:50 PM EDT
                                             EveryMac has lots of good info. - (Another Scott) - April 29, 2016, 07:03:13 PM EDT
                     Already tried nuking the profiles, no luck -NT - (drook) - April 27, 2016, 07:51:27 AM EDT
         I had a similar issue updating a machine a while ago. - (Another Scott) - (4) - April 27, 2016, 12:31:25 PM EDT
             Win 7 to Win 10. - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 27, 2016, 02:15:47 PM EDT
                 Yeah, yeah. We'll see. ;-) (Thanks.) -NT - (Another Scott) - April 27, 2016, 03:45:53 PM EDT
             Got it running again. Lenovo Thinkpad T61. - (Another Scott) - (1) - May 15, 2016, 11:03:56 PM EDT
                 Battery life? What's that? - (drook) - May 16, 2016, 04:46:51 AM EDT
         Success - (drook) - (1) - May 10, 2016, 07:15:20 PM EDT
             :-) Woot! -NT - (Another Scott) - May 10, 2016, 07:58:27 PM EDT
         You, me, and Danny Glover. -NT - (CRConrad) - May 23, 2017, 06:41:08 AM EDT

Narf!
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