On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 10:15:29AM +0100, William R Sowerbutts wrote: > Hi all, > > not strictly a Debian question, so please forgive me ... > > My new 700MHz iBook arrived. Compared to my 600MHz iBook, there are two > immediate differences: > > - The LCD backlighting doesn't seem as uniform. There is a distinct > "halo" around the lower left and lower right corners, presumably where the > cold cathode flourescent lamp is. > > - The latch feels "sticky" and it is generally harder to open/close the > machine. It's as if the two bits of metal are grinding against each other? > > I'm more concerned about the LCD issue. If this is a "one-off" on my machine > I'd be inclined to get it replaced under warranty (it only arrived yesterday, > so they assure me that this will be no problem). On the other hand if every > machine has this I'm wasting my time. > > Does anyone else see a halo around the lower corners? > > My initial scheme for installing debian was to put the new iBook into firewire > target mode (hold down "T" as the system boots), connect it up to my old > iBook, and then partition, format, and copy from the old iBook to the new one > over firewire.
Cool! the same way the old powerbooks could be turned into a SCSI drive. Gotta give Apple credit. -- *------v--------- Installing Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 --------v------* | <http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/installmanual> | | debian-imac (potato): <http://debian-imac.sourceforge.net> | | Chris Tillman [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | May the Source be with you | *----------------------------------------------------------------* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
