On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 02:55:49PM +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote:
>Talking of which, would a libapm for ppc which supports both /proc/apm
>(or proc/pmu whichever) and the use of pmud to read battery stats be
>interesting for people on this list ?
>Any thoughts ?
It may be worth noting that Ben's
On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Sven wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 01:04:34PM -0400, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> > One other factor nobody has mentioned here is SECURITY. For
> > buffer-overflow type security holes, remote and local, almost all of the
> > exploits are written for i386, so non-Intel platfo
At 12:27 -0700 24 Aug 2001, Russell Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> with no answer yet. Can I use the international linux
> kernel patch (www.kerneli.org) for file system
> encryption?
I've tried a little bit to get it to work, so far I've been
unsuccessful. The patch applied without any ma
On 8/25/01 at 12:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian Hicks) wrote:
>On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 12:52:35AM -0700, Russell Williams wrote:
>>
>> I don't have a PPC laptop yet :-( I just want to make sure
>> that I can use the international kernel patch before I buy
>> one.
>>
>> If anybody has already tr
On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 12:52:35AM -0700, Russell Williams wrote:
>
> --- Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Russell Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> >
> > > I have already asked this in a separate thread but
> > with no answer
> > > yet. Can I use the international linux kernel
>
On Sat, Aug 25, 2001 at 01:00:10AM -0700, Russell Williams wrote:
>
> The iBook2 is new enough, isn't it?
yup. all AGP G4s have a firmware update that adds the security,
currently sold models already have it. ibook2 has it, tibook has it
with firmware update (and maybe without). ibook1 has it
--- Ethan Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:27:54PM -0700, Russell
> Williams wrote:
>
> > How do you protect your laptops?
>
> if the powerbook is new enough it will have
> OpenFirmware security
> features which will prevent booting, or booting with
The iBook2 is n
--- Colin Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Russell Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > I have already asked this in a separate thread but
> with no answer
> > yet. Can I use the international linux kernel
> patch
> > (www.kerneli.org) for file system encryption?
>
> File systems shoul
> E^{1/3}/rho, which favors lighter materials. (In fact, the best
> material with this criterion is- get this- balsa wood! Which is why
Ahhh, a nice warmly stained balsawood laptop, I could go for that! Perhaps a
carved monogram in the lid. Could the keycaps be walnut? Yeah!
*-
On Fri, Aug 24, 2001 at 12:27:54PM -0700, Russell Williams wrote:
>
> Are there any other ways to protect PPC laptops if I
> leave one alone for some minutes or if it is stolen.
don't leave them unattended. (duh)
> How do you protect your laptops?
if the powerbook is new enough it will have Op
Michael Schmitz wrote:
That's pretty close!
One other factor nobody has mentioned here is SECURITY. For
buffer-overflow type security holes, remote and local, almost all of the
exploits are written for i386, so non-Intel platforms are inherently
less vulnerable. Last week's LWN security secti
Russell Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I have already asked this in a separate thread but with no answer
> yet. Can I use the international linux kernel patch
> (www.kerneli.org) for file system encryption?
File systems shouldn't be hardware-dependent, so (in theory) there's
no reason why
--- Michael Blakeley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The poster implicitly distinguished between targeted
> and untargeted
> attacks: calling his defense STO is, I think, an
> oversimplification.
> Sitting outside the target group has its place in
> ameliorating
> least-common-denominator attac
On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 01:04:34PM -0400, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> Andrew Sharp wrote:
>
> >Now, when it comes to the iBook2,
> >
> >A Dell Inspriron 2100:
> >700MHz P3 (w/ SpeedStupid (tm))
> >256MB mem
> >external combo dvd/cdrw drive
> >1024x768 12.1" video
> >30GB hard drive
> >37Whour batt
In article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]
e>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Schmitz) wrote:
> >
> > One other factor nobody has mentioned here is SECURITY. For
> > buffer-overflow type security holes, remote and local, almost all of the
> > exploits are written for i386, so non-Intel platforms are inherently
> That's pretty close!
>
> One other factor nobody has mentioned here is SECURITY. For
> buffer-overflow type security holes, remote and local, almost all of the
> exploits are written for i386, so non-Intel platforms are inherently
> less vulnerable. Last week's LWN security section opened with
Andrew Sharp wrote:
Now, when it comes to the iBook2,
A Dell Inspriron 2100:
700MHz P3 (w/ SpeedStupid (tm))
256MB mem
external combo dvd/cdrw drive
1024x768 12.1" video
30GB hard drive
37Whour battery
free palm m100 or lexmark32 printer or umax 3400 usb scanner
$2227 after $100 mail in rebate
[re libapm for pmud]
> Michael Schmitz ? If interest is shown in it, would that be possible to
> get it into a pmud-dev package or something alike ?
I think that's what I suggested to do last time.
> Because I reckon that if apmd doesn't get built anymore on ppc, we might
> run into some package
Bastien Nocera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Talking of which, would a libapm for ppc which supports both
> /proc/apm (or proc/pmu whichever) and the use of pmud to read
> battery stats be interesting for people on this list ?
Sounds like a very good idea to me.
Michel Dänzer wrote:
Bastien Nocera wrote:
Maybe you should use battstat which works fine on my iBook, and can
popup a dialog when the battery is under a certain level.
The GNOME battery monitor applet does that as well.
Oh, yes it does... I guess the fact that battstat is prettier (an
Bastien Nocera wrote:
Maybe you should use battstat which works fine on my iBook, and can
popup a dialog when the battery is under a certain level.
The GNOME battery monitor applet does that as well.
--
Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)\ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS stude
Tuomas Kuosmanen wrote:
On 19 Aug 2001 10:19:48 -0700, Jeff Baker wrote:
anyway the real cinch for me with the tibook is the battery life. i don't
think any intel laptop can touch it, even with two heavy batteries
installed.
you're right about the ibook2, it rocks.
So, I guess one can u
On 19 Aug 2001 10:19:48 -0700, Jeff Baker wrote:
> anyway the real cinch for me with the tibook is the battery life. i don't
> think any intel laptop can touch it, even with two heavy batteries
> installed.
>
> you're right about the ibook2, it rocks.
So, I guess one can use one battery at once
On 18 Aug 2001 22:18:01 -0700, Andrew Sharp wrote:
> I can't resist wading into this silly discussion. If you care about
> MacOS or Windows, my opinions are worthless, just hit delete now.
>
> The thing is, x86 laptop prices capabilities are far in excess of
> apple's meager offerings. I just we
On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Andrew Sharp wrote:
> I can't resist wading into this silly discussion. If you care about
> MacOS or Windows, my opinions are worthless, just hit delete now.
>
> The thing is, x86 laptop prices capabilities are far in excess of
> apple's meager offerings. I just went to de
I can't resist wading into this silly discussion. If you care about
MacOS or Windows, my opinions are worthless, just hit delete now.
The thing is, x86 laptop prices capabilities are far in excess of
apple's meager offerings. I just went to dell.com and configured an
inspiron 4000 with:
* 1GHz
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