Comments for Kev009.com http://www.kev009.com/wp Speed and Accuracy are fine, kev009 is final: Projects and Ventures of Kevin Bowling Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:58:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on IBM NetVista 2800 Hacking by Devin LaSalle http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/29/ibm-netvista-2800-hacking/#comment-19 Devin LaSalle Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:19:52 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/29/ibm-netvista-2800-hacking/#comment-19 Hi Kevin - Were you actually able to run a 2.5" hard disk in the HD25-I carrier in the Netstation machine? Hi Kevin -
Were you actually able to run a 2.5″ hard disk in the HD25-I carrier in the Netstation machine?

]]> Comment on KDE4 on Gentoo by Michael http://www.kev009.com/wp/2008/05/16/kde4-on-gentoo/#comment-12 Michael Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:11:48 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/?p=35#comment-12 If you like Gentoo, there's a decent chance you'll like arch. The reason im telling you about this is I've been so impressed with what the KDEmod team has done with their tailored KDE 3.5.9 and KDE 4 packages for arch. Beautiful, and way better than other KDE4 distros I've tried. If you like Gentoo, there’s a decent chance you’ll like arch.
The reason im telling you about this is I’ve been so impressed with what the KDEmod team has done with their tailored KDE 3.5.9 and KDE 4 packages for arch. Beautiful, and way better than other KDE4 distros I’ve tried.

]]> Comment on KDE4 on Gentoo by Damian http://www.kev009.com/wp/2008/05/16/kde4-on-gentoo/#comment-11 Damian Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:46:11 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/?p=35#comment-11 As a gentoo user, I found this review really usefull. I tested KDE 4 on Kubuntu, and I agree with you about the drawbacks. I hope I can install KDE 4 on my brand new gentoo next week end. As a gentoo user, I found this review really usefull. I tested KDE 4 on Kubuntu, and I agree with you about the drawbacks.

I hope I can install KDE 4 on my brand new gentoo next week end.

]]> Comment on KDE4 on Gentoo by Sam http://www.kev009.com/wp/2008/05/16/kde4-on-gentoo/#comment-9 Sam Mon, 19 May 2008 21:47:22 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/?p=35#comment-9 People don't seem impressed by Plasma. I haven't used it but it does seem like it could have potential. Good review People don’t seem impressed by Plasma. I haven’t used it but it does seem like it could have potential. Good review

]]> Comment on IBM NetVista 2800 Hacking by Gilles http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/29/ibm-netvista-2800-hacking/#comment-7 Gilles Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:02:40 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/29/ibm-netvista-2800-hacking/#comment-7 Hello I just bought an IBM Netvista 2800 8364-EXX off eBay to do the exact same thing: Build a small, quiet Asterisk server with a TDM card to handle a PSTN line. At this point, it complains that no mouse/keyboard is plugged in, although they are, but besides that, I have a couple of questions for you: - would you recommend buying the HD25-I or is a CF card good enough? - is installing Linux and Asterisk on this thing doable by a semi-experience Linux user, or is it a bit more involved? Thank you Gilles. Hello

I just bought an IBM Netvista 2800 8364-EXX off eBay to do the exact same thing: Build a small, quiet Asterisk server with a TDM card to handle a PSTN line.

At this point, it complains that no mouse/keyboard is plugged in, although they are, but besides that, I have a couple of questions for you:
- would you recommend buying the HD25-I or is a CF card good enough?
- is installing Linux and Asterisk on this thing doable by a semi-experience Linux user, or is it a bit more involved?

Thank you
Gilles.

]]> Comment on IBM xSeries 330 (x330) SATA Retrofit by Darren Pickard http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/28/ibm-xseries-330-x330-sata-retrofit/#comment-6 Darren Pickard Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:59:15 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/28/ibm-xseries-330-x330-sata-retrofit/#comment-6 I used your article as a guide to fit 2 x 300GB ATA133 drives into my xSeries 335 with great results. I found that the BIOS doesn't support HDD >137GB, so I will have to buy a 3rd party controller as the latest BIOS available doesn't provide this feature. Great article, there is very limited info on the Internet for xSeries hacks. I used your article as a guide to fit 2 x 300GB ATA133 drives into my xSeries 335 with great results. I found that the BIOS doesn’t support HDD >137GB, so I will have to buy a 3rd party controller as the latest BIOS available doesn’t provide this feature.
Great article, there is very limited info on the Internet for xSeries hacks.

]]> Comment on Linux Kernel 2.6.21 and Tickless Kernel (CONFIG_NO_HZ) by kev009 http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/04/26/linux-kernel-2621-and-tickless-kernel-config_no_hz/#comment-4 kev009 Thu, 10 May 2007 03:04:22 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/04/26/linux-kernel-2621-and-tickless-kernel-config_no_hz/#comment-4 I can't really gauge the responsiveness since this is a headless server and everything it is doing is for throughput. From what I understand however, you get the benefits of both worlds. I too am waiting for the x86_64 patches, and will revisit this when they are merged into mainline. I can’t really gauge the responsiveness since this is a headless server and everything it is doing is for throughput. From what I understand however, you get the benefits of both worlds. I too am waiting for the x86_64 patches, and will revisit this when they are merged into mainline.

]]> Comment on Linux Kernel 2.6.21 and Tickless Kernel (CONFIG_NO_HZ) by jarkko http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/04/26/linux-kernel-2621-and-tickless-kernel-config_no_hz/#comment-3 jarkko Thu, 10 May 2007 00:05:31 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/04/26/linux-kernel-2621-and-tickless-kernel-config_no_hz/#comment-3 Do you get the "responsiveness" of a 1000Hz ticking kernel with a tickless one? Or where to compare the tickless vs. 100Hz, 250Hz, 300Hz or 1000Hz ? Waiting for X86_64 tickless kernel.... Do you get the “responsiveness” of a 1000Hz ticking kernel with a tickless one? Or where to compare the tickless vs. 100Hz, 250Hz, 300Hz or 1000Hz ? Waiting for X86_64 tickless kernel….

]]> Comment on IBM xSeries 330 (x330) SATA Retrofit by Jon Schroeder http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/28/ibm-xseries-330-x330-sata-retrofit/#comment-2 Jon Schroeder Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:01:26 +0000 http://www.kev009.com/wp/2007/03/28/ibm-xseries-330-x330-sata-retrofit/#comment-2 Nice. This is quite an improvement over the SCSI storage. What type of SATA controller did you use? I'm interested in implementing this modification on my x330, but I am currently experiencing problems trying to get an OS installed. Any ideas you have would be more than welcomed. Go here for more info: Nice. This is quite an improvement over the SCSI storage. What type of SATA controller did you use? I’m interested in implementing this modification on my x330, but I am currently experiencing problems trying to get an OS installed. Any ideas you have would be more than welcomed. Go here for more info:

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