Recycling an old machine for gcompris - part 2

Posted on lun. 19 février 2007 in Computers / Informatique • Tagged with recycling, hardware

For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, here is part 1.

Well, after numerous badblocks attempts, I’ve seem that badblocks was tricking me. I first thought that some block of the hard disk were dead. But in fact, it was only parts on the previous …


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Recycling and the art of BadRAM…

Posted on mer. 10 janvier 2007 in Computers / Informatique • Tagged with recycling, hardware, mandriva, computers

I like to help protecting the environment. And I just hate the overconsumption society. You know, the one that fills your mailboxes (electronic and real) with ads, that fills the web with ads, that fills the streets with ads. The one that wants to make you believe you REALLY need …


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Recycling an old machine for gcompris - part 1

Posted on mar. 09 janvier 2007 in Computers / Informatique • Tagged with recycling, hardware

I’m currently trying to convert my sister’s old computer to Linux (guess what ? Mandriva 2007). That way my 8 years old niece will be able to have her computer to play with gcompris. Hardware specs of the beast:

  • Celeron 366
  • 160MB SDRAM (PC66 I presume)
  • 4GB hard drive …

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