[nmglug] AMD 64 bit

Sun Aug 26 23:53:52 PDT 2012

Try looking into the BIOS and see if there is an option for EFI (UEFI) boot
mode. If so, turn off UEFI/EFI boot mode and see if that does the trick.

Rob Haag

On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 1:41 AM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com> wrote:

> **
> Thanks Rob and sorry for such a late response. GParted shows a boot flag
> for the disc, see image below. any other ideas anyone?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
>
>
>
> On 08/22/2012 11:34 PM, Rob Haag wrote:
>
> Did you move the MBR over as well? The easiest way to get the MBR to a
> drive is with 'DD' (google), just be careful what you do with dd because it
> will do exactly what you ask of it. I'm not sure if the boot flag is
> important for a linux bootloader, but I always look if I'm having issues
> with booting and it has never hurt having it set. Gparted is good, but
> fdisk (command line) might be faster and easier to check the boot flag.
> But, if I'm feeling lazy I'll google up a tutorial about migrating a HDD
> using GParted, which is pretty user friendly. Theres tons of guides out
> there, especially since using virtual machines and cloud computing has
> become so trendy... thanks to cheap powerful hardware :)
>
>  Also, the router... right off the top of my head, it sounds like maybe
> the new router didn't get a DHCP assignment from the modem. You may already
> know this and have tried it but I would unplug both (mdm & router), turn on
> the modem first and let it come up, then turn on the router and see if that
> makes a connection.
>
>  Rob Haag
>
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 1:15 AM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>
>>  I got the acer today and just tried booting from my USB ubuntu drive and
>> I can't. I can set the boot order, which I did, but still no boot from the
>> USB drive.
>> The USB drive Ubuntu is a clone of my current HD, 10.04. Both machines
>> are AMD 64 bit
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Another question: I bought a new Cisco router after trying a Netgear
>> yesterday to replace my D-Link that is 8 years old. Neither one of the new
>> routers will talk to my Westelll d90, DSL modem that is about 8 years old
>> too. Compatibility issues?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>
>> Brian
>>
>> On 08/18/2012 12:27 AM, Rob Haag wrote:
>>
>> I second what Andy says (if you can shell the extra dough), I upgraded my
>> workstation to a Core2 Quad and I love it. It performs near what one of the
>> i3-i5 does, probably for more electric but I am very happy. I think a quad
>> core AMD would be nice too, I'm sure... especially when you run Linux, I
>> imagine it has a better processor scheduler :) In fact, the kernel just got
>> a new one not too far back and if I remember right 3.0 kernel is full-on
>> taking advantage of multi core processors.
>>
>>  Rob Haag
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 9:38 PM, Andrew Farnsworth <farnsaw at stonedoor.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Look on the bottom of your Toshiba and see if there is a MS Windows
>>> sticker with a code.  That is the license and it will tell you if it is
>>> Windows XP or what.  if it is, you just need to find media to do the wipe
>>> and install then either sell or gift it to someone.  Yes, I know you can do
>>> the same with Linux on it, but MOST people won't buy it if it doesn't have
>>> windows.  If the sticker isn't there, then you will need to either find the
>>> original media which will most likely have the license key with it, or you
>>> will need to buy new which isn't worth it.  Let the buyer do that if they
>>> want.  Just DBAN the laptop and put a basic install of something like
>>> Ubuntu on it and then sell it or gift it.
>>>
>>>  Andy
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 7:36 PM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Thanks Andy,
>>>> I checked out the CPUs on PassMark CPU and you are totally correct. The
>>>> A5560 is almost clocking 4x faster. I ordered it!
>>>> I never thought about the Windows license. I suppose this Toshiba has
>>>> one but I wouldn't know how to find it.
>>>>
>>>> New laptop should be here by Tuesday! Now when those SSDHDs get down to
>>>> a reasonable price I can justify upgrading.
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> On 08/17/2012 03:16 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote:
>>>>
>>>> If the $60 is not too much, go for the  A5560-7414.  The .15 Ghz
>>>> difference won't make a difference really and if you are in single threaded
>>>> / single core mode this one will turbo up to 2.4 Ghz.  So you get more
>>>> modern, more powerful and faster cpu, better graphics, better power
>>>> savings, a bigger HD all for $60.  Sounds like a deal to me.  I know many
>>>> people will state otherwise, but have a Windows  license for you laptop is
>>>> a good thing... it improves resale value.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Andy
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 4:36 PM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>  Anyone help me out with these laptops from Newegg?
>>>>>
>>>>> So this for $319:
>>>>> ASUS A53U-ES21 Notebook AMD Dual-Core Processor E-450(1.65GHz) 15.6"
>>>>> 4GB Memory DDR3 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW AMD Radeon HD 6320
>>>>> and I have a brand new 500GB HD for it.
>>>>> Or this for $379:
>>>>> Acer Aspire A5560-7414 Notebook AMD A-Series A6-3420M(1.5GHz) 15.6"
>>>>> 4GB Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6520G . The CPU
>>>>> is a quad core.
>>>>>
>>>>> Advice please?
>>>>>
>>>>> No on the HP I wrote about earlier as it has no optical drive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Many Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Brian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 08/16/2012 10:16 PM, Rob Haag wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Not bad for first hardware, I was just remembering recently how my
>>>>> first computer had floppies (5.25"). My first hard drive was 15mb (yep,
>>>>> that is Megabytes :) ). Now I'm giving my age away, but I know older nerds
>>>>> :) I'm quite surprised lately at how cheap hardware is getting, I find
>>>>> (capable) laptops for under $200. It makes it a bit easier to move onto new
>>>>> hardware when they are so cheap, and recycling old ones is responsible
>>>>> too... so we don't have to milk every last drop of service from the old
>>>>> units.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Good luck and your welcome, of course
>>>>> Rob
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:10 AM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>  Thanks so much Rob. I've cloned my HD several times as larger
>>>>>> cpacity ones came on market and installed them into this laptop and yes,
>>>>>> SATA.  I think though that it's time to stop trying to make this workhorse
>>>>>> pull the loads that newer OS versions and all the software that I've
>>>>>> installed amount to. amazing to think my first computer was a Mac G3
>>>>>> Desktop with a 4GB HD!!
>>>>>> I'll check out micro center for sure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks again
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 08/16/2012 09:59 PM, Rob Haag wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does your Toshiba have a SATA hard drive? All the new ones do, surely
>>>>>> this unit at Newegg does too. But you may also sacrifice speed/reliability
>>>>>> to swap it out. I may suggest you take an image of your old HDD with
>>>>>> GParted or even the 'dd' command, then put that image on the new hard
>>>>>> drive, then grow the new hard drive's partition to utilize the extra space
>>>>>> (if the new on is bigger (in capacity)... or partition whats left over and
>>>>>> mount that partition too. It's not a fantasy to swap hard drives though, if
>>>>>> you thinking 'will it start up in the new hardware?'  Also, the new laptop
>>>>>> you linked to certainly supports accelerated 3D graphics, which sounds like
>>>>>> a step up for you in that department.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Just for the fun of it, check out Micro Center. Not every deal
>>>>>> ships (some are 'in store only'). I re-located to Columbus, OH and we have
>>>>>> Micro Center here, my dad just picked up a really nice Asus laptop for $249
>>>>>> that supports accelerated graphics, the RAM is a bit lower than what you
>>>>>> found at Newegg, but could be upgraded for $20-30 to 4gb. I have had very
>>>>>> good service from Micro Center too, they are very customer oriented. It's
>>>>>> worth a quick look, but unfortunately most of the 'good' deals are 'in
>>>>>> store only'
>>>>>> MicroCenter http://www.microcenter.com/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Good luck,
>>>>>> Rob Haag
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:36 PM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Hey all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have the Toshiba satellite with an AMD 64 bit processor. One of my
>>>>>>> main issues is that the notebook doesn't have the newer video capability to
>>>>>>> run Ubuntu beyond what I have, which is 10.10 except in crappy 2D mode (or
>>>>>>> vintage or whatever they call it).
>>>>>>> This Acer laptop
>>>>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215371&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL081612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL081612-_-EMC-081612-Index-_-LaptopsNotebooks-_-34215371-L0A
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> is capable, I think, and I'm wondering if I could pop my HD from the
>>>>>>> Toshiba into it and just run with it. Or is that a fantasy? The price is
>>>>>>> great and it gets good reviews.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Advice?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Muchas gracias
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Brian
>>>>>>>
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