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1. Daniel Wayne Armstrong Debian , Linux

   Make an old netbook or laptop into a !linux home server http://ur1.ca/6i8yf !debian #howto

   
   about 6 months ago from web
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   • P. J. McDermott Debian , Linux

     Tried that; laptop said "Nope, Imma overheat & be a fire hazard". I opened it up for repair & now mainboard AC circuit died. Won't boot. :/

     about 6 months ago
   • P. J. McDermott Debian , Linux

     Anyway, nice article! And I didn't know about vbetool before; that should be handy to turn off my netbook's display using DPMS.

     about 6 months ago
   • Daniel Wayne Armstrong Debian , Linux

     Arrgh ... Rough luck man. Had my own doubts but after running netbook for 18 months in a room with no AC it has proven to be a sturdy box.

     about 6 months ago
   • ka’imi Debian , P. J. McDermott

     yikes. my eeepc works fine though.

     about 6 months ago
   • P. J. McDermott Debian , ka’imi

     Yeah, it's just that my six-year-old HP Pavilion had been gradually failing in a few different ways. /cc @dwa

     about 6 months ago