Ah...
Thanks!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Travis R. Birt" <travis@databasepro.net>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 3:56 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Cheap Microtel PC's...anyone have any experience with
them?
> Lindows only talks to the Server if you run the CNR app. If you do not
> belong to the CNR Warehouse, you obviously do not
> need to run the CNR app. So you just disable that, and it will stop
> talking to the server. You can stop CNR from auto starting
> every time just by following these easy steps.
>
> 1. Look in /usr/share/autostart for clicknrun.desktop.
> 2. Move file to a backup location
> 3. Click and Run will not autostart anymore.
>
> Hope this helps you to better understand, and therefore less likely to
> slam my current Favorite OS. Thanks!
> Travis
>
> James Miller wrote:
>
> > It ran fine, and had lots of pretty toys, but it was talking over the
> >network a LOT! There were posts on several boards about how it was
> >continually sending encrypted packets back to the Lindows main server,
and
> >nobody knew what it was doing. Didn't waste time trying to figure it
out; I
> >just yanked it...
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Travis R. Birt" <travis@databasepro.net>
> >To: <slug@nks.net>
> >Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:23 PM
> >Subject: Re: [SLUG] Cheap Microtel PC's...anyone have any experience with
> >them?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Why wipe Lindows off? It is a fine OS depending on your needs.
> >>Travis
> >>
> >>James Miller wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> We have two of them, and we love them. Good price, no problems with
> >>>running almost any OS we put on them. Just wipe the Lindows that comes
> >>>installed on it...
> >>>
> >>>James
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Paul M Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com>
> >>>To: <slug@nks.net>
> >>>Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 5:44 AM
> >>>Subject: Re: [SLUG] Cheap Microtel PC's...anyone have any experience
with
> >>>them?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 04:42:59PM -0500, Meyer, David R (FL) wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hello,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I'm just buying my first PC from Walmart.com (couldn't resist the
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >price)
> >
> >
> >>>>>and am wondering if anyone has hand any experience with them? Are
they
> >>>>>well made, etc.?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>I bought a Lindows one from Walmart some time ago, and wrote a review
> >>>>for some of my wife's cohorts that Robin also ran at Newsforge. I
wiped
> >>>>Lindows and installed Debian. Runs fine, no problems per se.
> >>>>
> >>>>There are a couple of cautions. First, it was a Mini-ITX form factor.
> >>>>That means it's got a teeny fan and very small power supply. Only one
> >>>>expansion slot, which has a WinModem in it. No adding of components to
> >>>>_this_ system. Second thing is that pretty much everything is embedded
> >>>>on the motherboard, including the sound and video. The video uses what
> >>>>I'm told is a crappy chipset, the Trident Cyberblade i/1. There's
> >>>>support for it under Linux, but it's still not a great chipset. I've
had
> >>>>no problems with it.
> >>>>
> >>>>Paul
>
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