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zvnteq7 wrote:

> http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/03/12
microsoft-ie-8-is-often-faster-than-firefox-chrome-or-safari.aspx
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/b56wee
> 
> WTF?
> 
> Hmmm... I've kept ie6 with stumbleupon and my yahoo toolbar/bookmarks to
> add new and kool sites, I thought ie6 was faster than ie7 so HOW they
> got ie8 faster is a mystery.


Linux and firefox a LOT more quicker.
Thats because Linux spends a lot less time doing avg and other
background stuff (necessary on a WINDUMMY PC) making the 
user experience a lot quicker.

On things like Asus EEE, you can run stuff off of SD Cards
withe 3D translucent desktops quicker than it takes to boot
or browse with WINDUMMY lappies. 


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Converting distros to boot from SD Cards and USB flash drives
-------------------------------------------------------------

Got me self an EEE but the EEE has no optical drives (no CDROMs).
So I'm having to convert every install CD or liveCD into a
bootable SD card or USB flash drive to boot on the EEE.

Without being able to convert a distro into a bootable USB flash /SD Card,
that distro can't be easily loaded into netbook like EEE
and stand to miss out on users installing it into netbooks.

So I would recommend all distro mainters look at their netbook
boot strategy and offer something to boot their distros
from USB flash and SD cards or miss out on users installing it into
netbooks.

Having done a few conversions, a pattern emerges that works well for 
most syslinux / isolinux based distros.

1. Put your SD card or USB flash drive into your desktop Linux PC and
���then�open�a�console�and�type�dmesg
���You�should�see�some�line�indicating�your�flash�drive�as
���being�picked�up�and�allocated�with�a�comment�like�sdc�/�sdc1�etc..
���Remember�both�names�-�the�first�is�/dev/sdc�which�is�your
���device�name,�and�the�second�is�/dev/sdc1�which�is�your�partition�name.
���(Don't�get�confused�between�drive�/dev/sdc�and�partition�/dev/sdc1
���or�your�drive�could�become�scrambled�eggs�later�on.�Also�remember
���it�may�be�called�sdg�or�sdh�etc�depending�what�you�see�when�you
���plug�in�device�and�type�dmesg)

2. Install gparted on your machine using synaptic.
���To�run�it�you�can�type
�����sudo�gparted
���in�a�console�window�and�select�on�the�right�side�the�drive�name�allocated
���in�step�1.�Right�click�on�the�bar�that�represents�the�partition
���and�click�on�manage�flags.
���Enable�the�boot�flag�and�click�OK.�This�makes�the�SD�Card�/�USB
���stick�bootable.

3. Identify that you have syslinux or isolinux in your liveCD by
���opening�the�.ISO�file�in�archive�manager�and�checking�that�it�has
���isolinux�or�syslinux�directory�somewhere�in�the�liveCD.

4. Extract all the files in the .ISO file to the
���root�directory�of�the�SD�card�or�USB�flash�stick.

5. Go to the flash drive and locate the syslinux (or isolinux) directory.
���Copy�its�entire�content�to�the�root�directory�of�the�flash�drive.
���
6. If you have a syslinux.cfg file in the root directory of the
���flash�drive,�then�you�are�OK�for�step�6.
���Otherwise�if�you�have�a�isolinux.cfg�file,�then�rename�it�to�syslinux.cfg

7. Get syslinux - this is a boot loader and menu system for FAT based
���file�systems.�Download�the�latest�version�from�here...
���http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/syslinux/
���Unzip�it�and�go�to�the�linux�directory.
���Run�the�program�there�by�typing�this�-�(note�this�command�is�updating
���the�partition�/dev/sdc1)

���./syslinux�-s�/dev/sdc1�

���This�puts�a�new�file�into�your�SD�card�/�USB�flash�disk

8. from the linux directory change to the mbr directory
���cd�../mbr
���and�then�run�this�-�again�note�this�time�its�updating�the�device�by
���writing�data�to�the�first�sector�as�opposed�to�the�first�partition.

���sudo�cat�mbr.bin�>�/dev/sdc

���This�makes�the�card�bootable�and�useable�in�an�Asus�EEE�and�many�other
���PCs�with�SD�card�or�USB�flash�disk�boot�facility.

Notes
-----
A. You can skip steps 2 and 8 if you don't format your card again
���when�you�want�to�try�out�another�distro.
B. Step 5 is messy but quick. You can figure out and copy just
���the�files�needed.
C. In step 6, editing the syslinux.cfg files can allow you to put
���more�than�1�distro�on�the�flash�drive.�But�beware,�many�distros
���use�default�paths�and�names�that�can�conflict.

This method tested and works for

1. Ubuntu
2. Slax
3. Knoppix
4. Puppy
5. DSL
6. GParted
7. gOS
8. Dynabolic
9. MoonOS

Does not work for DVD distros with files greater than 2Gb size inside
the .ISO file -��-�need�a�different�install�method�using�grub�bootloader
instead of syslinux (not covered here)

Does not work for .ISO files built with grub bootloader - need a different
install method with grub boot loader instead of syslinux.


The latest EEE1000 has fast enough graphics for translucent
3D desktops.

An easy way to do all this:

Install Ubuntu on EEE (compiz itself
appears to be installed by default in the default install),
then install compiz settings manager using Synaptic
which allows compiz to be fully 'exercised'.
And then do the following to get the 3D cube desktop
working...

�Go�to�General�>�Display�Settings�>�Lighting�and�turned�it�off
�Enable�Desktop�Cube�and�then�Desktop�Cube�>�Transparent�Cube�and�set�the
�two�opacity��settings�to�30%
�then�Desktop�Cube�>�Skydome�and�check�the�skydome�check�mark
�Enable�Rotate�Cube
�Enable�Enhanced�Zoom�Desktop
�Right�click�the�virtual�workspaces�panel�and�increase�the�number
�of�colums�to�8.

And hey presto - 100% 3D translucent desktop with 8 screens!!!!!!!!!!

�[Some�shortcuts�for�the�3D screen
��ctrl�+�alt�+�left�or�right�arrow�to�spin�cube
��ctrl�+�alt�+�down�arrow�and�then�left�or�right�arrow�for�a�ring�switcher
��super�+�E�for�yet�another�switcher
��super�+�mouse�wheel�scroll�to�zoom�in�and�out�of�the�3D�desktop.
�]

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