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Brian Masinick
I’m back on my OLD Thinkpad T510 using the 5.10.173 kernel, which works fine here.
pinxi -b System: Host: antix23 Kernel: 5.10.173-antix.1-amd64-smp arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: IceWM v: 3.3.2 Distro: antiX-23-beta1-runit_x64-full Grup Yorum 21 March 2023 Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 43843AU v: ThinkPad T510 serial: <superuser required> Mobo: LENOVO model: 43843AU serial: <superuser required> BIOS: LENOVO v: 6MET61WW (1.24 ) date: 06/07/2010 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 0% condition: N/A/103.5 Wh volts: 7.5 min: 11.1 CPU: Info: dual core Intel Core i5 M 520 [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 2532 min/max: 1199/2400 Graphics: Device-1: Intel Core Processor Integrated Graphics driver: i915 v: kernel Device-2: Lenovo Integrated Webcam [R5U877] type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 driver: X: loaded: intel dri: crocus gpu: i915 resolution: 1366x768~60Hz API: OpenGL v: 2.1 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel HD Graphics (ILK) Network: Device-1: Intel 82577LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e Device-2: Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200 driver: iwlwifi Drives: Local Storage: total: 119.24 GiB used: 6.93 GiB (5.8%) Info: Processes: 177 Uptime: 2h 58m Memory: 3.62 GiB used: 1.16 GiB (32.1%) Shell: Bash pinxi: 3.3.26-10--
Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
By the way, when I want to get my own personal copies of either inxi or pinxi, I visit the site https://github.com/smxi/inxi and scroll down to the MASTER BRANCH for inxi and the DEVELOPMENT BRANCH
for pinxi.I use these two commands, (short form) to quickly grab the programs and I put them in my ~/bin
directory –wget -O inxi smxi.org/inxi to get inxi and
wget -O pinxi smxi.org/pinxi to get pinxi
I then run chmod +x inxi and chmod +x pinxi
and they are ready to run as needed.When I want to update them I use the -U option.
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Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Adding my ~/bin files for my use, and welcoming others to use, alter as you see fit.
All I ask is that if you redistribute them, you credit me and anyone I’ve cited in any of the programs, and the sources I obtained and referenced.--
Brian MasinickTrashthrasher
My old beater Asus X502.
Wow, this thing runs surprisingly well for not being used in at least 2 years & having a cheap 64
GB Dogfish SSD in it.- This reply was modified 1 month ago by Trashthrasher.
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My old beater Asus X502.
Wow, this thing runs surprisingly well for not being used in at least 2 years & having a cheap 64
GB Dogfish SSD in it.Those were pretty good images you showed in the post you are quoting. Looks worth reviving like some of the other stuff in the thread
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Brian MasinickMy old beater Asus X502.
Wow, this thing runs surprisingly well for not being used in at least 2 years & having a cheap 64
GB Dogfish SSD in it.Those were pretty good images you showed in the post you are quoting. Looks worth reviving like some of the other stuff in the thread
I have an even older (& less powerful) HP laptop laying around that I’ll try it out on… perhaps I’ll test the 23 beta on it.
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That would be great.
The more we leverage these old systems and this excellent software the more opportunities will arise
Thank you for your time and efforts!
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Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
Right now I’m using MX Linux as I navigate back through the software on my newest computer, the HP-14 (circa 2021 build), which requires certain newer components; for example, kernels older than 5.16 (maybe even 5.18) are not optimal; our 5.10 cannot be used on this particular system; I’m delighted that we now have a Version 6.1.18 kernel, but I also use Liquorix and Xanmod1 kernels on this hardware and both are great for the specific kind of activity I use on my systems these days.
I’ll be back with antiX 22 and antiX 23 Beta 1 shortly; this system works very well with them as long as I use either our newest kernel or ones from the two sources I mentioned above. Except for the fact that this system DOES NOT have a backlit keyboard, it’s otherwise a lightweight, yet solid, affordable laptop system.
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Brian MasinickHP Pavilion dv6000 Entertainment PC (circa 2006) that I had to run off a USB due to not having a hard drive in it.
I downloaded, created, updated, added a few “key” programs, & remastered on my main HP z400 workstation to a 64GB SanDisk USB drive.
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Animal lover
Savior of abandoned electronics
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Check out my Punk/Metal band Taco TuesdayHP Pavilion dv6000 Entertainment PC (circa 2006) that I had to run off a USB due to not having a hard drive in it.
I downloaded, created, updated, added a few “key” programs, & remastered on my main HP z400 workstation to a 64GB SanDisk USB drive.
Firefox is mega slow in this one… but not COMPLETELY unusable.
Animal lover
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Your HP Pavilion dv6000 Entertainment PC (circa 2006), is a little bit older than the oldest stuff I still have handy.
Prior to retirement AND moving to South Carolina, I had, not one, but TWO 32 bit laptops.
The first was a Gateway 2000 PA6A 17″, and I called it a portable computer rather than a laptop because of its size.
It was quite the work horse for me for quite a while, even though it wasn’t a high end system.
Along with it, I had a 15″ Lenovo T410, another 32-bit system. I actually kept a version of Windows on that system because I had a part time job as a writer for people seeking “prayers and encouragement”. The founder of the site worked with me and eventually we came up with a Web-based solution in which we no longer had to “host” it on a platform that was exclusively Windows-based, and then I was able to use network software, specifically network-based Website software, almost like our forum software.Along the way, I got a 64 bit system, my Dell Inspiron 5558 laptop, and as the number of distributions providing 32-bit software grew less and less, there was less need for the Gateway and the Lenovo and I gave them to a place that would either recycle them or give them, at extremely low cost (or free) to those in need. I tried to make sure they wouldn’t end up in a toxic waste dump, something I’m concerned about when it comes to all of these electronic components. My hope and wish is that even when we outlast the usable lives of this equipment with our efficient Linux systems, we’ll get better about using them for something else.
The late, now deceased Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), one of my favorite employers during my prime days as a software engineer, was very conscious about such things and they had a reclamation center that was close to a billion dollar business, certainly a multi million dollar business. They’d take apart electronic components and divide them into metals, plastics, etc. and in some cases melt them, but in any event, combine them into as many reusable individual elements as possible, with the least amount of waste, and most of it could actually be either sold or reused, which was great.
Not sure how many businesses do these things today, but I’m happy to have been a part of one such effort, and we were people who had nice ponds near most of our properties, walking and bike riding areas in nearly all of them, and an emphasis on a balance between work and family. How many places even THINK of such things any more? Some people definitely care about such things; let’s do what we can, and if we have any great ideas to make the future healthy and sound for those who follow us, let’s do everything possible, continually reusing, reconstructing, sparing toxic substances and even turning them into something else that helps humankind instead of turning into toxic poison.
I don’t have all the answers, but I do care; when you can make a difference, please ACTUALLY contribute, whether it’s a idea, an invention, an intervention, a reuse, or simply passing on the need to show concern for the resources we have. Thanks!
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Brian MasinickBrian Masinick
sudo ps_mem.py
[sudo] password for masinick:
Private + Shared = RAM used Program88.0 KiB + 15.5 KiB = 103.5 KiB runit
104.0 KiB + 20.5 KiB = 124.5 KiB runsvdir
128.0 KiB + 20.5 KiB = 148.5 KiB svlogd
196.0 KiB + 31.5 KiB = 227.5 KiB gpm
204.0 KiB + 30.5 KiB = 234.5 KiB atd
284.0 KiB + 37.5 KiB = 321.5 KiB acpid
264.0 KiB + 77.5 KiB = 341.5 KiB rtkit-daemon
368.0 KiB + 224.5 KiB = 592.5 KiB udevil
360.0 KiB + 252.5 KiB = 612.5 KiB icewm-session
472.0 KiB + 214.5 KiB = 686.5 KiB rpcbind
428.0 KiB + 261.5 KiB = 689.5 KiB getty (3)
756.0 KiB + 213.0 KiB = 969.0 KiB dbus-launch (2)
624.0 KiB + 430.5 KiB = 1.0 MiB devmon
796.0 KiB + 499.5 KiB = 1.3 MiB saned
860.0 KiB + 477.5 KiB = 1.3 MiB desktop-session
960.0 KiB + 684.5 KiB = 1.6 MiB at-spi-bus-launcher
1.0 MiB + 612.5 KiB = 1.6 MiB at-spi2-registryd
1.4 MiB + 429.5 KiB = 1.8 MiB runsv (21)
1.4 MiB + 436.5 KiB = 1.8 MiB sudo
1.6 MiB + 272.5 KiB = 1.9 MiB udevd
1.3 MiB + 655.5 KiB = 1.9 MiB console-kit-daemon
1.5 MiB + 498.5 KiB = 2.0 MiB xscreensaver
1.5 MiB + 472.5 KiB = 2.0 MiB ntpd
1.4 MiB + 656.0 KiB = 2.0 MiB dbus-daemon (4)
1.4 MiB + 762.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB polkitd
2.2 MiB + 75.5 KiB = 2.2 MiB rsyslogd
1.9 MiB + 463.5 KiB = 2.4 MiB bluetoothd
2.4 MiB + 518.5 KiB = 2.9 MiB bash
3.2 MiB + 31.5 KiB = 3.2 MiB haveged
2.6 MiB + 751.5 KiB = 3.3 MiB dhclient
3.4 MiB + 280.5 KiB = 3.7 MiB connmand
3.6 MiB + 1.2 MiB = 4.8 MiB conky
3.9 MiB + 1.3 MiB = 5.2 MiB slimski
4.5 MiB + 809.5 KiB = 5.3 MiB wpa_supplicant
4.2 MiB + 4.0 MiB = 8.2 MiB volumeicon
5.6 MiB + 2.7 MiB = 8.3 MiB icewm
11.0 MiB + 5.4 MiB = 16.4 MiB roxterm
82.6 MiB + 1.2 MiB = 83.9 MiB Xorg
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177.2 MiB
=================================I’m here now with antiX 22. As you can see, it’s reasonably nimble without a Web Browser running; it’ll sometimes jump between 600 MiB and 1.0-1.2 Gib IF I’m running a multi-function Web browser, serving Email, message forums, weather, and time resources. With the HP, this usage is inconsequential, as a 64-bit system this one does use a few more base resources but returns them with very efficient utilization.
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pinxi -b System: Host: brian-antix-hp-14fq1025nr Kernel: 6.2.9-x64v3-xanmod1 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: IceWM v: 3.3.2 Distro: antiX-21-runit_x64-full Grup Yorum 30 October 2021 Machine: Type: Laptop System: HP product: HP Laptop 14-fq1xxx v: N/A serial: <superuser required> Mobo: HP model: 887C v: 59.11 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: AMI v: F.18 date: 11/26/2021 Battery: ID-1: BAT0 charge: 40.6 Wh (99.8%) condition: 40.7/40.7 Wh (100.0%) CPU: Info: 6-core AMD Ryzen 5 5500U with Radeon Graphics [MT MCP] speed (MHz): avg: 2043 min/max: 1400/4056 Graphics: Device-1: AMD Lucienne driver: amdgpu v: kernel Device-2: Chicony HP TrueVision HD Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo Display: server: X.Org v: 1.20.11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 20.3.5 renderer: AMD RENOIR (DRM 3.49.0 6.2.9-x64v3-xanmod1 LLVM 11.0.1) Network: Device-1: Realtek driver: rtw89_8852ae Drives: Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 31.48 GiB (13.2%) Info: Processes: 282 Uptime: 1h 50m Memory: 7.09 GiB used: 1.38 GiB (19.5%) Shell: Bash pinxi: 3.3.26-10--
Brian MasinickI also have another HP laptop plus a Dell Desktop that was used as a cash register & left in the alley near our place. I’ll work my way through them as soon as I can & report the results.
- This reply was modified 1 month ago by Trashthrasher.
- This reply was modified 1 month ago by Trashthrasher.
Animal lover
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@Trashthrasher thank you for making positive use of as many electronic components as possible.
I’ve written a few posts today about one of my former employers, and also about my personal interests in taking good care of electronics that we no longer use.1) If we are successful in using them longer, great! I realize that some newer stuff is more energy efficient, but I’m very concerned about toxic waste.
2) When I lived in various New England communities, there were several places that were already terribly polluted. Though the “air” seemed “clean” in comparison to some industrial cities, the below ground water often had toxicity, some dumps were seeping dangerous substances and others were emitting sulfur dioxide and other degrading things.
3) I WAS extremely fortunate to work in a company where the founder himself was a semiconductor expert. As he aged, he realized that we must be careful what we do with our old stuff, so he opened a reclamation plant, and we’d send a LOT of our own equipment that was no longer used in day to day operation, and we’d separate copper, other metals, plastics, and other components, and instead of sending them to a dump, we’d try to, as best as we could, find a better use or reuse for them.While I’m not sure if we were 100% successful in reusing everything, we genuinely tried to do our best, and I highly encourage everyone to do everything in your power to “pay this forward”; that is, if you know of ways in which any parts and pieces of electronic components can be reused rather than allowing them to reach a toxic waste dump, PLEASE do so! Before the end of my usable lifetime, I hope comments like these will resonate throughout the world and we will collectively solve more and more of the issues that have plagued humanity throughout our existence. The more we can be good citizens of every possible thing, the more we will promote health and well being and who knows, maybe even the wealth and creation of additional lines of business that can greatly help communities all over the world.
When I say “wealth”, I’m NOT referring to selfish behavior, hoarding whatever we have, I’m referring to as many ways as we can to be kind, sharing, helpful in spreading good to people everywhere. If I can help even a few in that regard, and each one of us can do the same, imagine the positive impact of a few hundred people who “pay it forward” with every act of kindness toward other people.
Best wishes to everyone!
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