Nowshining

Welcome: (Last Updated July 26, 2008 PST @ about 12:25pm)

Retired From Ubuntu and it's forums on July 17, 2008 to fully pursue My Journey with Linux Alone (I ain't no baby no-more)

  • Personal
    • Aged 20+
    • Single/Married/Widowed: Single
    • State California
    • City/Town: Bakersfield/Oildale
    • Male or Female: Male
    • USA: Yes
  • Contact Info.
    • AIM: jcwolfensheign
    • ICQ: 486127728
    • email/yahoo/yahooIM: palmonezire31fanatic
  • Ubuntu/Linux Specific Info.
    • Kubuntu: 7.10+ Full Install
    • Kernel Version: Linux botnetgodalphamale 2.6.24.7-botnetgodalphamale-grsec #2 Wed Jul 9 02:56:49 PDT 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
    • KDE Version 3.5.9
    • Firewall: Arno-iptables-firewall
    • Launchpad user: yes (registered)
    • Launchpad bug helper: no (left)
    • Launchpad bug reporter: no (left)
    • Participated in ? Beta Operating Systems/Distros/Programs: 7.10 (end of alpha - beta)
    • Alpha tester: Yes 7.10 end of - Beta
    • Date of Becoming an Ubuntu user: July 22nd, 2007
    • Did u ever try out Ubuntu Beforehand: Yes
    • Why didn't u become a user until the mentioned date and what Version: Ubuntu 7.04 and Because it was the only one that supported My 4600/4600i intels internal Videacard Wink ;) now I use external as mentioned below.

    • Linux user: Yes
    • Windows user: No
    • WINE user: Yes
    • Firefox user: Yes (FF3)
    • Ubuntu Firefox User: No - removed
    • Swiftfox user: No
    • SwiftWeasel user - No

    • Konqueror as browser user - No
    • Original install method: manual
    • First firewall on linux tried: Iptables.
    • First GUI program/Script that sets iptables: Firestarter
    • Second: Guarddog
    • Final & Kept: arno-iptables-firewall (a script actually)

FULL kindof/detailed SPECS BELOW: I got the computer in January (I know that Much), and I THINK mid-month about the 15th but I don't remember exactly the date and have loved it ever since:

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  • Dimension 4600/4600i
    • Somewhat of what My computer is like (print version w/more pics): http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,113309/printable.html

    • Intel Integrated Video Card - Don't use
    • Fitted with an External Fx5200 CHEAP

    • Eview 17f3 Emachines CRT monitor - http://www.emachines.com/products/products.html?prod=eView_17F3

    • Internal snd_intel8x0 (yes that info is from lsmod) intel Sound card using AC97 codecs in linux/modules
    • Old and I mean OLD DVD-ROM drive - Beige

    • CD-RW - Black
    • 2 Hard Disks:
    • Seagate-71.9GB Total-EXT3 Formatted
    • Maxtor-6Y080L0-74.5GB Total-EXT3 Formatted
    • Dell Softkey Keyboard
    • Taped up for Protection USB mouse - Only Wheel is Un-taped
    • Pentium 4 - Hyper-Threading Flagged but Disabled and N/A for startup in Bios
    • 533mhz Bus
    • Came with a Dell XP SP1 Install Disk - REMOVED

    • Linux Gutsy 7.10+ (Still More Stable than XP ever was)
    • Kernel Version: Linux botnetgodalphamale 2.6.24.7-botnetgodalphamale-grsec #2 Wed Jul 9 02:56:49 PDT 2008 i686 GNU/Linux OPTIMIZED + DEADLINE SCHEDULER + HARDENED

    • 512MB RAM / (about) 7.54MB is Reserved to the kernel so ACTUALLY (about) 504.07MB is Available to Applications that need it.

    • Grub boot-up Param: noresume noresume2 selinux=1 enforce=1 nosplash nmi_watchdog=0 nomce nosmp notsc max_cpus=1 acpi=strict nosmp ide-detect=off no_fwh_detect=1 noscroll noexec=on noexec32=on
    • Backup kernel(s):none<->n/a

Nowshining (last edited 2008-08-06 16:39:42 by localhost)