I need to spend more time on ebay. This is very cool. So you've done this? I can only assume that the battery life must be significantly improved. Did you go for a high-speed card?
Many thanks for the enlightenment,
Jake
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Libretto100ct
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I'm thrilled to see that here are more libretto owners and lovers out there.
This topic seems veryusefull to me. I'll post it on my Toshiba Libretto dedicated website: http://www.librettoworld.com.
This topic seems veryusefull to me. I'll post it on my Toshiba Libretto dedicated website: http://www.librettoworld.com.
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Libretto100ct
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OK, I'm VERY late in posting. I will have Libretto Puppy up in a few days. Weddings, Funerals, kids out of school, illness, work, buying a Blackberry & Aspire One D250, got me side tracked from finishing the Libretto project.
I've decided to put the Libretto 50/70 version up and going to skip the Libretto 100/110 because 4.0 - 4.1.2 Retro work best with minor setting up for video, sound and pcmcia which covers usb/wireless/ethernet use.
I'll detail below.
I've decided to put the Libretto 50/70 version up and going to skip the Libretto 100/110 because 4.0 - 4.1.2 Retro work best with minor setting up for video, sound and pcmcia which covers usb/wireless/ethernet use.
I'll detail below.
libretto pup
hey, Any update on this? It would be great to dust off my 70ct 
Thanks, biltho
Thanks, bilthoKeep coming back to this
I've been researching this for days, and I keep coming back to this article. Would be a great time saver if you could post what you got so far.
16 mb libretto 50ct overclocked via pin lifting, with a bad hard disk.
My goal was to rebuild my dead libretto as an educational toy for my toddler. (and keep him off my laptop)
It's been in a box for years, but looks like both batteries still hold a decent charge.
I did the loosen the case screws trick and popped in a full height circa 1999 hard disk temporarily. Low and behold my scrap disk had red hat on it, which booted just fine. Went through my mental list of 10 year old root password, ran Xconfigurator, and startx. Again.. no issues. No sound, no network, but X was actually quite snappy. Plenty fast for what I was envisioning.
Turns out that making a libretto solid state is dirt cheap now.
Kingston 8gig CF $25
2.5in 44 pin IDE adapter $5.
Free shipping from Amazon. Not here yet.
From what I've gathered across the forums, this will give you 30-50% more battery life and about 3-10 times faster disk.
I'm also hoping that having my swap on solid state will partially make up for my 16mb ram problem.
Also dug up an old SMC wireless card too, but that probably won't be used beyond setup.
At this point the plan was to write my own simple flashcard app perhaps in perl/tk, but again.. found someone already did this for me open source, in python:
http://www.schoolsplay.org/
So... now I'm almost there. Your work on the libretto puplet would be a big step in the right direction.
Thank you.
16 mb libretto 50ct overclocked via pin lifting, with a bad hard disk.
My goal was to rebuild my dead libretto as an educational toy for my toddler. (and keep him off my laptop)
It's been in a box for years, but looks like both batteries still hold a decent charge.
I did the loosen the case screws trick and popped in a full height circa 1999 hard disk temporarily. Low and behold my scrap disk had red hat on it, which booted just fine. Went through my mental list of 10 year old root password, ran Xconfigurator, and startx. Again.. no issues. No sound, no network, but X was actually quite snappy. Plenty fast for what I was envisioning.
Turns out that making a libretto solid state is dirt cheap now.
Kingston 8gig CF $25
2.5in 44 pin IDE adapter $5.
Free shipping from Amazon. Not here yet.
From what I've gathered across the forums, this will give you 30-50% more battery life and about 3-10 times faster disk.
I'm also hoping that having my swap on solid state will partially make up for my 16mb ram problem.
Also dug up an old SMC wireless card too, but that probably won't be used beyond setup.
At this point the plan was to write my own simple flashcard app perhaps in perl/tk, but again.. found someone already did this for me open source, in python:
http://www.schoolsplay.org/
So... now I'm almost there. Your work on the libretto puplet would be a big step in the right direction.
Thank you.
My CF adapter is bouncing around the country due to a postal error. It was 20 miles from my house at one point, now it's about 1000. I've ordered many things from Amazon. First time something screwy like this happened.
I'm still hoping that Libretto100ct comes back to this forum some time soon so I don't have to duplicate what sounded like a lot of work on his part.
I'm still hoping that Libretto100ct comes back to this forum some time soon so I don't have to duplicate what sounded like a lot of work on his part.
Me to!
(even if you just dump a tar of your last version used...)
It's actually for my daughter, who is writing her first sory/ novel and wants to use the time during her way to school by underground..
My 100ct is an advanced alarmclock by now (have to use tis instead of the 50ct, because the later is hypernating for heat reasons when doing ogg Playback).
Used the wonderful Eisfair distro for that...
(even if you just dump a tar of your last version used...)
It's actually for my daughter, who is writing her first sory/ novel and wants to use the time during her way to school by underground..
My 100ct is an advanced alarmclock by now (have to use tis instead of the 50ct, because the later is hypernating for heat reasons when doing ogg Playback).
Used the wonderful Eisfair distro for that...
I was able to install the hd-to-cf adapter and can now run Windows 95B from a 1 gb cf card (a high-speed cf card is still enroute).
It's an amazing transition: a 35-second cold boot, much better battery life, and very fast app-opening. Not to mention the blessed silence.
Some caveats: know your fdisk stuff. I did not, and my learning curve was steep. You have to partition the cf along with making a 50mb logical extension partition for the hibernation (still can't find a good link on the web for step-by-step instruction). You'll also need a copy of DOS 6.* since the cf needs a basic OS installed on it.
Secondly, Windows-wise, I could not get a hd clone made from the famous xxcopy.com to work on the cf. The only thing that worked was a *.gho image made from Ghost.
If you're using a fresh install of Windows, partition, etc., then, from another computer, copy the c:/win9* directory of cab files, and install via floppy Windows 9* Startup disk. I could not get Windows 95 to install via setup.exe in the c:/win95 directory.
Given the Libby 70ct's 32 mb/P1-133 limitations, I recommend Windows 95B. MS Word 97 sails on it and the free Off By One browser does the job (like Lynx on steroids). Orinoco Classic wifi card works nice, as does the legendary Netgear MA401.
Having shelved my Libby years ago, I find myself using it a great deal this week.
This is, of course, all band-aid stuff as we wait anxiously for a Libby-Puppy iso release
Jake
It's an amazing transition: a 35-second cold boot, much better battery life, and very fast app-opening. Not to mention the blessed silence.
Some caveats: know your fdisk stuff. I did not, and my learning curve was steep. You have to partition the cf along with making a 50mb logical extension partition for the hibernation (still can't find a good link on the web for step-by-step instruction). You'll also need a copy of DOS 6.* since the cf needs a basic OS installed on it.
Secondly, Windows-wise, I could not get a hd clone made from the famous xxcopy.com to work on the cf. The only thing that worked was a *.gho image made from Ghost.
If you're using a fresh install of Windows, partition, etc., then, from another computer, copy the c:/win9* directory of cab files, and install via floppy Windows 9* Startup disk. I could not get Windows 95 to install via setup.exe in the c:/win95 directory.
Given the Libby 70ct's 32 mb/P1-133 limitations, I recommend Windows 95B. MS Word 97 sails on it and the free Off By One browser does the job (like Lynx on steroids). Orinoco Classic wifi card works nice, as does the legendary Netgear MA401.
Having shelved my Libby years ago, I find myself using it a great deal this week.
This is, of course, all band-aid stuff as we wait anxiously for a Libby-Puppy iso release
Jake
libretto 70ct
I have puppy 3 running OK on 32MB 70ct 10GB disk full install. I partitioned disk to avoid hibernation sectors around 8.4GB. I had trouble with LILO and GRUB trying to load removed operating systems. This was resolved with win98SE fdisk /mbr.
DSL instals OK and is faster than puppy, it also works with MA401 WIFI card and PCMCIA adaptor + CF memory. I prefer puppy but can't get MA401 WIFI or orinoco silver WIFI or PCMCIA+CF memory to work.
I put the disk drive in another system as the only hard drive and installed from livecd.
I tried loading Orinoco CS module but puppy cannot find active interface.
I also tried poppy 2.15ce and pcmcia did not work on that either.
The libretto would not originally boot up, I solved this by removing the battery. The battery is now empty as in all cells connector and electronics removed, It boot up OK like this. Since then I found a spare battery at a car boot sale which holds some charge.
To anyone who says fit more memory, its already maxed out. Are there any hacks to increase memory?
Can anyone help with the PCMCIA issues?
DSL instals OK and is faster than puppy, it also works with MA401 WIFI card and PCMCIA adaptor + CF memory. I prefer puppy but can't get MA401 WIFI or orinoco silver WIFI or PCMCIA+CF memory to work.
I put the disk drive in another system as the only hard drive and installed from livecd.
I tried loading Orinoco CS module but puppy cannot find active interface.
I also tried poppy 2.15ce and pcmcia did not work on that either.
The libretto would not originally boot up, I solved this by removing the battery. The battery is now empty as in all cells connector and electronics removed, It boot up OK like this. Since then I found a spare battery at a car boot sale which holds some charge.
To anyone who says fit more memory, its already maxed out. Are there any hacks to increase memory?
Can anyone help with the PCMCIA issues?
cwmdu:
I see that you have been here.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=40512
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Fat Free or Classic Pup 2.14X.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... 41271.html
Take care:
http://www.fixup.net/tips/l70200.htm
Chris.
I see that you have been here.
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=40512
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Fat Free or Classic Pup 2.14X.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-re ... 41271.html
Take care:
http://www.fixup.net/tips/l70200.htm
Chris.
Maybe it's time for y'all to consider upgrading
I dunno about dual touch screens, but the size is sure perfect.
http://laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/libretto/W100
I dunno about dual touch screens, but the size is sure perfect.
http://laptops.toshiba.com/laptops/libretto/W100
