topic title: hello!
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chav
Joined: 15 Feb 2016
#1
Hello guys, thanks for the AntiX system. I know very little about Linux and resurrecting old machines - - I burned a lot of CDs getting here but it was worth it!
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chav
Joined: 15 Feb 2016
#2
I probably should add some details to make my post more interesting __{{emoticon}}__


Thin Client Wyse V10L - 512MB (upgraded from 128MB), external hard drive

Had to do everything from boot CDs as Wyse does not support USB Boot drives.

Running the bog standard AntiX installation, completely out-of-the-box. Runs very nicely

Had no luck with the puppies, lubuntu, dsl, peppermit, zorin, bodhi, etc. No fault of the distributions, user lack of knowledge probably. I did get Tinycore to work nicely but I could never figure out how to install it on the hard drive.
anticapitalista
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Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#3
Welcome to antiX!
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#4
Howdy and Welcome. I am curious about your gear. How about a

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inxi -Fxz
terminal report so we can see what you are running.
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chav
Joined: 15 Feb 2016
#5
hello thanks for the welcomes- let me do an inxi -Fxz .... however I loaded another desktop on AntiX and now I just have a grey screen and flashing cursor. Excuse me a short while!
(I should have left well alone __{{emoticon}}__
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chav
Joined: 15 Feb 2016
#6
Finally!

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$ inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix1-wyse Kernel: 4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.9.2)
           Desktop: IceWM 1.3.8
           Distro: antiX-15-V_386-full Killah P 30 June 2015
Machine:   System: WYSE product: V CLASS L v: Rev: 1.16
           Mobo: N/A model: CN900-8237R
           Bios: VIA v: Rev: 1.16 date: 02/15/2008
CPU:       Single core VIA Eden (-UP-) cache: 128 KB
           flags: (pae sse sse2 sse3) bmips: 1600 speed: 800 MHz (max)
Graphics:  Card: VIA CN700/P4M800 Pro/P4M800 CE/VN800 Graphics [S3 UniChrome Pro]
           bus-ID: 01:00.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.16.4 drivers: openchrome (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1024x768@60.00hz
           GLX Renderer: Gallium 0.4 on llvmpipe (LLVM 3.5, 128 bits)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 10.3.2 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card VIA VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller
           driver: snd_via82xx port: e400 bus-ID: 00:11.5
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.0.5-antix.1-486-smp
Network:   Card: VIA VT6102 [Rhine-II]
           driver: via-rhine port: fc00 bus-ID: 00:0b.0
           IF: eth0 state: unknown speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 40.0GB (11.5% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ST9408114A size: 40.0GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 35G used: 2.4G (8%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda1
           ID-2: swap-1 size: 2.18GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 63.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 90 Uptime: 1 min Memory: 81.7/466.5MB
           Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 4.9.2
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.301) inxi: 2.2.25
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chav
Joined: 15 Feb 2016
#7
I should mention that I replaced the stock 128mb ram with 512mb and inserted a 40gb laptop drive (which is sandwiched between the heat sink and the case.)

For such a small"low power" device, it runs pretty warm - in fact almost too hot to touch __{{emoticon}}__
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#8
Wow. A via box from hell running openchrome easily. I'm impressed.

install lm-sensors

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sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install lm-sensors

and say yes to everything. Then when done. In terminal type in sensors

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sensors
To see what temperatures are shown.

My graphics card can be the hottest running at 76C so maybe that area is what is too hot to touch maybe.
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jdmeaux1952
Joined: 01 Nov 2013
#9
Welcome and Howdy! The one great thing about AntiX is it plays friendly with the majority of older systems, reviving them from a Microsoft death. __{{emoticon}}__
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chav
Joined: 15 Feb 2016
#10
hello guys, here's the info!

via_cputemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +58.0 C
cpu0_vid: +0.844 V


yeah maybe not so hot after all. I think that hard drive stuffed on top of the heatsink wasn't my smartest idea but anyway.

hope it doesnt catch on fire __{{emoticon}}__