5 posts tagged “intel”

TESCO Intel Celeron £140 Ubuntu PC

TESCO AMD Athlon £190 Ubuntu PC

As well as Ubuntu these PCs also include http://www.openoffice.org/

Intel is releasing PowerTOP, a tool that helps you find what software is using the most power. By fixing (or closing) these applications or processes, you can immediately see the power savings in the tool. You'll also see the estimated time left for battery power if you are running a laptop.

• http://www.linuxpowertop.org/powertop.php
• http://www.linuxpowertop.org/known.php
  

PowerTOP is a Linux tool that finds the software component(s) that make your laptop use more power than necessary while it is idle. As of Linux kernel version 2.6.21, the kernel no longer has a fixed 1000Hz timer tick. This will (in theory) give a huge power savings because the CPU stays in low power mode for longer periods of time during system idle.

There is yet another virtualisation technology on the block !

http://www.vizzr.info/2007/04/24/kernel-virtual-machine-kvm/

kvm only run on processors that supports x86 hvm (vt/svm instructions set) whereas Xen also allows running modified operating systems on non-hvm x86 processors using a technique called paravirtualization. kvm does not support paravirtualization for cpu but may support paravirtualization for device drivers to improve I/O performance.
kvm FAQ

Proprietary vendors take note :
Xen and kvm make use of Intel-VT and AMD-V hardware virtualisation features !

Intel NetportExpress 10 or 10/100 print server to factory reset to default values and reset and clear passwords:

1. Press and release the Reset button on the back/side of the print server.
2. Wait until the activity light flashes amber.
3. Press and HOLD the Test Page button.
4. Wait until the activity light turns green and begins to flash amber again.
5. Then RELEASE Test Page button.
6. Press and release the Test Page button again.

The print server resets the configuration to the original factory settings and then performs a reset.

"Open Source Graphics for the masses" at http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/

Intel have announced the "availability of free software drivers for the Intel® 965 Express Chipset family graphics controller. These drivers include support for 2D and 3D graphics features for the newest generation Intel graphics architecture."

Intel even have even published a hardware compatibility list (Intel Graphics HCL) !