Comments on: 10 Minute Review Of The Everex Green gPC TC2502 http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:25:59 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Mike Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:35:15 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-147 I have a gpc 2 i hated the gos it crashed when i installed new ram so now i only have 1 gig stick its sweet the ram is cheap as hell I am now running windows xp on this machine i had vista but that was a mistake you can do it but you need a better video card and its all a waste of time. im currently looking for a video card anyone have any ideas for this machine I have a gpc 2 i hated the gos it crashed when i installed new ram so now i only have 1 gig stick its sweet the ram is cheap as hell I am now running windows xp on this machine i had vista but that was a mistake you can do it but you need a better video card and its all a waste of time. im currently looking for a video card anyone have any ideas for this machine

]]> By: Jason http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Jason Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:32:13 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-146 I guess I assumed that it was kinda strange but never looked to see for my self why that was the case. BTW the only useful upgrade for the PC might be some extra RAM. There isn't much room for expansion. I think the CPU is the largest bottleneck in the system and it is integrated into the motherboard. I guess I assumed that it was kinda strange but never looked to see for my self why that was the case. BTW the only useful upgrade for the PC might be some extra RAM. There isn’t much room for expansion. I think the CPU is the largest bottleneck in the system and it is integrated into the motherboard.

]]> By: Thomas Holbrook II http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Thomas Holbrook II Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:09:08 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-145 "It seems that you can void your warranty by opening up the PC" If memory serves correct, that isn't true. It will say it on your warranty, but as a consumer, you have the right to upgrade your computer as you see fit. Now if a technician were to work on your computer, you would have to be the one who popped off the sticker on the back so that your warranty stays intact. What you read was basically a scare tactic to prevent people who didn't know what they were doing from jacking with things too badly. In other words, that part of the warranty is a violation of consumer rights. “It seems that you can void your warranty by opening up the PC”

If memory serves correct, that isn’t true. It will say it on your warranty, but as a consumer, you have the right to upgrade your computer as you see fit. Now if a technician were to work on your computer, you would have to be the one who popped off the sticker on the back so that your warranty stays intact.

What you read was basically a scare tactic to prevent people who didn’t know what they were doing from jacking with things too badly. In other words, that part of the warranty is a violation of consumer rights.

]]> By: Jason http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Jason Fri, 14 Dec 2007 22:47:52 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-144 I successfully installed Ubuntu and Slackware. I did try to install Kubuntu the other day since I didn't feel like building tons of packages for Slackware. Plus I wanted to stick with KDE too. When I installed Kubuntu I had issues with it. The screen font size got changed to something MASSIVE. I don't know why it happened. I also downloaded the updates which kept complaining that it failed. I really needed to get my PC up and running again so I decided to put Ubuntu back on it. Since I was in a hurry I'm not sure the cause of the issues. The only issues I've had in Ubuntu (and Slackware) was the video driver. I had to download it from www.openchrome.org and compile it. You can get the directions from <a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenChrome" rel="nofollow">here</a>. I followed the ones for the 2D section only. The name of the driver has changed so you will need to locate the correct name when you are getting the build dependencies for the via driver. Also you need both versions of the autoconf package. There is an older one I believe it is version 2.51. I can try to install Kubuntu again sometime and dual boot the machine. I want to try Fedora 8 now that I read someone has having issues with it. If you don't use the openchrome driver the PC will perform horribly. I successfully installed Ubuntu and Slackware. I did try to install Kubuntu the other day since I didn’t feel like building tons of packages for Slackware. Plus I wanted to stick with KDE too. When I installed Kubuntu I had issues with it. The screen font size got changed to something MASSIVE. I don’t know why it happened. I also downloaded the updates which kept complaining that it failed. I really needed to get my PC up and running again so I decided to put Ubuntu back on it. Since I was in a hurry I’m not sure the cause of the issues.

The only issues I’ve had in Ubuntu (and Slackware) was the video driver. I had to download it from http://www.openchrome.org and compile it. You can get the directions from here. I followed the ones for the 2D section only.

The name of the driver has changed so you will need to locate the correct name when you are getting the build dependencies for the via driver. Also you need both versions of the autoconf package. There is an older one I believe it is version 2.51. I can try to install Kubuntu again sometime and dual boot the machine. I want to try Fedora 8 now that I read someone has having issues with it. If you don’t use the openchrome driver the PC will perform horribly.

]]> By: jvizueta http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-143 jvizueta Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:37:12 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-143 sorry that forum thread link leads to the second page of the actual thread, <a href="http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=3326.0" rel="nofollow">this is where the forum thread starts</a>, if you can give us some hints please it would be great sorry that forum thread link leads to the second page of the actual thread, this is where the forum thread starts, if you can give us some hints please it would be great

]]> By: jvizueta http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-142 jvizueta Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:34:38 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-142 Some users (including me) have been working on a <a href="http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=3326.15" rel="nofollow">thread</a> about LinuxMCE (HTPC) which works on Kubuntu, and as I see you have successfully installed Ubuntu on the gPC, I wanted to ask you if you had any problems or maybe tips for Ubuntu (not gOS) installation Thanks a lot in advance Some users (including me) have been working on a thread about LinuxMCE (HTPC) which works on Kubuntu, and as I see you have successfully installed Ubuntu on the gPC, I wanted to ask you if you had any problems or maybe tips for Ubuntu (not gOS) installation

Thanks a lot in advance

]]> By: Jason http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Jason Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:42:15 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-141 Here is from my laptop. Dell XPS Gen 2, 2Ghz P4-M, 1GB Ram, in Slackware 12. real 0m8.485s user 0m3.620s sys 0m4.764s real 0m8.466s user 0m3.736s sys 0m4.648s real 0m8.520s user 0m3.824s sys 0m4.616s Here is from my laptop. Dell XPS Gen 2, 2Ghz P4-M, 1GB Ram, in Slackware 12.

real 0m8.485s
user 0m3.620s
sys 0m4.764s

real 0m8.466s
user 0m3.736s
sys 0m4.648s

real 0m8.520s
user 0m3.824s
sys 0m4.616s

]]> By: Jason http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Jason Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:04:22 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-140 Using the bash script from "<a href="http://smert.net/2007/12/07/xkcd-embedding-np-complete-problems-in-restaurant-orders/" rel="nofollow">XKCD Embedding NP-Complete Problems In Restaurant Orders</a>" I've ran it 3 consecutive times and here are the results. bash-3.1$ time ./np-complete.xkcd.bash && time ./np-complete.xkcd.bash && time ./np-complete.xkcd.bash real 0m35.740s user 0m12.953s sys 0m22.461s real 0m36.232s user 0m13.029s sys 0m22.417s real 0m36.212s user 0m12.721s sys 0m22.753s I'll have to run that on my laptop and other desktop for comparison sometime. Using the bash script from “XKCD Embedding NP-Complete Problems In Restaurant Orders” I’ve ran it 3 consecutive times and here are the results.

bash-3.1$ time ./np-complete.xkcd.bash && time ./np-complete.xkcd.bash && time ./np-complete.xkcd.bash
real 0m35.740s
user 0m12.953s
sys 0m22.461s

real 0m36.232s
user 0m13.029s
sys 0m22.417s

real 0m36.212s
user 0m12.721s
sys 0m22.753s

I’ll have to run that on my laptop and other desktop for comparison sometime.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Brandon Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:44:28 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-139 OR you could encode a video file or something and see how long it takes in comparison with your machine. EH? Plus I did not realize that there were not many benchmarking utilities for Linux, but in checking that is the case. So yeah. OR you could encode a video file or something and see how long it takes in comparison with your machine. EH? Plus I did not realize that there were not many benchmarking utilities for Linux, but in checking that is the case. So
yeah.

]]> By: Jason http://www.smert.net/2007/11/27/10-minute-review-of-the-everex-green-gpc-tc2502/comment-page-1/#comment-138 Jason Wed, 05 Dec 2007 01:20:32 +0000 http://www.smert.net/?p=50#comment-138 I have nothing to run a CPU test with :/ I could use bonnie to measure hard drive performance but I'm not aware of something specific tool for Linux for testing CPU performance. I could use time and measure the speed of a bash script :S I have nothing to run a CPU test with :/ I could use bonnie to measure hard drive performance but I’m not aware of something specific tool for Linux for testing CPU performance. I could use time and measure the speed of a bash script :S

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