[clue] low overhead distros?

[David L. Willson]

Give it a good hard blow and see if that helps. My home comp wouldn't run more than 2 hours, but after a nice blowing out, it's running great. 

Also, lubuntu. 

-- 
David L. Willson 
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast 
RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu 
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267) 

This is a good time for a r3VOLution. 

----- Original Message -----

> I have an old Dell Studio 1558 that's starting to get a bit long in
> the tooth, it's developing heat problems and shuts down when it
> overheats. What research I've done into the problem suggests that
> the more recent linux kernel versions can cause some overheating
> issues, but the suggested BIOS update didn't seem to help much. For
> now, I'm taking the other advice I was given which is simply to
> downgrade. I can run Mint9 and still get upgrades through april -
> figure 6 months, give or take, but I suppose I should consider long
> term options. A friend of mine suggested bodhi linux, I thought I'd
> ping the clue mailing list and ask for suggestions.

> If it comes right down to it, I may just have to disassemble it
> completely and see if one or more of the fans copped out. Oddly, I
> can leave it running for weeks on a laptop cooling pad, but set it
> on any kind of a flat surface, desk, and it probably won't make it
> two hours without overheating. Go fig.

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