Comments on: I Broke the CloudBook http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook News and views on today's hottest laptops, cell phones, and other mobile devices. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:25:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: tontonjoe http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook/comment-page-1#comment-385 tontonjoe Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:24:06 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook#comment-385 Wouh, really bad this screen configuration tool, if it brokes graphical server configuration... But indeed, your system is not broken (even if it does not say so), if you get a command prompt, you can go back to your previous graphical server configuration (see something like /etc/X11/xorg.conf, to be replaced with something like /etc/X11/xorg.conf-080215) And a BSOD is what it is, if there is only ununderstable text, with many error codes, here you can still interact with the system. What a good introduction to *nix systems maintenance! Wouh, really bad this screen configuration tool, if it brokes graphical server configuration…

But indeed, your system is not broken (even if it does not say so), if you get a command prompt, you can go back to your previous graphical server configuration (see something like /etc/X11/xorg.conf, to be replaced with something like /etc/X11/xorg.conf-080215)

And a BSOD is what it is, if there is only ununderstable text, with many error codes, here you can still interact with the system. What a good introduction to *nix systems maintenance!

]]> By: Mike Cane http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook/comment-page-1#comment-330 Mike Cane Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:47:28 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook#comment-330 I believe I am the first one to break this news: Everex CloudBook Delayed Again? http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/everex-cloudbook-delayed-again/ I believe I am the first one to break this news:

Everex CloudBook Delayed Again?
http://mikecane2008.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/everex-cloudbook-delayed-again/

]]> By: MBro http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook/comment-page-1#comment-329 MBro Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:47:18 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook#comment-329 Can you boot up with the restore kernel? Hold down del right after you get past the bios, it should open up the grub menu (I think that's the key) Can you boot up with the restore kernel? Hold down del right after you get past the bios, it should open up the grub menu (I think that’s the key)

]]> By: MikeZ http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook/comment-page-1#comment-328 MikeZ Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:27:17 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook#comment-328 It is not broke. Just your X11 configuration file hosed up. Reboot in "single user mode" swap the backup copy of your X11 config file for the current config file. At least, it should have left you a backup of your prior X11 config file(!). It is not broke.
Just your X11 configuration file hosed up.
Reboot in “single user mode” swap the backup copy of your X11 config file for the current config file.
At least, it should have left you a backup of your prior X11 config file(!).

]]> By: Mike Cane http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook/comment-page-1#comment-326 Mike Cane Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:24:01 +0000 http://blog.laptopmag.com/i-broke-the-cloudbook#comment-326 I'm beginning to wonder this now: If you were indeed given a system different than the ones average consumers can purchase, do you intend to give it a thorough going-over and write it up too? I’m beginning to wonder this now: If you were indeed given a system different than the ones average consumers can purchase, do you intend to give it a thorough going-over and write it up too?

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