If I could've figured out how to install VMWare Tools on Linux Mint (Windows host), it might have lasted longer in my setup... too complicated for newbs. On Ubuntu, installing VMWare Tools is launching a script from the console and pressing y for yes a few times... on Linux Mint I couldn't figure it out within 5 minutes (and no working tutorials/guides available either), so that was that.:(
The Thinkpad X220 uses very standard hardware though. I'm sure people with a T420 nVidia Optimus device would have much more trouble, or even T400 users with ATI switchable graphics back in the day (probably sorted by now).
My X200 runs Ubuntu like a champ FWIW, but on the other hand, it runs just as well in Win7 und VMWare Player.
How's the battery life with your Linux distro on the X220? Similar to Windows?
"You've almost got the right idea. You just need to turn it around: Windows as a VM under Ubuntu. "
Genuinely interested here: Why? This seems to be the common consensus on the intarwebs, and I've yet to experience anything that would make me agree.
Just going off of other comments here, Windows is better for running games, while Linux is more of a work type OS - so why not give the gaming OS bare-metal access to hardware while keeping Ubuntu in a nice VM?
Works perfectly here... and with the right drivers (unfortunately, this is where it usually goes wrong), Windows 7 is completely rock-solid. My girlfriend (completely non-technical person) hasn't restarted her Thinkpad (R61 with Win7 x64) since I got it for her, and that's saying something...Open lid, use Firefox, watch video, play games, do some work, close lid. I had a few problems on my Thinkpads, with the WiFi drivers BSODing when the machine was sent into Standby mode, but getting the right driver straight from the manufacturer cleared that right up.
That said, I'm loving Ubuntu - scripting in particular... it's a beautiful thing.
"The problem is, it isn't a computer. It's a giant smartphone minus the phone."
Doesn't really make sense... most smartphones are becoming more and more like computers - the only ones stlil moving away from this with arbitrary restrictions are Apple's:(
They're both X-Series Thinkpads, which definitely don't disable the virtualization features, and Win7's XP Mode (which requires the virtualizaton features) works fine...
Same deal here with a Core2Duos @ 2.2+GHz on Windows 7... the emulator takes ages to start up and is slow as balls. Definitely not usable for actual application testing...:(
I had the same experience. Firefox is without competition on the desktop (Chrome still doesn't come close, unfortunately), but on Android it's a big pile of crap. Slow and bloated...
Huh, just checked the options dialog, and it looks like there already is an option to warn when add-ons won't work any more... and it's enabled by default. So no problem?
Huh, mine all work - Lucky I guess. It would be nice to have a way to check beforehand, though... or an "Auto-update-only-if-all-plugins-are-compatible" option.
12W is a lot... in the realm of laptops (the majority these days) that's the average idle power draw for many machines. Even for a desktop that sounds like quite a bit too much...
The tiny 28Wh 4-cell in my Thinkpad lasts for days and days on end in standby, so the drain can't be much more than half a Watt or so...
Don't think they took down Megavideo, not sure about Duckload. They took down all the ones that were in any way financially affiliated with kino.to (i.e. the ones kino.to was selling/advertising premium accounts for)... Hosters like archiv.to, quickload.to and bitload.to would be likely candidates - not sure which were taken down and which weren't though, haven't really checked.
They did... according to most German tech sites, the same people who owned the file hosting sites also happened to be the owners of kino.to. Or something like that...
I think you've misunderstood - this feature does not allow you to enable permissions that were previously unavailable for apps - it only allows you to DISABLE permissions that you feel are unneeded by the app. There is no possibility for the user to self-pwn himself, only to protect himself...
I've just gone through my apps list and blocked all permissions that seem unneeded for app functions... started up every one afterwards to test and haven't had a force-close yet.:)
"What's the best practice when reinstalling Windows from disc so that the computer doesn't get owned before it finishes downloading the updates over a slow Internet connection?"
Don't download any porn or warez until the updates are finished, and don't visit any websites other than the Chrome/Firefox/Opera download site until you've got one of those installed.
But I need to receive links on my old-ass phone that apparently can't deal with messages longer than 140 characters and therefore probably doesn't even have a browser or 3G or anything that would make receiving a link useful in any way! Don't take away my links!!!
Also, I personally still can't see why I want to watch movies on a 4-inch screen. (or a screen I have to hold, for that matter (tablets))
Travel, crapper, public transport, park, beach (or just outside in general)... there are lots of situations where being able to watch movies on a 3-12" screen is useful/fun, but in order to experience them, you need to GO OUTSIDE.;)
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Maybe I should also try a native install... but since I only use Linux in VMs that seems like a waste of time. :(
If I could've figured out how to install VMWare Tools on Linux Mint (Windows host), it might have lasted longer in my setup... too complicated for newbs. On Ubuntu, installing VMWare Tools is launching a script from the console and pressing y for yes a few times... on Linux Mint I couldn't figure it out within 5 minutes (and no working tutorials/guides available either), so that was that. :(
The Thinkpad X220 uses very standard hardware though. I'm sure people with a T420 nVidia Optimus device would have much more trouble, or even T400 users with ATI switchable graphics back in the day (probably sorted by now).
My X200 runs Ubuntu like a champ FWIW, but on the other hand, it runs just as well in Win7 und VMWare Player.
How's the battery life with your Linux distro on the X220? Similar to Windows?
"You've almost got the right idea. You just need to turn it around: Windows as a VM under Ubuntu. "
Genuinely interested here: Why? This seems to be the common consensus on the intarwebs, and I've yet to experience anything that would make me agree.
Just going off of other comments here, Windows is better for running games, while Linux is more of a work type OS - so why not give the gaming OS bare-metal access to hardware while keeping Ubuntu in a nice VM?
Works perfectly here... and with the right drivers (unfortunately, this is where it usually goes wrong), Windows 7 is completely rock-solid. My girlfriend (completely non-technical person) hasn't restarted her Thinkpad (R61 with Win7 x64) since I got it for her, and that's saying something...Open lid, use Firefox, watch video, play games, do some work, close lid. I had a few problems on my Thinkpads, with the WiFi drivers BSODing when the machine was sent into Standby mode, but getting the right driver straight from the manufacturer cleared that right up.
That said, I'm loving Ubuntu - scripting in particular... it's a beautiful thing.
"The problem is, it isn't a computer. It's a giant smartphone minus the phone."
Doesn't really make sense... most smartphones are becoming more and more like computers - the only ones stlil moving away from this with arbitrary restrictions are Apple's :(
They're P-Series Core2Duos, so I'd say yes. All the Virtualization options including VT-D are enabled in the BIOS...
This is one of them: http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=35569
Should have everything needed?
They're both X-Series Thinkpads, which definitely don't disable the virtualization features, and Win7's XP Mode (which requires the virtualizaton features) works fine...
Same deal here with a Core2Duos @ 2.2+GHz on Windows 7... the emulator takes ages to start up and is slow as balls. Definitely not usable for actual application testing... :(
Playing back 480p video taking up ALL the system resources on a machine that was probably sold within the last two years is, "Pretty good"?!?!
I had the same experience. Firefox is without competition on the desktop (Chrome still doesn't come close, unfortunately), but on Android it's a big pile of crap. Slow and bloated...
Huh, just checked the options dialog, and it looks like there already is an option to warn when add-ons won't work any more... and it's enabled by default. So no problem?
Huh, mine all work - Lucky I guess. It would be nice to have a way to check beforehand, though... or an "Auto-update-only-if-all-plugins-are-compatible" option.
12W is a lot... in the realm of laptops (the majority these days) that's the average idle power draw for many machines. Even for a desktop that sounds like quite a bit too much...
The tiny 28Wh 4-cell in my Thinkpad lasts for days and days on end in standby, so the drain can't be much more than half a Watt or so...
Don't think they took down Megavideo, not sure about Duckload. They took down all the ones that were in any way financially affiliated with kino.to (i.e. the ones kino.to was selling/advertising premium accounts for)... Hosters like archiv.to, quickload.to and bitload.to would be likely candidates - not sure which were taken down and which weren't though, haven't really checked.
They did... according to most German tech sites, the same people who owned the file hosting sites also happened to be the owners of kino.to. Or something like that...
Anyway, they took the hosting sites down too.
Maybe, but likely by charging to the phone bill via SMS or some other archaic method... not really the same.
Waaaat?
I think you've misunderstood - this feature does not allow you to enable permissions that were previously unavailable for apps - it only allows you to DISABLE permissions that you feel are unneeded by the app. There is no possibility for the user to self-pwn himself, only to protect himself...
I've just gone through my apps list and blocked all permissions that seem unneeded for app functions... started up every one afterwards to test and haven't had a force-close yet. :)
"What's the best practice when reinstalling Windows from disc so that the computer doesn't get owned before it finishes downloading the updates over a slow Internet connection?"
Don't download any porn or warez until the updates are finished, and don't visit any websites other than the Chrome/Firefox/Opera download site until you've got one of those installed.
Always worked for me so far...
But I need to receive links on my old-ass phone that apparently can't deal with messages longer than 140 characters and therefore probably doesn't even have a browser or 3G or anything that would make receiving a link useful in any way! Don't take away my links!!!
Caps are usually specified in Bytes, so it should be a full 2GB.
Thinkpad/Latitude/Precision/Elitebook.
Also, I personally still can't see why I want to watch movies on a 4-inch screen. (or a screen I have to hold, for that matter (tablets))
Travel, crapper, public transport, park, beach (or just outside in general)... there are lots of situations where being able to watch movies on a 3-12" screen is useful/fun, but in order to experience them, you need to GO OUTSIDE. ;)
CM7 has been stable for quite a while now. Currently on 7.0.2 final, IIRC...
Is there some sort of a religion/organization/club where I can get away with just not caring either way? Both in actual religion and Jobsianism...
Although I have to admit, I do have the tendency to worship at the altar of the trackpoint... but that's just common sense ;)
But is one of Microsoft's big selling points, "We don't have viruses, bro! You're safe with us!" ?
I think not :P