Managed to recompile the kernel (knowing about mkinitrd helps… thanks, mandrake-manual… not!) w/ ACPI and w/o framebuffer-support (as that supposedly breaks the nvidia X-driver). i still can’t switch to a full-screen terminal from X, though (and neither exit…). grmbl!
installed linux (mandrake 9). works fine. had a bit of trouble getting the audigy digital-out to work. also nvidia drivers make me loose the console (w/ blank screen) after exiting X / switching to consoles… (problem w/ smp & missing APM maybe?)
JList will sell the Japanese Saikano DVDs (which supposedly have English subtitles) as special order…. ^_^
Got over the initial bout of lectures… Seems I’ll be busy.
‘nother Mini-Review: Whasango aka Volcano High. Live-Action Korean film, and way over the top. Does not take itself seriously at all, but looks good enough that it could… Student w/ mystical powers has been expelled one too many times (six or seven) and moves on to Volcano High, where after seeing his impressive powers all of the sports clubs try to get him to join… Headmaster falls ill, magical scrolls are missing, falls in love w/ school beauty (and head of the Kendo-club), fights w/ the “Dark Oxen” weight-lifting club, evil teachers arrive and take over order, big showdown at the end. not terribly clever, but very funny and definitely worth watching! Live-action Dragonball Z is as close a description is you can find (but w/ more humour). ^_^
iPod arrived just in time (i.e. on monday before leaving). Thus: Mini-Review iPod Windows 10GB. Very, very sleek (packaging as well). Sounds excellent, but included earbuds lack “oomph”. easy to use, great (simple) UI-design. use ephpod.
Got a very (!) nice room, tired.