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[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I'm not a big fan of Ubuntu, RedHat, or SuSe. They're good for beginers, but they limit your choices of software to install, by both pre-selecting what's available to install and by forcing you install programs because of intertwined dependencies. Example, I use Alsa for my sound card interface. It's built in to the kernel and it's reliable. I also use Jack in conjunction with it because it allows for real-time multimedia sound editing when used with the real-time kernel patchset. I need this capability because I've been in bands for years and we use my laptop for recording and editing directly out of the mixing board console.

If you install Ubuntu you are forced to have pulseaudio, gstreamer, as well as Alsa, if you want jack. I don't need nor want pulseaudio it's just cruft in my setup. I can't figure out for the life of me why anyone would want 3 sound daemons running at the same time. With Gentoo since I'm compiling from the source I can choose whatever sound services I like without having to compromise or adding unneeded dependencies in my system.

If I were you I'd set up a multi-boot system with Windows and at least one Linux distro. Mint is a good choice, but given your age and the fact you like gaming, I'd install the new Steam OS. It's based on Debian so you have access to their software repos, which are the largest of any distro, and the OS was designed from the ground up with gaming in mind. Since it's only recently been released and a very early version, it's still a bit rough around the edges, but with support from a major player like Steam you know it will only get better. If I were starting off now that's the direction I would go in. This way you can learn Linux / Unix while still having fun actually using it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Thanks! I used Mint and Ubuntu before, currently I'm dual booting Windows 7 and Lubuntu. Lubuntu is just a lighter Ubuntu. I miss Mint. I put Bodhi Linux on my parents' geezer PC, my dad thought the speed was a lie since it took 30+ minutes for that PC to start up! But then again, it's got 512mb DDR1 RAM, an ancient single core AMD CPU, and was always slow in general. But it's a speed demon on Linux because of the file system type! I've heard Canonical is heading for the wrong direction, but that's currently speculation I guess. You're right about Ubuntu, I won't be surprised if they were spying on me, Richard Stallman would most likely agree. But you can't really do anything about that the way this country is heading.

I'll definitely try that one out, it sounds like a dream lol. The only thing I don't like is when it cuts the HDD space in half. Call me a total noob, I never really understood partitioning it. But I think my HDD is kinda messed up since it works on other computers I tried, but not my laptop.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Nowadays partitioning isn't as difficult as it used to be. It used to be that you shrank your Windows partition, repartitioned the remaining unused space, formated and setup the file system,, with no GUI, at the command prompt. This was BEFORE initiating installation.

Now with the advent of virtual file systems, device managers, logical volume managers, generic kernels with broad hardware support, reliable stable auto installers with instructive GUIs, you can choose default options and set your drive up optimally, especially if inexperienced. Many distros use one small partition for '/boot', a large '/'', for just about everything else, and separate swap based on the amount of installed RAM. Some allow for installing virtually in windows, others are systems on a disc, so you can try a complete running OS in as little as a CD.

If you just want to dip your toe in the water and able to begin an installation and have a working dual boot system in an hour or less? Try PCLOS it's my all time-favorite newbie distro. I'm a KDE guy, but other desktop environments are well supported too. They have friendly helpful forums. One you try it you'll be hooked. Linux is about choice, just like flashing ROMs. You choose whats on your hardware not the manufacturer.

I setup my laptop 6-7 years ago, from a Gentoo installation that originated on a desktop I initially setup 3-4 years prior. You've got to understand, I enjoy a certain sense of accomplishment that I an average truck driver with no formal IT training,,has been able to do this. My installation has survived; major migrations in CPU architectures, numerous hardware configurations, and untold numbers of software updates upgrades and changes. Few Windows, Apple, Unix, or Linux users can say this.

I upgraded my hard drive a few years ago, I went from 100GB to 750GB. I was able to stretch out all of my partitions to give more space, but was able to dramatically increase the size of '/home' so I have a ton of more room for playing around in. And that's a good thing.

Anyhow you shouldn't worry too much about it. Accept the default at first and as you grow comfortable in Linux and see where space is being used you can always reconfigure later.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
My sad condition...
[HTC Amaze 4G] aj_2423:
Hilo :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Long time no see! How's life?
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
Damn we been graced by the OG of dis here thread!

:thumb:

sent from my Locked and Loaded Gn3 sm900a
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
I have a dell xps 18 for my windows/PC/Tablet needs. So I took my 1 yr old Samsung AMD Quad core laptop with a 500gb HD and 4gb of ram and completely wiped everything and put Ubuntu on it. I dig it

Sent from my Hammerhead
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
I got my free copy of Elf (Will Ferrell)... yippie! Lol

So I downloaded the Movie. Does anyone know where Google downloads the file to. I checked everywhere.
[HTC Amaze 4G] hasoon2000:
Weak laptop! People, post your specs and let me see what you're running!

I have a Toshiba Satellite P870-BT2G22 laptop.

- i7 3rd gen quad core @ 2.2GHz

- 22GB DDR3 RAM

- 2.75TB (1 750gb Hybrid SSD and 2 1tb HDD)

- Nvidia GeForce 630m 2GB card

- 17.3" screen

Imagine Linux running on that? lol

Sent From My HTC One via Someone's Room ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
I like Linux on my laptop, I never really got used to it though. I ran Ubuntu, xUbuntu, Lubuntu, and now Bodhi. I'm digging Bodhi but there might be something wrong since I can't see programs I installed via terminal, or I'm just noobish @ Linux. Lol

This is going to turn into a spec war lol.

Both of you guys' laptops are golden compared to mine.

Intel core 2 duo T600 @ 2.2ghz

4GB DDR2 RAM

500 GB HDD

Terrible integrated graphics :D

15" screen? Or 17"? Don't recall.

If you guessed "dell inspiron 1545" you're right lol. Keep in mind it's more than a few years old!

[MENTION=848723]hasoon2000[/MENTION] May I ask why do you have 22GB DDR3 RAM and 2.75 TB's of disk space? On a LAPTOP!? :o

As for my first PC build ever I'm running:

AMD Athlon II X3 450 Rana 3.4ghz

4GB Crucial Ballistix DDR3 RAM

500GB Seagate Barracuda HDD

Xfx Radeon HD 7700 1GB

Gateway 23" monitor

Not an infant, not a monster.
[HTC Amaze 4G] hasoon2000:
lol. I use A LOT of memory on my laptop. Pix and vids from my old phones, RUU's, iOS restore files, music, games, movies. Everything pretty much. For the 22GB, it's pretty much for sh*ts and giggles. I'm waiting on Toshiba to release a new 17.3" i7-4800mq (2.70GHz), with an Nvidia 660m+ video card before I upgrade. I like to do large upgrades.

My first laptop was a Core 2 duo 2.00GHz with a 512MB Nvidia to a 1.80GHz i7 quad core with a 1GB Nvidia to the laptop I have now. As you see, they are major changes and upgrades. I like to have my laptops to have at least 8GB of RAM. Preferably more since I sometimes run a ton of stuff all at one.
[HTC Amaze 4G] DigitalUnderground:
Lol its a 300 dollar laptop. I do nothing but android on it. I don't game, watch movies, or anything on it.

Sent from my Hammerhead
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
I'm envious of all of you, since I'm still on my now ancient Dell M90 Precision mobile work station. I paid over $2800 for it 7 years ago. It came "loaded" with a 2ghz core2, 2GB DDR2 667 RAM, an Nvidia Quadro FX 1500m 256mb, and a 100gb 7200rpm HD. Since then I've "upgraded" and maxed it out by installing a 2.33ghz T7200 Core2duo, an Nvidia Quadro FX 3500M 512mb, 4GB DDR2 800 RAM, and my latest upgrade a 750GB hybrid Drive.

It may no longer be so fast, but It's rock stable and well supported. This beast still gets driver updates from Dell and nvidia, due to it bring a "professional workstation". It can still hold its own against many newer lower to mid range rigs in windows, but It's at its best in Gentoo Linux, where I've been able to optimize and extract every thing I can out of it. Still, it would be nice to have some extra cores and more RAM, as it takes me over 28 hours to completely recompile my system. But you go to war with what you've got and my budget doesn't include computer updates any time soon (unless it dies).
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Honestly I can't justify paying > 1000$ USD over a laptop. It's hard to upgrade, what if it dies? It's going to cost a fortune to repair, even if it's possible.

I also wouldn't pay top dollar for the latest and greatest, new parts come out monthly, and your specs will become outdated in a month, obsolete in a year! (Unless you're on Linux.)

That's just my opinion on that. You guys can do whatever you want lol.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
You make valid points, but given the situation I was in when I purchased, I made a good decision. At the time I was just getting past my divorce which left me in a bind. I moved back home to Miami after 15 years in San Francisco and my Vapo-Chill rig, which I described in a previous post, had been stolen/lost by the movers. Because of this, I'd gone nearly a year without my own computer, relying on public libraries. I also didn't have a stable living arrangement, so I was movig quite a bit.

I did a lot of research before purchasing. I needed a rugged (all metal body) 17" desktop replacement with excellent Linux support out of the box. It also had to be upgradeable. At a time when most desktops were only shipping with 1gb of RAM, this supported 4gb. And at a time when only high end gaming machines had discrete graphics, so did this. Plus it held out the promise of upgrading the graphics card as previous generation Precisions had done. Eventually, I took advantage of that upgrade capability. Edit: forgot to mention deciding factor was dockingstation ). I never figured to have owned it this long, but It's faster and runs better than the day I purchased. Not many laptop owners can say that about their 7yo machines.

I'm just glad my backup drives made it cross country, so I was able to recreate and then update the Gentoo installation I was running on my Vapo-Chill. I would have been completely hosed, if they had been lost in transit too.

I actually still like my rig. It's the longest I've ever owned any electronic device, so It's like an old friend. My main gripe is weight. The power supply alone is a few pounds. When I've got everything in my bag (including extra battery, and two external drives) I'm lugging around 20lbs, so It's not so portable. But I can still play Quake 1, 2, 3, and 4, the Unreal and Unreal Tournament series, DOOM 1, 2, Duke Nukem, Half-Life 1, 2, the old original COD, and a bunch of other oldies in my library. Heck, I've still got the last version of Madden for the PC that runs flawlessly on it. Lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
I have lenovo laptop + Pc also.

Specs

Os -- windows 7 ultimate 64x

Ram -- 4 gb DDR3

Graphics card -- 2 gb nvidia 620M

15.6'

Processor :Intel I3 3rd gen

And as usual 2 MP camera.
[HTC Amaze 4G] hasoon2000:
Wow. That's crazy! I tend to upgrade every one - two years. I like the latest in the greatest and if i sell my laptop, I may only take like a $50 - $100 loss from what I bought it from. From my first i7 to my current i7, I paid a $100 difference and I am well happy with that decision, since it was a HUGE upgrade.

I understand. I usually pay around 800 - 900 for a laptop and add my own upgrades likes more RAM, bigger HDD, another HDD, etc. I have a lot of laptop parts in my room so I use what I need for my computer and for when I fix other computers.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
I still have Quake III, in middle school people played that game so much on the school's computers they were late to class yet they never realized until it was too late! I think we messed up a school computer since the screen froze and was burned-in permanently on the pause screen lol. It was all fun and games until some fool named Tuffa in computer programming was caught playing it, everyone else was smart enough to control-alt-delete and exit!

I wish I could afford an i7! Intel is years ahead of AMD.

The reason I don't really like laptops is because my first laptop I was a HP and the processor died since it overheated. It was an AMD Turion if I remember correctly. I don't trust HP anymore, their printers suck too. I had to use my parents' HP printer, color doesn't work anymore, it prints the wrong #$@%, paper gets stuck, jamming happens constantly, etc.

Now I'm using a Dell and it's OK, but it's still kinda mediocre compared to the other brands!
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
Happy Christmas to all...
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
check it...https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.ddo.pigsty.HabitBrowser&hl=en
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Can someone take a guess as to what you think this is? Or what you think it looks like? Hint: It's a Pokemon.

My tiny little brother drew it on MS Paint. He tried!
[HTC Amaze 4G] KT-82166:
Either cloyster or shellder
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Ding ding ding! :cool:

Lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] qipengart:
Even with S-On, the Amaze is still amazinggggggggggg.
[HTC Amaze 4G] hasoon2000:
If anyone is interested, I got my Amaze back from my friend. I let him borrow it. It's S-Off'd, unlocked and comes with original box, original charger, original battery, Anker battery, Anker charger, case and worn out screen protector. Always had a screen protector since day one. Shoot me an offer.

Sent From My HTC One via Someone's Room ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
Just got the wife the LG G2. Let me say that phone is a beast! It blows everything I've tried out of the water thus far. Don't over look this device!
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Nice! I hope LG has improved by now. I can see myself going to a Nexus phone, another HTC, or LG. Samsung needs to get rid of KNOX, smh!
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
Played with my buddy's G2 today. Very clean UI, sooper fast and beautiful screen. Not sure how I feel about the buttons being in the back tho...
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
I'm not Einstein but I'm sure something isn't right. The It doesn't want to beep for some reason now.

Update: Spread the paste with my finger, works better now.The heatsink spins, so do the rest of the fans, no beeps or boops like it used to. My guess is that the motherboard is getting shorted, I put newspaper under it btw to prevent it from shorting, but that likely didn't go well as I thought it could. Any ideas why it doesn't beep or display anything?
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
1st remove your RAM and clean it eraser and them put it back in the slot.

Try this twice if doesnt work.

2nd remove that speaker connection and place it back tightly.

I hope this will work and I helped you though.... :sly:
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
[MENTION=4935918]SuperAfnan[/MENTION] newspaper isn't a good insulator. But what exactly are you insulating? The brass standoffs on the base are supposed to contact the bottom of the moboard as they provide ground. The red fiber washers go on the securing screws. As you tighten them down they crush keeping them securely fastened without over tightening. If you over tighten you can short the board out. They're composed of many layers with multiple electronic traces etched on them. Over tightening can cause traces to come in contact, shorting the board. Don't ever over tighten any electronic part for this reason.

BTW my preferred method for applying paste is to place a little drop on the center of the CPU. Then using my finger (latex glove on hand to prevent oil contamination) spread out as evenly as I can. Then I take an old credit card and gently use its edge to even out and remove access paste. You want to use as little as possible. Just enough to fill the voids and imperfections between the mating surfaces.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Washers? My ASUS board didn't come with washers! Neither did the case! Anyway, yeah I might have overtightend. I basically put newspaper under the motherboard so it would touch that instead of the bottom of the case. Clearly I am doing it wrong.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Either in the hardware package from the motherboard or the case should be washers made of a fiber, similar, but tougher than cardboard. They're usually.colored red, although I have seen gray and brown before. They go under the screw heads (for the reasons I mentioned above). Nothing should go underneath the motherboard. There should be contact between the brass standoffs and the bottom of the board, but nothing else from the case should be contacting the board.

Here's the trouble shooting steps I take. Disconnect everything except CPU, fans, memory, video card, the power switch leads, and power supply. Once you get it booting into BIOS gradually add components one at a time, starting with your hard drive. Then after adding a component see if it boots. If it fails you then know which component is causing the issue. If it doesn't boot with the minimal component scenario, then try reseating the RAM. If the doesn't work, try the video card, then finally the CPU. If you can't boot with just the minimum components then your board is the likely culprit.

However, be aware that sometimes the issue is RAM incompatibility. I've run into a number of instances where RAM sticks worked fine in one board, but not in another. So be aware of this and if you know some one with a comparable setup see if inserting different RAM stick(s) cures the issue.
[HTC Amaze 4G] mrmako777:
1. get a coffee filter and use some rubbing alcohol to remove the old thermal paste

2. apply pea sized amount of new paste to center of cpu

3. reattach heatsink and fan

4. profit (btw, you most certainly do not have a spinning heatsink)

edit: just a guess here, but since you are focusing on the cpu, your cpu is prolly overheating which is causing your issue
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
I'm going to buy more thermal paste, the one I had was bad!

It's actually a tx3 heatsink, it spins. I managed to fix the problem and it spins again, but.

I actually have a bigger problem now, the power supply suddenly doesn't want to function after I removed parts and reassembled it. Maybe it's getting shorted too? When I took out the motherboard I put in extra standoffs and there's one extra under the motherboard (no screw hole). That mischievous standoff is probably affecting everything since there's no electrical response at all. Hope it's just a short and nothing major. Really hope the power supply isn't messed up. It's a corsair 430x bronze by the way.

Next time I'm not buying second hand computer parts, it's not worth the risk. Don't do it!

Also [MENTION=5463522]Odysseus1962[/MENTION] The Asus representative told me to put newspaper under the board, didn't work as planned!

PS It can't be the ram, that was detected as functional in the American megatrends bios.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
What's happening when you boot, does it at least post to bios or are you getting post code beeps? If it beeps then that too can guide you as different patterns represent different problems.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Well what happened was that it went to the post (usb over current status detected) but I fixed it by switching a jumper.

Then it got stuck at the bios splash screen and just freezes (no input, nothing.) It doesn't go to the actual bios. I'm using a PS/2 keyboard and mouse by the way.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Alright, finally!

Thanks to everyone who've helped.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Glad to hear you're up and running again!!!!

Life is good!!!

Happy New Year!!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
Happy new year Amaze peeps!

sent from my Locked and Loaded Gn3 sm900a
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Wow I haven't eaten anything since last year! Man I'm starving!
[HTC Amaze 4G] rdar_93:
I haven't showered for the year! Man I smell!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Perry977:
I havent been sober since last year!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
Whos going? I got a pass....
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
Cool you can be our xda spy, download all the unreleased fw, send us all the bootloader unlock codes asap.

sent from my Locked and Loaded Gn3 sm900a
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
Lol...I really dont have a pass...I was there fixing and filling an ATM machine.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
One of the biggest Conventions starts this week. The CES. Wish it was open to the public... whos going? Lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Elementary school kids this generation be like'...

Btw I didn't the that picture lol.
[HTC Amaze 4G] sam@xda29:
He he..lol
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Just freshly installed windows 8.1 64 bit over windows 7 32 bit. My computer doesn't make crunching noises anymore, and now it can actually use more than 4 gigabytes of RAM. Quite fast for Windows, haven't installed Linux yet.
[HTC Amaze 4G] aj_2423:
hey guys just checking in.. take a look at what ive been using lately (dont tell too many people this is unreleased to the public ;))
[HTC Amaze 4G] aj_2423:
BY THE WAY... who ended up giving me my 1000th "thanks"!? was probably somone new since they didn't notice.

Well hopefully i'll be back in the scene soon guys, after all my job struggles the company i previously worked for is coming back to sacramento so i have a job again with a $2 raise so hopefully i will get a device in my hands soon!! they already gave me an ipad mini :) i kno sucks that its an ios device but they dont make an app for android for the site we use so ya but a free tab is a free tab right!?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Odysseus1962:
Free is the best price, for sure. Even I, a long-time Linux enthusiast and evangelist, wouldn't turn a free iPad down.

It's been a long while since I was last in Sacramento (over 10 years). I lived in "The City" (San Francisco, for those who don't know Nor-Cal speak) for over 15 years. I really miss the Bay Area. Living in South Florida is like being in a 3rd World corrupt "banana republic" not part of the US. Heck, in a three week stretch at the end of last year we had 5 local mayors indicted for corruption. Forbes magazine rated the two largest cities in Miami-Dade County, Hialeah (where I live) and the City of Miami, on it's worst ten places to live in the US and cited the rampant corruption here as part of the reason. The others were high cost of living vs low wages, poor transportation system, lousy public schools, and lack of culture.

I'm only here because my elderly Dad was having health issues around the time of my divorce and I returned to help care for him. Now, he's 84 and chasing every woman in his complex (or I should say they chase him). He gets laid more than me! At this rate he'll outlive me and I'll never see Cali again! :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
Android, Linux, and croc's slippers are guaranteed to help you save your virginity! Or at least reduce adultery. Perhaps you should introduce him to Xda, then you'll catch a break? Or is he immune and going to pimp forever?

Lmao.

Why not take your dad back with you to California? I think they have better insurance coverage too. I would kill to go to Cali. Florida is so ghetto especially Duval county (in Jacksonville). I think our state still has the highest murder rate. Is it because our state is shaped like a gun? No wonder people call it "da bangem". Education is still pitiful too! Kids are total drug addicts, they brought Marijuana, Ecstasy, and pills to school, hid it in the lockers, and then they do drugs. Damn. Gotta love Jacksonville. I know other states are bad too but you can't really lower the bar more than this.