From grundler at parisc-linux.org Sat Jul 8 01:14:39 2006 From: grundler at parisc-linux.org (Grant Grundler) Date: Sat Jul 8 01:14:51 2006 Subject: [OmniBook] Sorry, to bother you but can you help me out re: Omnibook 800CT Recovery Disk In-Reply-To: <44653B48.7060302@tangoconcepts.com> References: <44653B48.7060302@tangoconcepts.com> Message-ID: <20060708051439.GA21919@colo.lackof.org> On Fri, May 12, 2006 at 06:50:00PM -0700, Florentino Guizar wrote: > Can you help me out re: Omnibook 800CT I am new to Linux. > > I was thinking of downloading and installing Linux on my 0mnibook 800CT > so I could use as a MP3 player at Tango parties. I was about about to > copy the drive when my hard disk drive crashed. I bought it used and it > did not come with any of the sw or recovery disk. Does anyone have one? Yes. > Can I somehow get a copy or download an ISO image? Yes. ftp gsyprf10.external.hp.com bin get kernels/ob800/product_recovery_ob800.iso But my advice is to install linux instead. It works great on the ob800 and your music library should work fine too. I haven't played with the audio on the ob800ct but will be setting one up shortly. grant > > You will really help me out. Thank you. > > Florentino > > If you do not have one, are you familiar with any other HP Omnibook > 800CT forums or lists? Mine is a 166 mmx. > > _______________________________________________ > OmniBook mailing list > OmniBook@zurich.csail.mit.edu > http://zurich.csail.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/omnibook From Joao.Lourenco at di.fct.unl.pt Sat Jul 8 14:47:03 2006 From: Joao.Lourenco at di.fct.unl.pt (Joao Lourenco) Date: Sat Jul 8 14:47:14 2006 Subject: [OmniBook] Onibook XE3 500 / GC recovery disk Message-ID: <1152384423.5533.7.camel@pc-jml.di.fct.unl.pt> Hi all, I've got a (not that much) old HP Omnibook XE3 500 (GC). The "GC" is important! I've replaced it by an Omnibook 6100 and, more recently, by a Compaq nx8220. I use Linux all the time, so I wiped out Window$ from the computer long timw ago. Now I would like to recover the original system on the Omnibook GC, which was Windows 98 SE (I must have the recovery CD somewhere... I just can't find it...), so that my son can use the computer to play some games. I would appreciate very very much if there is someone out there with the same model which can provide me a copy of the recovery CD! Jo?o -- Joao Lourenco Tels: (+351) 212 948 536 Dep. Informatica (+351) 212 948 300 FCT / Univ. Nova de Lisboa Ext: 10740 Quinta da Torre Fax: (+351) 212 948 541 P-2829-516 CAPARICA http://www-asc.di.fct.unl.pt/~jml From taggart at carmen.fc.hp.com Sat Jul 8 15:48:26 2006 From: taggart at carmen.fc.hp.com (Matt Taggart) Date: Sat Jul 8 15:48:43 2006 Subject: [OmniBook] Onibook XE3 500 / GC recovery disk In-Reply-To: <1152384423.5533.7.camel@pc-jml.di.fct.unl.pt> References: <1152384423.5533.7.camel@pc-jml.di.fct.unl.pt> Message-ID: <20060708194826.2C41B37F73@carmen.fc.hp.com> Joao Lourenco writes... > Now I would like to recover the original system on the > Omnibook GC, which was Windows 98 SE (I must have the recovery CD > somewhere... I just can't find it...), so that my son can use the > computer to play some games. This may not be the answer you are looking for but... There are tons of games available for Linux. On my Debian machine here there are 679 packages in the "games" section (some of those are games split into multiple packages, but I'd guess it's at least 400 games). I'm sure there are some that he'd like if just wants any games to play. If there's a particular Windows game he wants to be able to play, I've had good luck using Transgaming's software for running games (used to be called WineX, now called Cedega), http://www.transgaming.com/products_linux.php Their business model is an interesting one. To get access to the binary packages of the product, you pay a monthly subscription fee ($5) that also gives you votes in what games they try to get working next. At the time I subscribed (I used to really like the LucasArts StarWars games) I signed up for the 3 month minimum for $15. The source for their product is available via CVS, but I liked their business model and it was cheap so I just paid. (this may sound like a plug for their product, I'm not associated with them at all, I just liked the service.) The OB XE3 is getting a little old now and it's cpu and graphics aren't fast enough to be able to run most new eye-candy games (although it can play older eye-candy games like quake1/2, duke nukem, etc). You might be better off with the former approach of just using the free software games. -- Matt Taggart taggart@fc.hp.com From Joao.Lourenco at di.fct.unl.pt Sun Jul 9 12:39:52 2006 From: Joao.Lourenco at di.fct.unl.pt (Joao Lourenco) Date: Sun Jul 9 19:11:47 2006 Subject: [OmniBook] Onibook XE3 500 / GC recovery disk In-Reply-To: <20060708194826.2C41B37F73@carmen.fc.hp.com> References: <1152384423.5533.7.camel@pc-jml.di.fct.unl.pt> <20060708194826.2C41B37F73@carmen.fc.hp.com> Message-ID: <1152463192.5577.26.camel@pc-jml.di.fct.unl.pt> Well, I think I'll give linux games a try. I've used Linux for so long for *real* work that I forgot it has some interesting games for kids. I even remember I've tried once "gcompris", when my kid was really small. I'll also give a try to cdega. Thanks for the suggestion. Jo?o P.S. Although I still would like to have a copy from the original recovery CD... On Sat, 2006-07-08 at 13:48 -0600, Matt Taggart wrote: > Joao Lourenco writes... > > > Now I would like to recover the original system on the > > Omnibook GC, which was Windows 98 SE (I must have the recovery CD > > somewhere... I just can't find it...), so that my son can use the > > computer to play some games. > > This may not be the answer you are looking for but... > > There are tons of games available for Linux. On my Debian machine > here > there are 679 packages in the "games" section (some of those are > games > split into multiple packages, but I'd guess it's at least 400 games). > I'm > sure there are some that he'd like if just wants any games to play. > -- Joao Lourenco Tels: (+351) 212 948 536 Dep. Informatica (+351) 212 948 300 FCT / Univ. Nova de Lisboa Ext: 10740 Quinta da Torre Fax: (+351) 212 948 541 P-2829-516 CAPARICA http://www-asc.di.fct.unl.pt/~jml