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SSD in the M1530

Erik — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 05:37:28 +0000

Today, I finally set up my new OCZ SSD hard drive:

All I had to do to convert my M1530 running Ubuntu over was use the cp command:


mkdir /mnt/root && mount root_partition /mnt/root
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/target
cp -a /mnt/root/ /mnt/target/

You might also have to repeat for other partitions like boot and home. cp -a is awesome. It does exactly what you need for this process. Now my computer runs perfectly (other than me having to tweak grub a little for the right boot options). The only issue is you will have to move the contents of /mnt/target/root in this case to /mnt/target after this is done, as there’s an issue with dotfiles being copied in the root directory of the source.

Ubuntu on the Dell M1530

Erik — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:00:00 +0000

I got my new laptop today!! It’s awesome – I installed Ubuntu very easily on it, and Beryl using a second monitor on the HDMI port even works without much tweaking (just enabling TwinView with the restricted nVidia driver):

I made an Ubuntu Wiki Page on the matter. All the information about what works and doesn’t is on there.

Thoughts about my next laptop

Erik — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 09:10:00 +0000

I think I’ve decided what my next laptop will be. I’m considering a Z35FM with a T7600 processor. The problem it is would cost over $1500 said and done right now, and I want to spend more like $1200 maximum. Time to play the waiting game.

New Ruby Website

Erik — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:11:06 +0000

Well, there’s a new ruby website in the works. Someone spilled the proverbial beans.

Oooooh… Awesome. Also, you can get Ubuntu Stickers:

Flippin’ Sweet! Get your next laptop here!

Hmm. In other news, I changed the name of my blog from Porkchop Sandwiches to Relentless Pineapple. I have big plans. I posted my resume all over the place today. You can find it here, or in text form. I decided to do it in RDoc because I wanted an HTML version and a Text version, and I can do that easily this way.

New Laptop? All signs point to yes.

Erik — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:27:56 +0000

Happy Birthday Me! Well, I think it’s settled:


[03:25am|hardwarehank> #8ball should I buy a new laptop with my BDay $$?
[03:25am|rufis/#modzer0 shakes the magic 8-ball... all signs point to yes
[03:25am|hardwarehank> then it is done

Oh alas, the hinge is tormenting me. I think I must buy another laptop soon. But should I do it before OSCON? I don’t know!!

New Laptop Possibility

Erik — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:38:30 +0000

Well, ever since I inherited Kent’s broken VAIO and since my laptop’s hinges are breaking, I’ve decided that at some point in the near future I’ll need a new laptop, and a barebones one at that. I think I found one today:

This laptop has great reviews, works well in Linux, and supports the CPU/RAM I have lying around. Now I just need to sell the remnants of Kent’s laptop on eBay.