How old is the laptop and what brand? On 2014-10-10 11:35, Michael Havens wrote: > On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 10:14 AM, wrote: > >> My question is what is the computer used for?  Are you using it >> for your Linux from scratch project? > > Well.... what happened is I was using my laptop as my main computer > (which I have since learned is BAD); I was running everything through > it. Then the card reader didn't work. No problem, I rarely use that > feature anyways and I got a USB Multicard Reader/Writer. Then certain > keys started not working (and things were progressively getting > worse). No problem, I got a USB keyboard/mouse. Then when I was at > the airport to go to FL I found the internet switch didn't work. Time > to take it to a repair shop. Well, I can still use it for finances > until I get it to a shop when I return from Surfside. Then the fan > wasn't working. Then I got back from FL and took the computer to a > repair shop.... SO I then took my Linux from Scratch computer and > turned it into my central computer. This means I'll have to get > another computer for Linux from Scratch and start all over with LFS. I > told the lady at the repair shop about the fan, the dropping keys, and > the internet switch (forgot about the reader). She got back to me > yesterday and said that the fan was working just fine and that the > keyboard needed to be replaced. I inquired about the internet switch > and she said it was a part of the keyboard. I'm now thinking that the > card reader is a part of the keyboard too but I don't know. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss