it is a 3 year old compaq. not that old! :-)~MIKE~(-: On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 9:39 AM, wrote: > 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 >