Notices by RetroEdgeTech (retroedgetech@mstdn.starnix.network), page 2

@Froggo

That motherboard has four memory slots, so you should be able to use four 8GB PC3 (or PC3L) memory modules to get to 32GB, if that's your goal.

@Froggo

Hmm... I may be able to test that for you, as I have such a similar board. I'm confident you can run 32GB on that motherboard and processor combo.

@Froggo

Have you tested each module separately?

I'll put my z97 board on the bench soon. I have two 8GB modules in it now. Just need to find two more to test with.

@Froggo

Here's a video I just published to answer your question.

https://video.retroedge.tech/w/3DzsV6KQeJivyGj5QG1SaW

#peertube #pchardware #intel

#netbsd 9.3 was released a month ago today.

I downloaded it and plan to install on my Dell Precision T5400 #retro workstation.

@softinio

Thank you ?

I'll check out your #peertube instance.

Watching on #LBRY. Peppermint #Devuan, No #systemD

https://open.lbry.com/@switchedtolinux:0/peppermint-devuan-removing-systemd:a

Anyone know if @switchedtolinux's videos are anywhere on #peertube?

If not, is @switchedtolinux okay if I sync the channel's videos on https://video.retroedge.tech/ ?

#cashfriday

I've been getting local produce all week, paying with cash.

Just had some more delivered today.

Buy local, from people you know and like. #anticorporate

Cash or trade prevents snooping on your transactions and enhances #privacy

I delivered two #corebootbook laptops to business customer today.

Here's my system release count so far:

CoreBootBooks sold locally: 6

Conversions from ChromeOS on customer owned laptops: 1

CoreBootBooks given away out and sent out of the local area: 1

So now up to eight #corebootbook laptops freed from Google's limited support ChomeOS with #coreboot and then loaded with Linux.

I'll be giving another one away to a random subscriber of my substack newsletter once I reach 100 subscribers.

https://retroedgetech.substack.com/

I'm going to be upgrading a Dell Precision T5400 to dual processors, getting a total of 8 cores on a "Core 2 Duo" era machines. LGA771/775

The processors I'll start out with for this build will be two Intel Xeon E5420 CPUs, quad core at 2.50GHz. I may upgrade to Xeons with faster clock speeds later, but these should be fine for now.

For memory, I currently have 1GB PC2 ECC memory modules, so I will be using those for a total of 8GB. Hope to upgrade to 16 or 32GB in the near future.

I'll be removing the nVidia graphics card that came with the workstation and replacing it with a AMD Radeon HD 8490 1gb Video Card for now. I plan on replacing it with an AMD FirePro W5100 with 4GB memory soon.

I plan on this being my #retro #netBSD workstation.

@dani

I see you've made some posts about #OpenBSD. Have you tried #NetBSD? I want to do more with it, but mostly use #Linux right now.

Also, I see your interest in #programming and fluency in Portuguese. I immediately thought of the #Lua programming language, as I have an interest in that, too. Have you used Lua at all?

@dani

Good to hear from you. If I understand correctly, there was no keyboard support in #NetBSD for Portuguese. Good to know. I would only be using it with English so wouldn't be a problem for me.

I had a strong interest in #Lisp, but haven't done a whole lot with it. Just basic stuff.

Is there a #linux status for storage similar to #htop?

Just had a neighbor deliver some locally grown food. Paid in cash.

#cashfriday

#introduction #introductions

I'm into:

#linux
#opensource
#retro
#vim, #neovim
#netbsd
#Cinnamon desktop
#LinuxMint
#Devuan
Tiling Window Managers
#programming #lua
#permacomputing
#resilience

I post writing on my own blog and on the #fediverse. I post videos primarily on a #selfhosted #peertube server and sometimes on #lbry. I no longer post video to #youtube.

If you have similar interests, consider following me. It'd be great to connect with you!