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Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:19 am**

Just wanted to share heheh. Hasn't been fired up in a while. Here is how long:

System:    Host: mx17eeepc Kernel: 4.13.0-1-686-pae i686 bits: 32 Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3
           Distro: MX-17_386 Horizon December 15, 2017
Machine:   Device: laptop System: ASUSTeK product: 901 v: x.x serial: N/A
           Mobo: ASUSTeK model: 901 v: x.xx serial: N/A
           BIOS: American Megatrends v: 1101 date: 07/11/2008
Battery    BAT0: charge: 2.9 Wh 6.2% condition: 47.1/55.3 Wh (85%)
CPU:       Single core Intel Atom N270 (-MT-) cache: 512 KB
           clock speeds: max: 1600 MHz 1: 1600 MHz 2: 1600 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller
           Display Server: x11 (X.Org 1.19.2 ) driver: intel Resolution: 1024x600@60.00hz
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2 version: 2.1 Mesa 13.0.6
Audio:     Card Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Def. Audio Controller driver: snd_hda_intel
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.13.0-1-686-pae
Network:   Card-1: Ralink RT2790 Wireless 802.11n 1T/2R PCIe driver: rt2800pci
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 00:15:af:ed:8b:24
           Card-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet driver: ATL1E
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:22:15:8c:9b:75
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 43.0GB (17.7% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: ASUS size: 4.0GB
           ID-2: /dev/sdb model: ASUS size: 8.1GB
           ID-3: USB /dev/sdc model: Flash_Reader size: 30.9GB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 12G used: 4.9G (45%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc1
           ID-2: /home size: 15G used: 386M (3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc3
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 2.10GB used: 0.02GB (1%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sdc2
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 62.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: 1470
Info:      Processes: 171 Uptime: 17 min Memory: 470.7/996.2MB Client: Shell (init) inxi: 2.3.54

Can't get the ctrl key to work, but that is livable

edit: it does work, tried setting up a keycombo. But won't select all and copy and paste and such.. weird haha. Ah well.

Massive remodel going on on the house, so Thursday I will be working from this.

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Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:28 am**

It may work so well you will put 19.3 on it. After the renovations are done and you are back on your main system that is.

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:35 am**

I've spent the past week on a 10-year old, 6 pound, 17-inch Dell laptop which has a battery life of about 30 seconds. I think I'd happily trade for an eeepc with a wonky control key.

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:37 am**

Oh.. I might.. dunno. This works for what I need to do that day

Just a bit more slowly hahaha.

The key works.. it registers when I want to make a keycombo shortcut thing, it shows as multikey, and then when I hit another key the multikey bit disappears and just the letter shows up as if I have pressed Shift. It is the ctrl key.

Ah well.. as said: minor annoyance. This is better than working on my phone!

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:45 am**

Maybe you just install a newer kernel from MXPI first. Even on this very old 32bit HP (single core) antiX 5.8 is perfect, quiet and not heavy :)

P.S. (Though older than your current 4.13) You can also try antiX 4.9.240.. Lightest, stable...

Meanwhile, it seems you also prefer horizontal panels :)

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:49 am**

Folks....

No.

This thing works. That is all that is needed.

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:51 am**

:) Ok.

" If it ain't broken ... "

But just 1 humble suggestion: Especially on that one: install (just try) SlimJet as browser. The 32bit version really makes a huge difference..

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:53 am**

She probably shouldn't be messing with updating the kernel right now, when it's going to be the only machine available to her for work during this period. :-P

Murphy's law, you know.

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:53 am**

Yep.. and considering that law is VERY applicable to me I am going by: if it ain't....

Posted: **Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:55 am**

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