From: TJ@noneofyour.business   
      
   On 07/14/2012 11:09 PM, Adam wrote:   
   > Moe Trin wrote:   
   >> On Thu, 12 Jul 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in   
   >> article   
   >> , Adam wrote:   
   >   
   > [network bitmasks]   
   >   
      
   >   
   > Meanwhile, configuration of both boxes is progressing.  My list of   
   > computer projects has split things into "now" (aide.config, ssh & sftp   
   > between machines) and "later" (configure lm_sensors, install dialup   
   > modem).  On "eris", right now Mandriva 2010.0 can no longer start X   
   > (must've removed some package) but the Wi-Fi is working.  I just   
   > installed Mageia 2 on it, and that's running but I haven't yet gotten   
   > the Wi-Fi working there.  (In fact, just to set up the Wi-Fi card under   
   > Mageia required downloading some driver, so I ended up using "stolid"   
   > and sneakernet to get it there.)  I'm assuming the problem must be   
   > something with the Mageia setup.  BTW it found 3 or 4 other networks   
   > besides mine, all using some version of WPA.   
   >   
   So far I've set up two wifi devices with Mageia 2. One of them, a PCI   
   card using the Broadcom 4318 chip, worked with no troubles using the   
   drakx configuration tool, once the proper b43 firmware was installed.   
   The other, a USB device using a Realtec 8192CU chip, didn't work   
   correctly until I used KDE plasma applet for Gnome's networkmanager to   
   set up the connection. Word is that some chipsets/drivers work better   
   with one, some with the other for as yet undetermined reasons, so when   
   you get to setting things up, if one doesn't work, try the other.   
      
   > [Li-ion battery packs for digicam]   
   >   
   >>> I don't trust that 1200 mAh  rating on the no-names, and   
   >>> they were $1 each compared to $6+ for the OEM.   
   >>   
   >> You may be surprised.  Some of the OEM consumables are following King   
   >> Gillette's pricing strategy.   
   >   
   > But I wouldn't consider a Li-ion battery pack a "consumable".  My other   
   > digicam uses 2 AAs, and one of the setup options is "alkaline" or   
   > "NiMH".  I assume the only difference that makes is the "charge   
   > remaining" indicator.  I almost never get daunted by technology, but the   
   > manuals for both cameras seem a little intimidating at first, mainly   
   > because there are so many indicators on the display and so many possible   
   > settings for everything.   
   >   
   One other potential difference that may be meaningless to your camera   
   and maybe not is voltage. Alkalines are 1.5 volts, NiMH is 1.2.   
      
   TJ   
      
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