Interesting solution to an alignment problem

"Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:42:29 -0600, hls wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>>>> I thought Linux was supposed to be more stable than a Swiss
>>>>> government.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>> I bought one of the early Asus eee computers loaded with Linux. This has
>> been
>> rock solid, does everything I want this small unit to do, and more. I
>> wanted Linux
>> because I had had a lot of trouble with Windows Vista, and did not want
>> to
>> be
>> bound to a Microsoft operating system.
>>
>> I doubt I am competent to set up Ubuntu on one of my desktop machines,
>> but
>> am
>> going to try it when I get to a point that I can stand to lose the
>> function of one
>> of them (temporarily, I hope).
>>
>> I want no more Windows, if I can avoid them.
>
> I spend far more time on Linux than Windows. I'm using PCLinuxOS, the only
> drawback being it's only 32 bit, but it runs just fine.
>
> I have another Mobo with all the features I want, but it has the nvidia
> sata driver, and I have just reloaded it for the 4th time because of SATA.
>
> I forgot, when I swapped from one machine to another before, I was using
> an IDE drive, no SATA driver involved...
>

My experience with a dedicated Linux unit is spectacular. Window and its
master suck.

On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:42:29 -0600, hls wrote:

>
>
>>>> I thought Linux was supposed to be more stable than a Swiss
>>>> government.
>>>>
>>>>
> I bought one of the early Asus eee computers loaded with Linux. This has
> been
> rock solid, does everything I want this small unit to do, and more. I
> wanted Linux
> because I had had a lot of trouble with Windows Vista, and did not want to
> be
> bound to a Microsoft operating system.
>
> I doubt I am competent to set up Ubuntu on one of my desktop machines, but
> am
> going to try it when I get to a point that I can stand to lose the
> function of one
> of them (temporarily, I hope).
>
> I want no more Windows, if I can avoid them.

I spend far more time on Linux than Windows. I'm using PCLinuxOS, the only
drawback being it's only 32 bit, but it runs just fine.

I have another Mobo with all the features I want, but it has the nvidia
sata driver, and I have just reloaded it for the 4th time because of SATA.

I forgot, when I swapped from one machine to another before, I was using
an IDE drive, no SATA driver involved...

"Hachiroku ????" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:13:49 -0600, Ray O wrote:
>
>>
>> "Hachiroku ????" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 1989 Mazda 626. I replaced the lower control arm on the pass side in
>>> December, and while it resolved the ball joint issue, the steering wheel
>>> was cocked to the passenger's side and pulling to the right.
>>>
>>> My computer decided to blow it's brains out last night, and I was up
>>> until 3:30AM putting the old one back in service and reloading Linux YET
>>> AGAIN, so when I got up at 10 I figured, I'm gonna PAY someone this time
>>> and relax, and get it lined up all at once. Every shop I went to..."If
>>> you had come last week..."
>>>
>>> It got up to 64 degrees in Massachusetts (they said t was going to be
>>> 46, so I had planned to do it today anyway, and 65 was just a bonus...)
>>> so I pulled into the yard, got the jack, stands and tools out and went
>>> at it. Wasn't as easy as the other one, and, see later for an aside
>>> question. The only thing I couldn't get out was the sway bar link from
>>> the old control arm, and AutoZone went from $4.99 to $18!!! But, it's
>>> all together, and...the wheel is STRAIGHT and the pulling is GONE! All I
>>> did was just put it back in where the other one was, and it drives
>>> straight down the road, no pulling, no nothing, just nice and smooth. I
>>> figured this might happen, but I was betting more on having the
>>> alignment go WAY out.
>>>
>>>
>>> BTW, there was something on the driver's side not on the passenger's
>>> side: a "Black Box" I had to remove to get the rear bolts out. It had no
>>> connections on it, just bolted to the frame, and appears to be a big
>>> magnet. It attracted my tools when I set it down.
>>>
>>> The car does not have ABS or 4 wheel steering (some did). Any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>> If there is a wired device located near the magnetic box with a bright
>> yellow wire loom, it could be part of the supplemental restraint system.
>> Under normal conditions, the magnet holds a switch in the open position,
>> but in a crash, inertia overcomes the magnet's pull, the switch closes,
>> the same thing happens to another switch, and when 2 switches close, the
>> air bags deploy.
>>
>> BTW, Toyota does not use magnets in its SRS.
>
>
> It has the early-mid 90's automatic seat belt like in the Camry's. The
> belt rides on a track and moves into place when the door closes with the
> ignition on.

OK, it's not for the SRS. I have no idea what it's for.
--

Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)

On Feb 17, 9:12 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B > wrote:
> 1989 Mazda 626. I replaced the lower control arm on the pass side in
> December, and while it resolved the ball joint issue, the steering wheel
> was cocked to the passenger's side and pulling to the right.
>
> My computer decided to blow it's brains out last night, and I was up until
> 3:30AM putting the old one back in service and reloading Linux YET AGAIN,
> so when I got up at 10 I figured, I'm gonna PAY someone this time and
> relax, and get it lined up all at once. Every shop I went to..."If you had
> come last week..."
>
> It got up to 64 degrees in Massachusetts (they said t was going to be 46,
> so I had planned to do it today anyway, and 65 was just a bonus...) so I
> pulled into the yard, got the jack, stands and tools out and went at it.
> Wasn't as easy as the other one, and, see later for an aside question.
> The only thing I couldn't get out was the sway bar link from the old
> control arm, and AutoZone went from $4.99 to $18!!! But, it's all
> together, and...the wheel is STRAIGHT and the pulling is GONE! All I did
> was just put it back in where the other one was, and it drives straight
> down the road, no pulling, no nothing, just nice and smooth. I figured
> this might happen, but I was betting more on having the alignment go WAY
> out.
>
> BTW, there was something on the driver's side not on the passenger's side:
> a "Black Box" I had to remove to get the rear bolts out. It had no
> connections on it, just bolted to the frame, and appears to be a big
> magnet. It attracted my tools when I set it down.
>
> The car does not have ABS or 4 wheel steering (some did). Any ideas?


That box with the magnet is likely for a key to hide on the vehicle
somewhere.

I used the same thing on each of my daughter's first cars. came in
handy 3-4 times.

On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:51:26 -0600, hls wrote:

>
> "Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:42:29 -0600, hls wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>>> I thought Linux was supposed to be more stable than a Swiss
>>>>>> government.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>> I bought one of the early Asus eee computers loaded with Linux. This
>>> has been
>>> rock solid, does everything I want this small unit to do, and more. I
>>> wanted Linux
>>> because I had had a lot of trouble with Windows Vista, and did not want
>>> to
>>> be
>>> bound to a Microsoft operating system.
>>>
>>> I doubt I am competent to set up Ubuntu on one of my desktop machines,
>>> but
>>> am
>>> going to try it when I get to a point that I can stand to lose the
>>> function of one
>>> of them (temporarily, I hope).
>>>
>>> I want no more Windows, if I can avoid them.
>>
>> I spend far more time on Linux than Windows. I'm using PCLinuxOS, the
>> only drawback being it's only 32 bit, but it runs just fine.
>>
>> I have another Mobo with all the features I want, but it has the nvidia
>> sata driver, and I have just reloaded it for the 4th time because of
>> SATA.
>>
>> I forgot, when I swapped from one machine to another before, I was using
>> an IDE drive, no SATA driver involved...
>>
>>
> My experience with a dedicated Linux unit is spectacular. Window and its
> master suck.


Look at my headers to see what I'm using for a newsreader!

Linux used to seem kludgey to me, now Windows does.

On 02/23/2011 01:10 AM, Hachiroku ãƒ�ãƒ�ãƒ*ク wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:51:26 -0600, hls wrote:
>
>>
>> "Hachiroku > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:42:29 -0600, hls wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>> I thought Linux was supposed to be more stable than a Swiss
>>>>>>> government.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> I bought one of the early Asus eee computers loaded with Linux. This
>>>> has been
>>>> rock solid, does everything I want this small unit to do, and more. I
>>>> wanted Linux
>>>> because I had had a lot of trouble with Windows Vista, and did not want
>>>> to
>>>> be
>>>> bound to a Microsoft operating system.
>>>>
>>>> I doubt I am competent to set up Ubuntu on one of my desktop machines,
>>>> but
>>>> am
>>>> going to try it when I get to a point that I can stand to lose the
>>>> function of one
>>>> of them (temporarily, I hope).
>>>>
>>>> I want no more Windows, if I can avoid them.
>>>
>>> I spend far more time on Linux than Windows. I'm using PCLinuxOS, the
>>> only drawback being it's only 32 bit, but it runs just fine.
>>>
>>> I have another Mobo with all the features I want, but it has the nvidia
>>> sata driver, and I have just reloaded it for the 4th time because of
>>> SATA.
>>>
>>> I forgot, when I swapped from one machine to another before, I was using
>>> an IDE drive, no SATA driver involved...
>>>
>>>
>> My experience with a dedicated Linux unit is spectacular. Window and its
>> master suck.
>
>
> Look at my headers to see what I'm using for a newsreader!
>
> Linux used to seem kludgey to me, now Windows does.
>

I'm using Ubuntu on two machines with SATA HDD's, no problemo.

In fact, the only issues I've had at all were with video drivers, but
since I updated my old machine last night (hadn't fired it up in months)
I finally have non-fisher-price resolution on the Intel video card again
(old though, so I still prefer my newer laptop with full HD screen. I'm
spoiled!)

Anymore, I only fire up Windows when I *have* to, which just makes me
hate it all the more, because then I have months of updates to download,
and unlike Linux, Windows can't seem to do them all in one whack and
reboot only once. And it takes way longer.

nate

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