From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20120612124709.GN2039@vicerveza.homeunix.net> References: <1339445686.14444.5.camel@localhost> <20120612051255.GA17382@intma.in> <20120612124709.GN2039@vicerveza.homeunix.net> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 06:48:22 -0700 Message-ID: From: David Leimbach To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8ff2447b54d0ff04c246b8fe Subject: Re: [9fans] Mini PCs Topicbox-Message-UUID: 9d9f1942-ead7-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 --e89a8ff2447b54d0ff04c246b8fe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Llu=EDs Batlle i Rossell wrote: > On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 01:12:55AM -0400, Kurt H Maier wrote: > > Evaluations of the Sheevaplug in particular revealed it tended to > > overheat badly if you put any significant load on the networking > > components. Heating problems combined with poor quality control would > > be my guess as to why that whole thing never flew. > > > > I'm very happy with my Sheevaplug. It works with heavy cpu loads (full gn= u > system builds from time to time) for days, and works very good. It's > serving me > very well already three years I think. > > I've it connected to a 100Mbps switch though, no gigabit. > > I've replaced capacitors in its power supply twice, though - they blew up= . > I > think the power supply is not very well designed, but those big capacitor= s > are > cheap. I have a guruplug I've got very little time for, but getting Plan 9 on it was no problem. I don't do anything with heavy CPU or network usage on Plan 9 anyway. I'm a bit surprised at the thermal problems, and I believe there was a promise to address them, but I lost interest. Dave > > Regards, > Llu=EDs. > > --e89a8ff2447b54d0ff04c246b8fe Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Tuesday, June 12, 2012, Llu=EDs Batlle i Rossell wrote:
On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 01:12:55AM -0400, Kurt H= Maier wrote:
> Evaluations of the Sheevaplug in particular revealed it tended to
> overheat badly if you put any significant load on the networking
> components. =A0Heating problems combined with poor quality control wou= ld
> be my guess as to why that whole thing never flew.
>

I'm very happy with my Sheevaplug. It works with heavy cpu loads (full = gnu
system builds from time to time) for days, and works very good. It's se= rving me
very well already three years I think.

I've it connected to a 100Mbps switch though, no gigabit.

I've replaced capacitors in its power supply twice, though - they blew = up. I
think the power supply is not very well designed, but those big capacitors = are
cheap.

I have a guruplug I've got very = little time for, but getting Plan 9 on it was no problem. =A0I don't do= anything with heavy CPU or network usage on Plan 9 anyway. =A0I'm a bi= t surprised at the thermal problems, and I believe there was a promise to a= ddress them, but I lost interest.

Dave
=A0

Regards,
Llu=EDs.

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