ViperVettte Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 man... I have a computer that I wouldn't mind brutalizing for this project, just the thought of having to pay someone 1k to do it for me kinda turns me off. I guess it is time to do some research if I really wanna do it. You guys know if it is possible to pick up radio stations w/ the carputer though? that is the only real problem that I can see. AM is pretty important when decideding which tunnel to take into NYC. Great to see that someone has the rocks to tear into that stuff like that. Again, mad props. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlecap Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 nice work man. i actually plan to put my old powerbook to work in this way and i'm making a custom case for the logic board and drives so that it should fit in the glove box area. that way i could use the combo drive for cd's and dvd's. i'm curious to know how you've set it up to sleep while the car is off. i know the common way for carputers is to use a sort of hardwired voltage switch with some firmware or something. i haven't seen anything out there that looked like it would work on a powerbook though. i was going to have it set up to restart after a power failure, and take the battery out. that way it'd power up with the car and when the car turned off it'd lose power. i've got my boot time down to 30sec or so but waking it from sleep is a lot faster and a lot better for the file system then getting the plug pulled once or twice a day. i've also thought about putting the laptop's power switch in the dash. that would allow for the computer to be shut down before the car, but it'd still mean waiting. i'd like something automatic. i've tried to write an apple script to shutdown or sleep it when it had to run on battery power only, but i'm new to applescript and haven't found a way to make that work.anyway any info you could give us diy guys would be greatly appreciated. some of us (college students) just don't have that kinda cash.thanks!-mikealso a little note: shut*it*down = beat it off now which mod set that up? that's just silly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figawi Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 wow that's impressive. makes me want to chop my powerbook off. what kind of screen is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotch Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 man... I have a computer that I wouldn't mind brutalizing for this project, just the thought of having to pay someone 1k to do it for me kinda turns me off. I guess it is time to do some research if I really wanna do it. You guys know if it is possible to pick up radio stations w/ the carputer though? that is the only real problem that I can see. AM is pretty important when decideding which tunnel to take into NYC. Great to see that someone has the rocks to tear into that stuff like that. Again, mad props.the griffin radioshark, which i used, has both AM and FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotch Posted January 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 nice work man. i actually plan to put my old powerbook to work in this way and i'm making a custom case for the logic board and drives so that it should fit in the glove box area. that way i could use the combo drive for cd's and dvd's. i'm curious to know how you've set it up to sleep while the car is off. i know the common way for carputers is to use a sort of hardwired voltage switch with some firmware or something. i haven't seen anything out there that looked like it would work on a powerbook though.i must admit, my friend did a bit of mastergenious here... he added a relay to the circuit for the magnetic sensor that detects if the lid is open or closed, so, when the car powers off, the computer thinks the lid is closed, and when it powers on, it thinks the lid has been opened...the other (easier) way to do this would be to wire in an electromagnet that activates when the car is turned off, and place it right over the trackpad (where the sensor is.)wow that's impressive. makes me want to chop my powerbook off. what kind of screen is that?7" Xenarc Touchscreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman55 Posted January 17, 2006 Report Share Posted January 17, 2006 This is the coolest mod I have seen for an R, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottlecap Posted January 18, 2006 Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 i must admit, my friend did a bit of mastergenious here... he added a relay to the circuit for the magnetic sensor that detects if the lid is open or closed, so, when the car powers off, the computer thinks the lid is closed, and when it powers on, it thinks the lid has been opened...that is a sweet idea, and a lot better than the voltage systems used by the other carputers i've seen. i never understood why people didn't use laptops... i guess 'cause of the price. anyways again nice work. we'll see how well mine turns out... eventually.-mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotch Posted January 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2006 that is a sweet idea, and a lot better than the voltage systems used by the other carputers i've seen. i never understood why people didn't use laptops... i guess 'cause of the price. anyways again nice work. we'll see how well mine turns out... eventually.-mikeif you need any help, let me know :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Excellent work man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHEIII874T5M Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 :) Nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvolvo Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 wow...that is awesome. good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_the_fox Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 sick this thread shudd get pinned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotch Posted January 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 http://flickr.com/photos/89206385@N00/sets...57594053192328/in progress shots including requested pics of the power relay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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