Acer Aspire One

simp said:
OK, I've tried Ubuntu 9.04 NBR - it feels positively slow compared to Linpus, and wireless networing only worked on the first boot after installing NBR, and never again after that. Back to Linpus - it seems to be doing all I need this little machine to do - just need to follow up on a few codecs for the different media types I'm throwing at it.
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Install VLC. :)
 
simp said:
Oh crud!!! I've already restored Linpus... I may feel adventurous enough to try NBR again tomorrow - would you be so kind as to post the instructions anyway? I'm a total Linux noob.
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Hehe... Ah well... At least with Linpus, you can read Memory Stick properly :D

Actually, not sure how confident you are with Linpus, but it's great! Simplicity for those who aren't confident, but you still have the ability to do REALLY powerful stuff. Yum has come a long way since I last used it! Very apt-like :p In any case, it makes installing software a breeze!

Btw, how was the Linpus restore process? Tedious? Did you make a bootable USB drive ?
 
Linpus restore was straightforward - hooked up a USB DVD-ROM, booted from the supplied restore disc, took around 20 minutes, and was back to the factory image.

Installing VLC now.

Robass : in my limited experience, battery lasts around 2H30min
 
My battery life has varied. Between 2 and 4 hours for me. Got a little over 4 hours when I was only surfing.
 
A dumb question here , but what do you guys use these aao's for . The reason I am asking is that I love gadgets and wouldnt mind getting one as a "toy" for surfing and emailing etc.
 
Exactly that - a toy, surfing, and the odd mailing. At 2 grand, I just could not resist ;)
 
I'm not familiar with Linux (the cheap AAO comes with this), nor a network fundi, but I don't see why not. Then again, I havn't used point-to-point networking since the days of Win98. I had no issues adding the AAO to my home network, which is driven by a simple wireless router.
 
You definitely can network the two! Very simple:

Create a network on one of the PCs. Then connect to that network from the other. The network you create should be an ad hoc network.

Oh, and I use the AAO for super mobile browsing, email, etc
 
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sandmanm34 said:
I use media player classic, with the accompanying k-lite codec pack but I've noted VLC recommended by a number of happy users. If I may ask what do you like about it?
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I think bwana was talking about for Linux.

But VLC is great. Makes life a lot easier than having to install codecs etc.

And VLC plays mkv out-the-box :)
 
Does the Linux based operating system allow you to create an ad-hoc network to a Windows based laptop ?. I have already created an ad-hoc network on my home based laptop which has my E220 modem attached to it , then I bring my work laptop home and can connect to my home laptop through the ad=hoc network and browse . So am I correct in saying that the aao will/should be able to connect too .
 
sn3rd said:
I think bwana was talking about for Linux.

But VLC is great. Makes life a lot easier than having to install codecs etc.

And VLC plays mkv out-the-box :)
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In this case yes but I can heartily recommend it for all the operating systems and for the very reason you mentioned - no worrying about codecs. :)
 
robass said:
Does the Linux based operating system allow you to create an ad-hoc network to a Windows based laptop ?. I have already created an ad-hoc network on my home based laptop which has my E220 modem attached to it , then I bring my work laptop home and can connect to my home laptop through the ad=hoc network and browse . So am I correct in saying that the aao will/should be able to connect too .
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Absolutely!
 
Thanks Sn3rd , now for the real tricky question , is it a matter of getting this thing home , booting up , search for wireless network , type in password and connect ? Or is there more to it , as somebody else created my adhoc network at home between my 2 laptops .
 
That's all that should be to it. Not sure what the exact network settings are. Unless there are some other mechanisms in place to prohibit unauthorised parties from connecting, you should be fine.

Problems you might encounter:

1) Not being assigned an IP address. You can fix this by either configuring an address manually (a simple task), or configuring the PC running the network to automatically assign addresses by setting up DHCP(slightly more involved but still dead simple).
2) Not being assigned relevant network details to connect to the Internet. You can fix this the same way as in (1).
3) Not being able to connect because of restrictions on network adapter. You can fix this by adding the new adapter's details to the list of allowed adapters.

And that's about all. Much more could go wrong, but for the most part I doubt these problems would apply here.
 
robass said:
A dumb question here , but what do you guys use these aao's for . The reason I am asking is that I love gadgets and wouldnt mind getting one as a "toy" for surfing and emailing etc.
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I use mine mostly for play but it also spends a bit of time in my camera bag earning its keep.

simp said:
OK, I've tried Ubuntu 9.04 NBR - it feels positively slow compared to Linpus, and wireless networing only worked on the first boot after installing NBR, and never again after that. Back to Linpus - it seems to be doing all I need this little machine to do - just need to follow up on a few codecs for the different media types I'm throwing at it.
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I've downloaded 9.04 so I may as well give it a shot. I've got 8.10 on one partition already but have always have networking issues with it so it rarely gets used.
 
Which one do you have bwana , I see IC have a special on their 120g HDD marked down from R4500 to R3999 .
 
robass said:
Which one do you have bwana , I see IC have a special on their 120g HDD marked down from R4500 to R3999 .
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I have the 120gb - it came with 512mb ram and Linpus - I upgraded the ram and switched to Windows 7.
 
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