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Debian / Dualbooting/multiplebooting With Kexec!

« on: March 02, 2008, 06:58:15 am »

does updater.sh attached work on c1000 too?

I am not absolutely sure, but you can always use the Angstrom updater.sh for Akita.
Another (bigger) question is whether the yonggun kernel works on C1000. You can take a look at the discussion of yonggun's blog here: http://yonggun.tistory.com/66

Thank you for the advice. It WORKS PEFECTLY!!!

So you got the whole setup working on your c1000?  What are the distros on your akita?

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Asus Eee PC / Any Eee Pc Owners Here?

« on: March 02, 2008, 06:32:00 am »

I got the eeepc as well.  So far so good.  

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Off Topic forum / Another Nail In The Coffin

« on: March 01, 2008, 12:21:36 am »

http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=15597

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Asus Eee PC / Asus 3epc

« on: February 26, 2008, 11:14:18 am »

when the asus fff comes out - the eee's successor (I'm making up the name) then I might be interested in one for my daughter. A bit more memory, a modestly larger screen higher res, and I think it'd be great... once I install a decent OS (suse :-)

Aye ... and for myself, I'm fine with 7" or 8" or even 9" ... I just hope they trim down on that bezel.  Likewise for the Z, I would love my C1000 even more if it has a consistently thin bezel all round.  That's partly what makes Thinkpad, Sony Vaios, macbook & iTouch or iPhones that bit sexier.

The trick is having a useable keyboard, thin bezel, respectable screen, all in a handy form factor.

Good thingie going for the eeepc is that it is hot in the stoves and development is coming along aggressively while the Z is not available at all.  

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Off Topic forum / Text Editor That Supports Hyperlinking?

« on: February 24, 2008, 10:02:24 am »

Hi all,

This is way off-topic.  I'm using notepad++ on windows, zeditor on my z, and kwrite on my eeepc.  I was wondering if kwrite or some text editor has support for hyperlinking?

I'm trying out tiddlywiki but for really large files, like journals, it can be a tad slow.  Any substitute app that you are using for something like tiddlywiki, but light like kwrite?

Maybe I should get konqueror installed just to run tiddlywiki?  Is it lighter than firefox?  I think it is right?  Does it make sense?

emacs?

Gee ... let me try.  Thanks.

Let us know how it worked out? I haven't used emacs since the desktop variety was actually called microemacs

Still trying out ... seem to be pretty nifty but I'm having a tricky time navigating the manual / help system.  Can't seem to get around creating links between files.

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Off Topic forum / Text Editor That Supports Hyperlinking?

« on: February 23, 2008, 09:24:38 am »

Hi all,

This is way off-topic.  I'm using notepad++ on windows, zeditor on my z, and kwrite on my eeepc.  I was wondering if kwrite or some text editor has support for hyperlinking?

I'm trying out tiddlywiki but for really large files, like journals, it can be a tad slow.  Any substitute app that you are using for something like tiddlywiki, but light like kwrite?

Maybe I should get konqueror installed just to run tiddlywiki?  Is it lighter than firefox?  I think it is right?  Does it make sense?

emacs?

Gee ... let me try.  Thanks.

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Asus Eee PC / Asus 3epc

« on: February 22, 2008, 12:35:14 pm »

Aye ... I really laughed when I saw the video via eeeuser.com!  ...  Makes me wonder how much cold sweat the owner had while doing the vid!

Just some thoughts about the eeepc after a few weeks of usage and twinkering:

Take a look at the wiki here http://wiki.eeeuser.com/ and tell me it is not the least daunting for an end-user.   ...

I'm not complaining abt the eeepc (ok, I am a bit!  ), but I'm hoping that the next version would have a shorter list => that by default, the system should do what most people want it to do already.  eg, if the user upgrades the ram to 2gb, he should not need to build his own kernel or download and install a new kernel.  I mean, this is 2008, not 1986 or something right?  Call it bloatware, but in my usage of PCs since mid 80s, upgrades of ram either worked or not mainly because the mobo supported it or not.  The OS almost always supports it by default.  ok, DOS was the only time that one had to do silly things like EMM386, know XMS from EMS, and use stuffs like DOS4G http://www.tenberry.com/dos4g/index.html  just so that the extra 4mb ram can be used instead of limiting the app to the lower 640kb.  

1gb ram kernel ceiling in 2008?  Ahem.

Sporadic support for hardware.  To eeepc and more correctly linux credit, support is *way* better.  But I really wonder how many of the wiki tips are something only for hackers or something that a normal avg user would have to go through.  hmmm ...

Anyway, had more ranting ... but after doing some google search for the DOS/4G name, I kinda recall how 'fun' and 'exciting' owning a pc was back in the 80s to mid 90s, when the next hardware upgrade you get may just break your pc and require hours and nights to set dip switches and hunt for drivers to download.  So in retrospect (compared to DOS (or linux) machines from 80s/90s era, the eeepc is really as good as it gets.

ok, let me tuck into some more eeepc love!

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Off Topic forum / Text Editor That Supports Hyperlinking?

« on: February 22, 2008, 12:08:52 pm »

Hi all,

This is way off-topic.  I'm using notepad++ on windows, zeditor on my z, and kwrite on my eeepc.  I was wondering if kwrite or some text editor has support for hyperlinking?

I'm trying out tiddlywiki but for really large files, like journals, it can be a tad slow.  Any substitute app that you are using for something like tiddlywiki, but light like kwrite?

Maybe I should get konqueror installed just to run tiddlywiki?  Is it lighter than firefox?  I think it is right?  Does it make sense?

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C1000/3x00 General discussions / C1000 Cf As Internal Hardrive?

« on: February 17, 2008, 06:04:33 am »

I was >| |< this close to getting an 8gb (or 16gb) SDHC and a 8gb (or 4gb) CF ... only to find that the store was closed ....  ... bummer .... makes me remember why online stores are popular!

Next few days ...

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / Swapping Batteries Causes Reboot?

« on: February 17, 2008, 06:01:47 am »

Thanks all!  Duly noted.  1 original batt (1800mAh) + 1 Cameron Sino (or something) batt (2000 mAh) + 1 external batt (3700 mAh) ... should be good enough for all day usage ...

Will use the external batt to allow battery swap to prevent reboot.

Thanks again!

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C1000/3x00 Hardware / Swapping Batteries Causes Reboot?

« on: February 16, 2008, 09:37:38 am »

Hi all,

I was trying out my new battery and found that my c1000 would reboot when I swap the battery.  Is that normal?
Shouldn't it maintain state between battery swaps?

eg I suspend the unit, swap battery, power on, it resumes.

Now I suspend the unit, swap battery, power on, it does a cold boot.

Is this normal or is there an internal battery that needs replacement?

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Asus Eee PC / Asus Eee Pc?

« on: February 11, 2008, 10:15:58 am »

Has anyone tried this?  Is it worth it for us to create a sub-forum for it?  From everything I've read, it seems like a pretty cool device and is kinda in the realm of the other devices we support here.

Thoughts/Opinions?

Nice device but does this mean that the Z community will cease to exist?

Nah ... it should last for another couple of years at least.

The eeepc while nice in many ways, is not quite pocketable, and hence is still too big for some of us.  
For me, I'm kinda torn between loving its ultraportability (read: coolness plus usefulness) and fighting off curiosity from others, oogling at it.  I need to be able to use it without people getting distracted by it or crowding around.  Kinda makes me avoid using it in public, which defeats its portability.  So I'm really looking to getting a "book binder" case to make it blend in and not draw the crowd!

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New products and alternatives / Dreambook Light Il1

« on: February 09, 2008, 11:14:49 am »

Looks like a "Professional" version of the eeepc if you ask me!

But without wifi ... what's the point of a light and mobile ultraportable that is tethered to a RJ45 cable!

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Asus Eee PC / Asus 3epc

« on: February 09, 2008, 11:12:52 am »

Yeah, price is one of the *BIG* factor here. Had the zaurus been sold at say $199 instead of the high MSRP ... maybe it may had been crowned the gadget king and not be written off as a great device that got EOLed.

I'm certainly glad that Asus got their pricing right! It may not be the dream UMPC incarnation for some (I know it is for many ... last I check, a million and counting!   ), but it definitely delivered on many promises that a UMPC is supposed to be.  It is not instanton (yet), but its suspend and quick boot up time is good enough for me. Its 3.5hrs of real usage is less than an ideal of 5~7 hr usage for a UMPC, but a 6cell batt from Asus should draw us into the 4~5 hour range for now.

Hopefully the next gen eeepc work on 1) Batt life 2) 2 SD slot and 3) 8~9" lcd with thinner bezel.

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Qt/Qtopia / Qtopia 4.3, Angstrom And C1000

« on: February 09, 2008, 10:59:23 am »

Sounds good ... keep us posted!  Great job!