Zaurus Or Libretto?

[enodr]

Is there a step-by-step guide for linux on the U100?

I've been thinking of buying it, but haven't found a concise Linuxization how-to for the U100.
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I have U100 with Ubuntu Breezy installed (dual boot WinXP, Ubuntu). No need for an howto, Linux will install as on any laptop! Ubuntu even detected the good screen resolution on the first boot (it's  1280x768 not classical 1280x1024). Internal wifi card is an atheros, which means it's perfectly supported under linux (madwifi driver).

I never use bluetooth so I can't tell, and yes the only missing feature is a driver for the authentec fingerprint reader.

I you are interested I am selling it, it's brand new (Libretto U100-105 (PLU10E-009024FR) with DVDRom mini docking station).

[chroafjd]

Is there a step-by-step guide for linux on the U100?

I've been thinking of buying it, but haven't found a concise Linuxization how-to for the U100.
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I have U100 with Ubuntu Breezy installed (dual boot WinXP, Ubuntu). No need for an howto, Linux will install as on any laptop! Ubuntu even detected the good screen resolution on the first boot (it's  1280x768 not classical 1280x1024). Internal wifi card is an atheros, which means it's perfectly supported under linux (madwifi driver).

I never use bluetooth so I can't tell, and yes the only missing feature is a driver for the authentec fingerprint reader.

I you are interested I am selling it, it's brand new (Libretto U100-105 (PLU10E-009024FR) with DVDRom mini docking station).
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The contributions here have certainly awaken my interest in the new U100. First some newbie questions, which one of you may kidly answer: Is Ubuntu another Linux distribution? Secondly, how easy is it to run Linux and Windows XP concurrently on the U100?  In previous ocassions I could only install linux virtually on a Windows XP Pro machine.

I am trying to figure the installation scenario for a new U100. It will come out of the box with Windows XP Home installed. Do I just chuck a linux distribution into the CD drive, re-claim part of the HardDisk space for Linux and proceed with the Linux installation? I can't envisage things being as easy as that.

I'll be grateful for any response to the above questions.

Cheers,
Chroafjd

[drnick]

The contributions here have certainly awaken my interest in the new U100. First some newbie questions, which one of you may kidly answer: Is Ubuntu another Linux distribution? Secondly, how easy is it to run Linux and Windows XP concurrently on the U100?  In previous ocassions I could only install linux virtually on a Windows XP Pro machine.

I am trying to figure the installation scenario for a new U100. It will come out of the box with Windows XP Home installed. Do I just chuck a linux distribution into the CD drive, re-claim part of the HardDisk space for Linux and proceed with the Linux installation? I can't envisage things being as easy as that.

I'll be grateful for any response to the above questions.

Cheers,
Chroafjd
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Yes Ubuntu is another linux distro.  Im running Ubuntu 6.06 on my libretto U100.  Yes i do Dual Boot winXP and Linux.  Don't bother with the XP that it comes with.  It is full of unnecessary applications that use alot of resources.  I bought a student copy of XP from my University bookstore and used the windows installer to make a 15gig partion for it.  I installed windows on that partition.  The toshiba website contains all of the drivers required to get all of the hardware working.  Then I went to [a href=\"http://cdimages.ubuntu.com]http://cdimages.ubuntu.com[/url] and downloaded the latest beta of 6.06.  Using the Ubuntu partitoning utility i created an 8gig partion for /, 1gig for swap, and the remaining for /home.  The Ubuntu installer will detect the windows MBR and install the grub boot loader over top.  At boot you will beable to select windows or linux and boot appropriately.  Wireless, video, network, all work out of the box.

[kahm]

I started off my small hardware obsession with a Libretto 110ct. (I had the Sharp 5000D and 5500 earlier, but they were more of a curiosity than really useful for me  )

I got a Libretto 50m because I hated the trackpoint on the libretto, but the lack of cardbus made it impossible to put USB on it.

Loving the touchscreen, I upgraded to a Panasonic Toughbook CF-1, which has cardbus, USB, and a touchscreen, all in a nice magnesium case. It remains the single most solidly built laptop I've ever seen. (I've seen 2 or 3 stories about these machines stopping bullets!) It definitely sacrifices the size aspect though - small as it is, it sure *isn't* a Libby.

Told the Panasonic with me to Japan and got an 860. Never looked back, really, even though the 860 lacked the HD and USB host.

I've gone through a 3000 since, and I currently use a 3100, and there is no comparison to the Libby. The 3x00 will basically do pretty much anything that can be done on one of the old-style "VHS" Libbys. The newer ones are a different matter, but even then they aren't really the same.

The U100, I dearly want to get my hands on, though