Boaz Rymland wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other
> Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for "linux" word
> in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer
> results: http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLap
On Friday, 4 בSeptember 2009 20:43:22 Diego Iastrubni wrote:
> On יום ראשון 30 אוגוסט 2009 11:36:03 Oron Peled wrote:
> > I also make sure that the people who sell stuff will know *why* I
> > chose their hardware
>
> While I do tend to agree with what you say... who are those "people"? Is it
> th
Boaz Rymland wrote:
Michael Shiloh wrote:
I'd love to know if the Arduino IDE and FTDI USB serial port drivers
function properly. Do you have an Arduino, or can you borrow one from
someone to test?
Possibly I have one - I just need to know how it looks like to figure
that out :-)
What's that
Michael Shiloh wrote:
I'd love to know if the Arduino IDE and FTDI USB serial port drivers
function properly. Do you have an Arduino, or can you borrow one from
someone to test?
Possibly I have one - I just need to know how it looks like to figure
that out :-)
What's that? This?: http://www.ar
I'd love to know if the Arduino IDE and FTDI USB serial port drivers
function properly. Do you have an Arduino, or can you borrow one from
someone to test?
Of course the first part (Arduino IDE) can be downloaded for free and
tested.
IIRC Ubuntu 9.04 includes the FTDI driver already.
Thanks
Steve Litt wrote:
On Friday 04 September 2009 02:19:23 Boaz Rymland wrote:
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*Maker + Model:* Acer 5738ZG. That's a little upgraded in comparison to
the original model suggested - with 4GB RAM and NVIDIA GPU. The rest of
the specs are the same.
*Distro Installed: *Ubuntu 9.04, amd64.*
On יום ראשון 30 אוגוסט 2009 11:36:03 Oron Peled wrote:
> I normally follow your original method -- put some effort *before* buying
> to have an idea about good/problematic hardware. I also make sure
> that the people who sell stuff will know *why* I chose their hardware
> (because its vendor is coo
IMHO, that should be the standard practice for open source minded people
(and in general - non-commercial mindset people), even if not zealously
practiced.
Boaz.
Steve Litt wrote:
On Friday 04 September 2009 02:19:23 Boaz Rymland wrote:
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*Maker + Model:* Acer 5738ZG. That's a lit
On Friday 04 September 2009 02:19:23 Boaz Rymland wrote:
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> *Maker + Model:* Acer 5738ZG. That's a little upgraded in comparison to
> the original model suggested - with 4GB RAM and NVIDIA GPU. The rest of
> the specs are the same.
>
> *Distro Installed: *Ubuntu 9.04, amd64.*
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> *X: *Th
On Fri, 2009-09-04 at 09:19 +0300, Boaz Rymland wrote:
> WebCam: not working out of the box. Haven't really tried setting it up
> yet.
>From my limited experience, the gspca driver (for several Webcam models)
does not work nicely with NViDia proprietary drivers.
For my new desktop PC (which I a
Hi all,
So I made the move and bought it. Here are my findings:
*Maker + Model:* Acer 5738ZG. That's a little upgraded in comparison to
the original model suggested - with 4GB RAM and NVIDIA GPU. The rest of
the specs are the same.
*Distro Installed: *Ubuntu 9.04, amd64.*
*
*Wifi:* worked
Boaz Rymland wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
>
> Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other
> Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for "linux" word
> in laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer
> results: http://zap.co.il/models.aspx?sog=C-PCLap
On Sunday, 30 בAugust 2009 10:15:51 Boaz Rymland wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:06:43 +0300, Oron Peled wrote:
> > Just a general warning (don't know if it applies to this specific model).
> > Many devices on the market with Linux pre-installed have some binary
> > components that make them worth
On Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:06:43 +0300, Oron Peled wrote:
> On Sunday, 30 בAugust 2009 07:52:18 Boaz Rymland wrote:
>> ... or, go "for sure" on the Linux pre-installed ones.
>
> Just a general warning (don't know if it applies to this specific model).
> Many devices on the market with Linux pre-insta
On Sunday, 30 בAugust 2009 07:52:18 Boaz Rymland wrote:
> ... or, go "for sure" on the Linux pre-installed ones.
Just a general warning (don't know if it applies to this specific model).
Many devices on the market with Linux pre-installed have some binary
components that make them worthless -- ins
Thanks for the input.
The Linux powered Acer laptop comes with Linpus as far as I can tell. I
see in Zap other Acers with Linux but searching the net I see my
targeted model powered with Linpus as well (In India, for example).
I still contemplate on whether to go with the Windows powered mod
Hi Steve,
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 7:28 AM, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Saturday 29 August 2009 16:52:49 Boaz Rymland wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>> Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other
>> Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for "linux" word in
>> laptop sec
On Saturday 29 August 2009 16:52:49 Boaz Rymland wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
> Can anyone provide feedback on the following Acer laptop, or any other
> Acer Linux based laptops? (Interestingly, searching for "linux" word in
> laptop section in zap.co.il shows almost exclusively only Acer results:
> http:/
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