Re: [ubuntu-uk] ubuntu-uk Digest, Vol 94, Issue 1

2013-02-01 Thread andres.muniz-piniella
Sent from mobileubuntu-uk-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com wrote: On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Paula Graham wrote: >>> On 18 Jan 2013 07:59, "Mark Fraser" wrote: Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website >>> http://www.ebuyer.com/411061- >>> >>> I've got the i3 version of the Zoostorm

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Paula Graham
On 31/01/13 20:30, Tyler J. Wagner wrote: > On 2013-01-31 18:46, Paula Graham wrote: >> I've got the i3 version of the Zoostorm laptop - 12.04 installed >> perfectly except wifi chip is a bit of a pain, needs to be hunted down, >> compiled and then recompiled every time the kernel upgrades - native

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Alan Pope
On 01/02/13 15:54, Paula Graham wrote: I dunno, doesn't seem a huge burden to me - the driver's in a handy folder - it takes all of 20 secs to compile - prefer it to opening a brand new laptop with a perfectly good Realtek chip (and I'm clumsy with hardware). Will just tolerate mild inconvenience

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Rowan Berkeley
On 01/02/13 15:54, Paula Graham wrote: I dunno, doesn't seem a huge burden to me - the driver's in a handy folder - it takes all of 20 secs to compile - prefer it to opening a brand new laptop with a perfectly good Realtek chip (and I'm clumsy with hardware). Will just tolerate mild inconvenien

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Rowan Berkeley
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 3:54 PM, Paula Graham wrote: > I dunno, doesn't seem a huge burden to me - the driver's in a handy > folder - it takes all of 20 secs to compile - prefer it to opening a > brand new laptop with a perfectly good Realtek chip (and I'm clumsy with > hardware). Will just tolera

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Paula Graham
On 01/02/13 16:18, Rowan Berkeley wrote: > On 01/02/13 15:54, Paula Graham wrote: >> I dunno, doesn't seem a huge burden to me - the driver's in a handy >> folder - it takes all of 20 secs to compile - prefer it to opening a >> brand new laptop with a perfectly good Realtek chip (and I'm clumsy >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Tyler J. Wagner
On 01/02/13 15:54, Paula Graham wrote: > I dunno, doesn't seem a huge burden to me - the driver's in a handy > folder - it takes all of 20 secs to compile - prefer it to opening a > brand new laptop with a perfectly good Realtek chip (and I'm clumsy > with hardware). Will just tolerate mild inconve

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Rowan Berkeley
On 01/02/13 19:28, Paula Graham wrote: OK sorry - it sounds grim but it's really easy to compile it once you've managed to find the wretched driver in the first place. Verbatim instructions plus chatty asides below cos it's Friday and I'm about to quit for the week wh! (gallop, gallop,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

2013-02-01 Thread Rowan Berkeley
On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 7:28 PM, Paula Graham wrote: > OK. Verbatim instructions plus chatty asides below cos it's Friday and I'm > about to > quit for the week wh! (etc) > Paula > > I can see and digest all this. But without actually doing it again right now, I'd like to ask for one more