[pskmail] Re: Acer Aspire One?
- From: Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:43:46 +0200
The asus eeePC (the ones with Xandros) actually are capable to run
pskmail/fldigi
natively. There is a description on the wiki how to do it, and you don't break
Xandros. The advantage is that everything works out of the box... wifi,
soundcard,
etc. And you have all apps (open office, sylpheed) ready to go. The changes
proposed also open the machine to software from other repositories.
http://www.pskmail.eu
73,
Rein PA0R
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I use an eee 701 so I can't comment on the Acer unit. I believe the
> last option you mention (usb stick/memory card) with the live cd is
> the best compromise option. This is the solution I use, with the
> standard operating system still in place and I boot from the SD card
> when I want to run pskmail and/or fldigi. Here is my take on the
> pluses and minuses of that approach:
>
> + you do not interfere with the main o/s by installing additional
> libarries (which in the case of the eee is not possible without
> breaking the Xandros Linux system as far as I know!!!). Big plus for
> me, otherwise I would have had to install eeebuntu or another
> equivalent distro, then install all the libraries and then install
> pskmail. Not without a few headaches in my opinion.
>
> + the pace of changes is quite high for the pskmail/fldigi software
> and just copying a few files over to your memory stick is all you
> need to do to upgrade (just remember the tweaks you applied last time
> if any).
>
> - you don't have all the main applications you have in your system
>
> - sometimes you have to add some drivers or tweaks to the live cd o/s
> (Puppy Linux in this case) to get it to work on your machine. But
> most of the time it is pretty straitforward. Someone in the forums
> will have done it before.
>
> - It's another Linux distro to lear/now about.
>
> All in all I believe from having used it for a few months and having
> been through one upgrade that it is the easiest way to go.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Good luck with the new machine, let us know how you go.
>
> 73s, John (VK2ETA)
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 3:58 AM, Michael Schrody <kd7tkq@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> Hi! It seems the Asus EEE PC (was that the correct number of E's?) is
> popular for running fldigi and pskmail, but I was wondering if anyone
> has tried on an Acer Aspire One? It runs Linpus Lite on an Intel Atom.
> I ask because I will be picking one up today. If nobody else has
> tried yet, I guess I'll be the test case for that platform.
>
> I'm thinking worst case if it can't be made to run under the Linpus,
> I should be able to boot Puppy or something else on a thumb drive or
> flash card. Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
> 73 de Mike KD7TKQ
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