[pskmail] Re: Acer Aspire One?
- From: "John Douyere" <vk2eta@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pskmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:04:00 +1000
Rein,
I saw your post and following the issues (X server crashes) with
Fldigi V2.10 I left this option aside, using the Puppy live cd
instead.
I then tried with Fldigi V3.02 and V3.03 with the stock standard
Xandros on my 701 but I get a new error:
/lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.4' not found.
I read on the eee forums that installing the latest version of GLIBC
will break the Xandros system. So I am not too keen to try.
I followed the steps on the Pskmail eee4G page but I seem to be
missing something there. Is it possible to use Fldigi 3.02 or 3.03
with the Xandros system?
73s,
John
On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 5:43 PM, Rein Couperus <rein@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>>
>>
>> Blessed is the person who can laugh at himself - he'll never cease
>> to be amused.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> http://pa0r.blogspirit.com
>
>
Other related posts:
