From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 24 03:34:06 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56D0C1065676 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:34:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) Received: from guam10.hdk5.net (guam10.hdk5.net [66.180.132.235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B12C8FC13 for ; Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:34:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mohawk7.intra.net (unknown [66.180.149.18]) by guam10.hdk5.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33BF91CDAA; Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:34:05 -1000 (HST) Message-ID: <4B0B542C.4030800@hdk5.net> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:34:04 -1000 From: Al Plant User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071128 FreeBSD/i386 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gary Kline References: <20091123225410.GA50804@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20091123225410.GA50804@thought.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: hp 10-in mini? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:34:06 -0000 Gary Kline wrote: > gang, > > I rarely glance at any come-on advertisement, but I just got > one by amazon that has a $380 HP Mini 10" computer for $200. > > I want to use something about this size for my type-and-speech > computer. I'm thinking more of the ASUS 9" notebook. What > are people's thoughts on this? > > (Yes, this is still an attempt to drive sales in a bad > downturn. etc. Still, altho these tiny computers many be > manufactured in the same plant by the same corporation, it may > not make any difference.) > > anybody on-list who cares to share? > > gary > > Aloha Gary, I have one running Ubuntu Linux on the HD. It works ok on a wired or wireless network with a Fixed IP. The automatic gui for setting up the network failed to work and stay where it was set so I wrote the file myself using a fixed IP etc. I also run FreeBSD 7.2 on it on a plug in flash drive using Manolis DVD copy. I paid $400. with extra battery and memory. Haven't set up the wireless for use with Coffee Shop wan yet. Tech support for the mini is from India and I know more than they do about Linux and haven't used Linux in years. The Mini has had no problems except the touch pad is usless. Touching the pad is a click or several same as the buttons.) I found out that by touching the light above it turns it off so you can use a wireless mouse which works well. HP Tech support did not know how to disable the touchpad. A terminal is brought up by alt/f2. ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 7.2 - 8.0 - 9* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol