Hello All,
The Acer 2428NWXCi comes with Linpus Linux pre-installed. On starting it up for the first time I was wondering what type of desktop I will be logged into and to my surprise, it booted up into a root command prompt. It would not recognize the 'startx' command. No wonder it has 'Limitted functionality' for those who expect a full fledged desktop environment. The os was replaced with Kubuntu 6.06 LTS and everything was detected smoothly. The wireless router is yet to arrive but the wireless network icon is present along with the ethernet so at least the device is properly installed. The grey area was the video player Kaffeine' Everytime I would try to play a vcd, it would go into an indefinite processing with no other function possible. I had to force the laptop to reboot twice on running kaffeine. There was not much choice available for kde in apt-get, so I installed VLC. It plays the vcd but sound is periodically clear and broken as it plays. So multimedia is a grey area for kubuntu 6.06 on Acer 2428. Kubuntu has a ready battery monitor icon in the system tray and it gives good indications of battery life, power mode and battery mode.
The Acer 2428 is a good on system performance. It has a 14" wide screen. It runs pretty fast just like my P4 2.4 Ghz. + 256 Mb RAM. Battery life is 2.5 hrs+. It comes with a lovely carry bag that even lenovo does not give for its expensive laptops. I like the fact that Acer gives its best even to the lower end products. HDD is 60 Gb.
More inputs once the wireless router is up.
Has anyone tried out the Kubuntu 6.10?
Regards,
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On Monday 04 December 2006 21:20, Rony wrote:
the device is properly installed. The grey area was the video player Kaffeine' Everytime I would try to play a vcd, it would go into an indefinite processing with no other function possible. I had to force the laptop to reboot twice on running kaffeine. There was not much choice available for kde in apt-get, so I installed VLC. It plays the vcd but sound is periodically clear and broken as it plays. So multimedia is a grey area for kubuntu 6.06 on Acer 2428. Kubuntu has
Umm...try Xine and Mplayer too. Also play around with the video output drivers. That might help.
On 12/4/06, Rony ronbillypop@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
The Acer 2428NWXCi comes with Linpus Linux pre-installed. On starting it up for the first time I was wondering what type of desktop I will be logged into and to my surprise, it booted up into a root command prompt. It would not recognize the 'startx' command. No wonder it has 'Limitted functionality' for those who expect a full fledged desktop environment.
Yeah the whole "Linux pre-installed" thing is a sham used by the vendors. We'd like to think that this *fad* would contribute to increases linux-usage, on the contrary it only serves to scare more ppl from it.
The bare-bones systems that they serve wouldn't even appease a Linux enthusiast like yourself - imagine what impression it would give to a complete newbie!!
. farazs
Rony wrote:
More inputs once the wireless router is up.
Has anyone tried out the Kubuntu 6.10?
The router is up and running in Kubuntu 6.06. I tried to manually edit the eth1 configuration in the network settings but that did not work. Then I remembered the Wireless setup wizard in the Internet submenu of the main menu. It works fine now.
Regards,
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