[SGVLUG] linux-friendly netbooks

[Sean]

I have the EPC1000HD, which came stocked with Windows XP. 

I soon replaced the Windows XP OS after discovering 1 week later that it had
included a Sino rootkit/keylogger, which either came out of the box (thanks
Asus), or was somehow embedded in a version of Cygwin that I had downloaded
from anl.gov mirrors.

In any event, I installed Debian etch via TFTP. The most painstaking task
has been dealing with the drivers for this machine's NIC. I was easily able
to get the wifi drivers installed and running after a few hours of googling,
but I've still (a year later almost) have gotten the wired NIC to work,
which is more due to lack of time and desire than anything.

The one gripe I have is that I can't get a really feasible resolution (to my
standards), so it's really not something I find myself using much, aside
from when traveling. I'd rather have an iphone though, in that sense.



--------- Original Message --------
From: SGVLUG Discussion List. <sgvlug at sgvlug.net>
To: sgvlug at sgvlug.org <sgvlug at sgvlug.org>
Subject: [SGVLUG] linux-friendly netbooks
Date: 02/09/09 23:05

> Greets,
> 
> Researching linux-friendly netbooks, perhaps like the asus eee 901.
> 
> I am most interested in
> -long battery life
> - and the smaller sizes
> 
> Hoping to get some opinions and reviews from those of you that have one,
> and love it or hate it or care to share about the ones you have.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> -- 
> &quot;Knowledge is Power&quot; -- Francis Bacon
> 
> Robert Leyva
> mrflash818 at geophile.net
> 
> 

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