Re: [Sheflug] EeePC News

[Richard Ibbotson <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 23 February 2009 18:37:42 David Smith wrote:
> After running Cruncheee from a USB memory stick at the Sheflug
> meeting, I finally took the plunge and overwrote the Xandros
> install (the next day).

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.  Helps everyone else out :)

> The downsides are the very dark theme (that lasted about 30min on
> my computer, before I chose a new one), the brightness controls
> sometimes get confused ('brightness up' likes to go all the way
> down to min brightness, before it goes up again), the power button
> switches off instantly (despite being set to 'ask me'),

That's why I like http://www.eeebuntu.org/.  But, I think I might 
install Crunch EEE anyway.  Got the CD on the desk in front of me.

> I can't 
> figure out how to hide the bottom panel (which is handy with sites
> like google reader, as an alternative to fullscreen) and finally if
> I boot with wireless off, I need to reboot (with it on), before it
> can see any wireless access points.

Might be a downloadable script for that somewhere.  Have a look 
round...

http://wiki.eeeuser.com/

> Much happier than I was with the original install (even after I'd
> hacked it mercilessly).

Yes.  I think Xandros gives a useful and worthwhile introduction to 
Linux on the EeePC and the Linux desktop in general.



-- 
Richard

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