Comments for Adventures with the Norhtec Microclient http://microclient.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About the author by zeddock http://microclient.wordpress.com/about-the-author/#comment-124 zeddock Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:31:13 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/about-the-author/#comment-124 Hi! Thanx for the info on the Micro Sr. I have a friend which I am now remote to, who has basic needs for his computer. I thought this might be a great way to go! I got him used to Ubuntu but that is to say he still thinks gmail is an application! He is an older guy who uses gmail, surfs the web only a little, and plays instant chess online, (needing a flash player.) Can I get one of these and just install 8.10 and customize it a little so that only those things the old guy uses are obvious? Would that work well? Thanx! zeddock is available on gmail.com Hi!
Thanx for the info on the Micro Sr.

I have a friend which I am now remote to, who has basic needs for his computer. I thought this might be a great way to go!

I got him used to Ubuntu but that is to say he still thinks gmail is an application!

He is an older guy who uses gmail, surfs the web only a little, and plays instant chess online, (needing a flash player.)

Can I get one of these and just install 8.10 and customize it a little so that only those things the old guy uses are obvious? Would that work well?

Thanx!

zeddock is available on gmail.com

]]> Comment on Installing Xubuntu 7.10 on the Norhtec MicroClient Sr. by daniel http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/installing-xubuntu-710-on-the-norhtec-microclient-sr/#comment-123 daniel Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:33:13 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/installing-xubuntu-710-on-the-norhtec-microclient-sr/#comment-123 Lolo, You have to start your system with the usb you used originally for boot and install AND the cf card where the system is installed. then you have to switch to root after login and reinstall grub, for me it was: grub-install --recheck (hd0) regards Lolo,

You have to start your system with the usb you used originally for boot and install AND the cf card where the system is installed.

then you have to switch to root after login and reinstall grub,

for me it was:

grub-install –recheck (hd0)

regards

]]> Comment on New Forum – Google Groups! by Xhepzhxi http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/new-forum-google-groups/#comment-122 Xhepzhxi Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:18:46 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-122 Thanks!, Thanks!,

]]> Comment on Microclient plans by Jeremy Ramos http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/microclient-plans/#comment-108 Jeremy Ramos Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:26:48 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-108 I have been working with my MC Sr. for about a week now. I am running Xubuntu 8.04 and seem to have trouble with the video. how can I tell if I am running the altest Openchrome drivers? Do you know if OpenChrome makes use of the MP4 acceleration on the hardware? I have been working with my MC Sr. for about a week now. I am running Xubuntu 8.04 and seem to have trouble with the video. how can I tell if I am running the altest Openchrome drivers? Do you know if OpenChrome makes use of the MP4 acceleration on the hardware?

]]> Comment on Plans for the MicroClient Sr. by Seth http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/plans-for-the-microclient-sr/#comment-107 Seth Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:45:03 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-107 I had a similar problem in puppy linux running on an ebox 4300. Anytime the web browser rendered a new web page, the music playing in gxine would get choppy. I was able to solve it by disabling visualizations in gxine. I had a similar problem in puppy linux running on an ebox 4300. Anytime the web browser rendered a new web page, the music playing in gxine would get choppy. I was able to solve it by disabling visualizations in gxine.

]]> Comment on Plans for the MicroClient Sr. by Graham Dinsdale http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/plans-for-the-microclient-sr/#comment-101 Graham Dinsdale Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:48:40 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-101 Thanks for the comments & tips guys! TimW: I didn't realise that Flash video was so resource hungry, I guess I could just download + convert any videos I wanted to watch in that case... mykhal: Good idea, I'll give it a shot. Thanks for the comments & tips guys!

TimW: I didn’t realise that Flash video was so resource hungry, I guess I could just download + convert any videos I wanted to watch in that case…

mykhal: Good idea, I’ll give it a shot.

]]> Comment on Plans for the MicroClient Sr. by mykhal http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/plans-for-the-microclient-sr/#comment-100 mykhal Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:53:37 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-100 Hi, running the browser with lower priority (e.g. nice -n 20 firefox) might solve the problem with audio playing. Hi, running the browser with lower priority (e.g. nice -n 20 firefox) might solve the problem with audio playing.

]]> Comment on Plans for the MicroClient Sr. by TimW http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/plans-for-the-microclient-sr/#comment-99 TimW Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:24:20 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-99 I don't think the problem with Youtube is video drivers. I can play full-screen SD divx movies on my MC. The problem is the use of flash video - it takes 50% cpu on my 2GHz core duo laptop to play Youtube video (i.e. one whole core!). You may be able to do better either by going to the mobile site (m.youtube.com) or by specifying a different format (adding &fmt=1 on the end of the URL). I haven't tried this yet as I haven't installed anything which can handle RTSP yet (the video equivalent of HTTP). If I end up installing something which handles RTSP, I'll let you know how I get on (I would guess that VLC would be the best bet). I don’t think the problem with Youtube is video drivers. I can play full-screen SD divx movies on my MC. The problem is the use of flash video – it takes 50% cpu on my 2GHz core duo laptop to play Youtube video (i.e. one whole core!).

You may be able to do better either by going to the mobile site (m.youtube.com) or by specifying a different format (adding &fmt=1 on the end of the URL). I haven’t tried this yet as I haven’t installed anything which can handle RTSP yet (the video equivalent of HTTP). If I end up installing something which handles RTSP, I’ll let you know how I get on (I would guess that VLC would be the best bet).

]]> Comment on Plans for the MicroClient Sr. by nemo136 http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/plans-for-the-microclient-sr/#comment-98 nemo136 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:08:04 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-98 I don't think you'll find a distro doing "just" an mp3 player. though, my sr is presently running a debian stable (with custom kernel though) and MPD + pitchfork and it's a pleasure to change the music from any computer on the web. BTW, if you use a daemon for mp3 (like mpd or xmms2 ), maybe you could renice it for it to have higher priority and therefore not be bugged by firefox loading I don’t think you’ll find a distro doing “just” an mp3 player. though, my sr is presently running a debian stable (with custom kernel though) and MPD + pitchfork and it’s a pleasure to change the music from any computer on the web.

BTW, if you use a daemon for mp3 (like mpd or xmms2 ), maybe you could renice it for it to have higher priority and therefore not be bugged by firefox loading

]]> Comment on Plans for the MicroClient Sr. by wanderer7 http://microclient.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/plans-for-the-microclient-sr/#comment-97 wanderer7 Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:32:11 +0000 http://microclient.wordpress.com/?p=17#comment-97 multitasking is definitely the thing I would miss most about modern pc's .... multicores have changed our lives. multitasking is definitely the thing I would miss most about modern pc’s …. multicores have changed our lives.

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