From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Mms7i-0003PR-To for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:40:23 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 56E60E077D; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:40:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from qw-out-1920.google.com (qw-out-1920.google.com [74.125.92.148]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B5B3E077D for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:40:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qw-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 4so711785qwk.10 for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:40:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.224.117.133 with SMTP id r5mr4461918qaq.133.1252860020731; Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:40:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dwayne.homenetwork (75-105-242-195.cust.wildblue.net [75.105.242.195]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 8sm4755976qwj.18.2009.09.13.09.40.16 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:40:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Dwayne Sykes To: Gentoo User Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo on an Asus netbook Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:39:16 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.12.1 (Linux/2.6.30-gentoo-r4; KDE/4.3.1; x86_64; ; ) References: <20090913162126.GD4897@ca.inter.net> In-Reply-To: <20090913162126.GD4897@ca.inter.net> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="nextPart4527655.riLOLfU4Tg"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=pgp-sha1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200909131239.33760.Dwayne_Sykes@dishmail.net> X-Archives-Salt: 896be8b0-e594-49e0-a36f-338fc5cb259a X-Archives-Hash: b6bda5b0eeeaa06f601dc38e98ce79fc --nextPart4527655.riLOLfU4Tg Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sunday 13 September 2009 12:21:26 pm Philip Webb wrote: > I'm planning to buy a netbook sometime in the next few weeks. > The most likely choice is an Asus 1005HA : >=20 > =20 > http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=3DShowProduct&cmd=3Dpd&pid= =3D025389& > cid=3DNBK.862.656 >=20 > It has a 1600 MHz processor, 1 GB memory & a 160 GB hard drive. > Asus is a very reliable manufacturer in my experience > & this version is the cheapest & looks as if it would meet my needs. > Hopefully, the price will drop a bit more in the near future. >=20 > My intended use is simply to be able to read, edit & make notes on texts, > esp books I have downloaded (eg Jane Austen, Gibbon), > while lying back in my chair or on my bed, not sitting up at my desk; > It may also be useful to take to my office at the UoT > to work on my transit archives there occasionally > & might help at public meetings, making notes or checking documents. > My desktop manager wb Fluxbox, my typical app Gvim, > other regulars Terminal (Xfce), Xpdf, Feh: no KDE or Gnome; > I might install the binary OO for a spreadsheet; > I don't see myself using it for wireless Internet, video or sound. > Most of the time, I sb able to run it plugged in, not from the battery. >=20 > It comes with M$ XP installed in the factory (with Firefox), > which I may keep in case there's a hardware failure under warranty > (I can demonstrate it's not Linux which is causing the problem), > but of course I shall use Linux for all my activities above. > I thought re other distros to avoid a lot of slow compiling, > but the advantage is a mirage: Slackware & Arch users have to compile > kernels & I would have to learn how to do things their way to get > anywhere; Mandriva has a version for EEE, but it's likely to default to > KDE 4 (ugh!). >=20 > I see myself using System Rescue to get started, reducing the XP partitio= n, > installing the Gentoo system + Kernel 2.6.31 + X , then a sparse set of > apps; I might try compiling on my desktop machine, then copying the bina= ry > across. There are howto's on the Gentoo Wiki & elsewhere, eg >=20 > http://wiki.eeeuser.com/howto:installgentoo > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC_901 > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC_1000HA >=20 > Does anyone have warnings, suggestions or advice ? >=20 I don't see a single problem with that. Compiles may indeed be a bit slow = but=20 it will get done. And if you must compile on another machine look into=20 chroots. Another option is Sabayon. I know this is a Gentoo mailing list bu= t=20 Sabayon is a derivative of Gentoo but with Entropy (it's package manager) i= t=20 doesn't have to compile and it even offers a GUI (though I don't use it muc= h)=20 but it does keep portage and emerge can still be used. A CoreCD may be jus= t=20 what you need (or a Gentoo chroot on a desktop and then transfer it to your= =20 laptop). I personally run a Gentoo system after having Sabayon 4.2 and I obviously=20 stuck with Gentoo so... --nextPart4527655.riLOLfU4Tg Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (GNU/Linux) iEYEABECAAYFAkqtIEUACgkQb/nXFWOq/2CR/QCeMrOsEQr2QlACeU3pSF02flcS O4MAmQEoyUHhSPzz1uWg+iB8cYY/N3MP =6qCz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --nextPart4527655.riLOLfU4Tg--