http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/ Engadget Comments for Video: HP's MIE Linux distro runs just fine on Acer's Aspire One http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/i was hoping it would take under 20s]]>Feb 9th 2009 7:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/
Plus, a Linux distro such as this comes with much more than XP - ie all of your drivers, Open Office, and dozens of other apps and services.]]>Feb 9th 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 8:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/
So like the last 4 years of hearing Linux fans piss and moan about how *BLOATED* XP is compared to their super light Linux was just... what? Lies?]]>Feb 9th 2009 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/With the advent of easy GUI's such as nLite or vLite bloatware isn't a problem anymore for Windows OS. but like i've said before, Linux, through it's open-source nature is customizable. If you have your heart set on remastering your favorite distro to include your most common used software and make a 8Gb installation image then go ahead, noone's stopping you ! However, if you're really keen on comparing XP with any modern polished Linux distro, then yes, you will come to the conclusion that while still competing with modern Windows releases major Linux distributions are far more functional and productive out of the box than your retail XP + SP3 install while still managing to keep low resource requirements.

I could go on for days on this topic. What you should remember is that indeed Linux can be far more lightweight than Windows OS. For future reference try not to compare thousands of Linux distributions with basically 2 currently adopted (non-server) Windows OS (XP and Vista). Remember, Windows XP was released in 2002 based on a kernel from 2001 and Vista isn't quite a MS strong-point...at least not performance wise. To me comparison is futile...]]>Feb 9th 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/
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"So like the last 4 years of hearing Linux fans piss and moan about how *BLOATED* XP is compared to their super light Linux was just... what? Lies?"

No, it was just you giving a bad interpretation to what you heard for 4 long years. And no, Linux per se isn't "meant" to be anything; not lightweight, nor a full-blown OS.
Ubuntu is meant to be a full-blown operating system, and compared to XP, the same amount of space will give you much more functionality.
Damn Small Linux, for example, is meant to be lightweight, and will never exceed 50MB in size, while giving you a lot of functionality.]]>Feb 9th 2009 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/
Also can this OS be booted in a live way (loads into memory instead of installing to hdd)?

Thanks
~Fletch]]>Feb 9th 2009 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 9:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 10:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/I mounted the recovery image, and the rootfs + bootfs inside of it, put the contents from them on a new partition (created with gparted)
Next i created a new script in the initrd (hint: its a gzipped cpio newc archive) that mounts the partition i specified instead of the funky disk scanning they do (which doesn't work in anything other than their default setup)
then copy the lines from the mie boot/grub/menu.lst to your existing /boot/grub/menu.lst so you can boot it.

Honestly I don't like the UI, its pretty, but is better suited for touchscreens / pen displays
I prefer running xterm fullscreen with ratpoison.]]>Feb 9th 2009 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Don't forget to check my website http://www.dansweb.me]]>Feb 9th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 9th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 18th 2009 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 11th 2009 5:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/Feb 19th 2009 1:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/A lot of people above were discussing about be Linux lighter or not and I guess the focus on the main topic was left aside
Thanks]]>Feb 20th 2009 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/09/video-hps-mie-linux-distro-runs-just-fine-on-acers-aspire-one/I figure the audio & wifi are of utmost importance, so here they are:

1. I'm connected to the internet by the wireless router I set up at home now. So wifi is working. However, the wifi LED light, which blinks or light up according to wifi traffic, is dead, so as the on-screen notification when turning on/off. To figure out if your wifi is switched on, you just have to try.Sorry I can't recall the exact procedures, since it involved LOTS of trial, a number of times of rebooting (because the network icon at the bottom right notification area DISAPPEARS when I click on the desired wireless network! NO KIDDING. So when you succeed, DO NOT CLICK ON IT. Or you might have to reboot again. However, it did required some of the following steps:
Setting(Top right of Home Screen)-->System-->Network
A window comes out, double-click on 'Wireless Connection"-->check the "Enable automatic (something)" box.
Home Screen-->Bottom right Notification area-->Click on the "Network" icon (2 monitors stuck together)-->"Connect to other wireless network"
Hereon is really typical wifi configuration.

(Next is to get the sound working. You'll need to be online for it. Because it requires some downloading)
######## it requires some "sudo" tweaks onto your system. Please do not blame me for any errors caused. This caution is communicated, responsibility waived. I just want your AAO to work like mine does. :)
2.OK, NO SOUND!!! In order to make your AAO play music & video, it requires some knowledge in command lines. Don't worry, I'm just a newbie in Linux, I can do it, so do you.)
Go to the following website in your Internet browser:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne#Install%20Ubuntu%20Hardy%20Heron%20(8.04.1)%20on%20the%20Acer%20Aspire%20One
Follow the instructions as listed under Step 2 (a long way down, find AUDIO) do as it says.) If you do not know where to copy&paste those command lines, simply press Alt+F2 to open a dialog. Here, you should check the 'Run in terminal' box. Minutes after that, there will come a point where you should type "y" when a Yes/No question is prompted in the terminal window. Remember to press "Enter" afterwards. Some more minutes after that, "Done!" appears at the bottom of the terminal window, no more dancing text.
Somehow my AAO works even after restarting, without doing the "/etc/modules" part.
If you want to, just type in"etc/modules" in the Command Dialog (Alt+F2), do NOT check "Run in terminal", then click RUN. Copy&paste the line at the bottom of the window. Save before closing.
Now, try restarting your AAO. Your machine should work. I'm not 100% sure, because I have VLC player installed before all these, although I really think the VLC does not matter here.
Beware of the Sound configuration which is quite confusing. You can see Sound in "Settings", also you can go to another Sound config window by clicking the speaker icon in the notification area. Just keep trying.
P.S. the hotkeys on the keyboard works, with on-screen notification.

SORRY FOR THE POOR ENGLISH, AND THE LENGTH OF MY COMMENT. HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL. GOT THESE BY 28 HOURS OF GOOGLING. :)]]>Feb 20th 2009 12:08PM