ASUS Eee PC [MERGED]

[juntzo]

the iTouch can only do "portable" surfing if you have an open hot spot in the area. Unfortunately those are few and far inbetween.

The Eee Pc can use wifi, standard R45 lan, 3G or GPRS via celfone connectivity. Not to mention you can actually reply to your yahoo mail, not just read them. hehehe

another question to the tech gurus: my nokia pc suite application which i use to transfer files and sometimes connect my laptop to the net by usb cable runs on windows xp and it does not support linux! in layman terms, please advice how can i have same features on the eee pc without installing xp?

to rephrase the question: how do i connect my cellphone to the eee pc without installing windows xp?

[architect]

You can install wine which lets you run Windows applications in Linux or connect your phone using the following method -

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2275758

[juntzo]

You can install wine which lets you run Windows applications in Linux or connect your phone using the following method -

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2275758

thank you very much!
i think i will try wine first.... since the procedure in the ubuntu forum is too technical for me and i may wind up destroying the eee pc!

[Jun aka Pekto]

thank you very much!
i think i will try wine first.... since the procedure in the ubuntu forum is too technical for me and i may wind up destroying the eee pc!

WINE is very technical regardless which Linux distro you use. What makes it attractive is of course the low cost which is free. From personal experience, it's a pain in the *ss especially when running games with it.

I think the latest and easiest implementation of WINE is CrossOver which isn't free. If I were to go with WINE, CrossOver would be the best:
CrossOver Linux by Code Weavers

[juntzo]

thanks tukayo! maybe i'll just wait for the eee pc with preinstalled windows xp lite?

[niky]

Agh... Wine just looks too complicated...

Oh well... all I really want to do is have the ability to run GIMP... I still have a full-sized laptop for everything else.

[juntzo]

on second thought... maybe i don't really need to connect the eee pc to my cell to access the net while on the go! it has wifi and my cell is 3g so why bother....

[Jun aka Pekto]

Agh... Wine just looks too complicated...

Oh well... all I really want to do is have the ability to run GIMP... I still have a full-sized laptop for everything else.

GIMP originated in Linux. It shouldn't be a problem at all. I assume you have Windows on your regular lappie. There's a Windows version of GIMP that's floating around the web if you want it on your regular lappie. But if you have Linux on the Eee PC, just install the Linux version of GIMP. Well, that and whatever dependencies are required such as GtK and others if it's not part of the OS.

Again, personally...... I'd buy CrossOver Linux if I bought an Eee PC. It's creators deserve compensation for making WINE much easier to use.

[architect]

I definitely would agree CrossOver performs a lot better than Wine. In fact, it was initially reported to be included in the Asus Eee PC but somehow was subsequently dropped from the production model. Perhaps Asus just didn't want to pay the licensing fee and increase the overall production costs.

But personally I'd much rather run Linux apps in Linux, Windows apps in Windows. Of course that assumes either you are double booting or have the luxury of more than one PC. Unfortunately given the minimal specs of the Eee PC, it does not quite make sense to install a (sort of) double boot on it, though that has not stopped people from doing so.

[niky]

The problem with installing GIMP is that I'm a complete Linux newbie. The last time I did any programming at all, we were still using 64k floppies...

I'll look around... not interested in Wine, as the only Windows Apps I could possibly want are the CorelGraphics suite, and that definitely won't run on the Eee.

[bon]

Here's a link to a user forum describing how someone successfully configured his EEE PC within Linux to use 3G data via a Nokia N95 connected via USB: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=2109&p=1

HTH.

[Jun aka Pekto]

The problem with installing GIMP is that I'm a complete Linux newbie. The last time I did any programming at all, we were still using 64k floppies..

Whoa. You mean to say GIMP isn't part of the Eee PC Linux OS? That's new to me. GIMP with Linux is like Windows with Notepad or MS Paint. It's always there. At least every single Linux OS I've used from 1999 have had GIMP included. Are you sure GIMP isn't buried in there somewhere?

Add:
Also, you should concentrate on exploiting the Eee PC's main strength which is a powerhouse internet portable with room for the occasional office work.

For more beefy Linux apps like GIMP, you're better off running a Linux Live cd from a regular lappie or just install the Windows version of GIMP.

[juntzo]

yes, gimp is not included in the applications of eee pc. you have to install it yourself. here is a link that describes how to do it:

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4062

it includes some other instructions like installing windows xp. hopes this helps.
if only nokia will make a pc suite for linux soon...

[juntzo]

Here's a link to a user forum describing how someone successfully configured his EEE PC within Linux to use 3G data via a Nokia N95 connected via USB: http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=2109&p=1

HTH.

i saw this too but i'm not familiar with linux and i don't have the confidence that i can make it work!

[niky]

Thanks for the link, juntzo... I'll try this one... seems within my ability to do...

[juntzo]

Thanks for the link, juntzo... I'll try this one... seems within my ability to do...

you're welcome... please keep us posted on how you did!

[thebat]

Need more info pls if anyone here encountered this hot selling mini nitebook.

Is this Asus EEEPC a good on-the-go work and surf notebook (as a 2nd notebook/laptop)? What are the pros and cons?

Are there USB connections so we can connect an ecternal DVD/CD player/writer and additional external hard disc drive?

Btw, here is the site link:

http://eeepc.asus.com/global/

[thebat]

mukhang ok to pag elementary students. How come they all make these wonderful toys now !

[wildthing]

merun na pong thread na ganito....

[thebat]

naku! i didn't see the 1st post, sorry.

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