On Mon, Oct 06, 2008, John Rudd wrote: > First, I didn't realize until after I bought it that the Premium isn't > just a faster chip, but a slightly different CPU ... is that going to be > a problem? (does anyone know?)
Concerning the CPU itself, likely no problem. > Second, while I saw a post over at UMPC Portal about how to install from > the stick to the hard drive, I am curious about how updates will be > done. My ancient laptop that I installed Ubuntu upon for basic testing > notifies me of updates, and asks me when I want to install them. Does > Ubuntu Mobile install from its own separate repository? Or the same > one? If the same one, does it keep track of conflicts, so that I don't > have to worry about "oh, that update might make my UMPC stop working!"? > And, will the Ubuntu Mobile mods make it into the main-line Ubuntu OS > distributions, or will it always be "that other code base" type thing? Ubuntu Mobile is now built from the Ubuntu repositories, and only that. It was using custom repositories up to the hardy (8.04) series. > Third, does anyone know which, if either, of the Premium's cameras work? In our experience, the webcam does not work, even in 2.6.27; it's likely it's very similar to existing cameras, but we'd need some kernel love to get it to work. Same for the atheros wifi chip. > Fourth, what USB 3G modems are known to work? I'm currently leaning > toward AT&T's 3G USB modems (or an express card in a USB adaptor, not sure). Support for 3G modems and providers is a particular focus of NetworkManager in intrepid (8.10); hopefully it should just work, but if it doesn't file a bug and perhaps we can add your device to the db. > What can I > provide? Are there any diagnostics you'd like me to run on that system > to give you feedback about how it is or isn't performing? Perhaps a way to help would be starting a page about the Q1 Premium on the Ubuntu wiki and listing its specs and hardware support status in Ubuntu? If some hardware isn't properly supported, check for existing bugs or file new ones and link them from the wiki page. Cheers, -- Loïc Minier -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
