Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 23:57:15 -0400
From: "David Hettel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Libretto 1100V
Mike
Can you tell me what version of live media
you are running? Is it 1.0 or 1.5? Also what version of the Bios due you
have.
Thanks;
David Hettel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Goumans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Libretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Libretto 1100V
> Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 18:58:58 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Mike Goumans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: Libretto 1100V
>
>
>
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Brian wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 16:52:07 -0500
> > From: Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Libretto 1100V
> >
> > I have just acquired a Libretto 1100V. I was wondering if anyone else
on this list has the same machine. I
> > seem to be having trouble getting the camera and remote control to work
under my install of Windows 98.
>
> THe drivers are funny and I was blessed with a preconfigured unit from JPD
> so Ive never had any driver issues with any of the software. Im not a
> windows person so I cant help much in that respect
>
>
> >
> > Of course, I am also curious about running linux on it, probably RedHat
6.2. I know the camera and remote
> > probably won't work unless I write my own drivers, but is the rest of it
standard enough?
>
> I currently have a FreeBSD instance dual booted on mine and it took it
> wonderfully even with the USB floppy and the dual boot floppies.
>
> X is proving to be somewhat difficult due to its 800x480 resolution but
> accelerated x from xig.com works fine on the other neomagic chiupsets on
> librettos at that resolution. Im sure Ill end up getting it setup but Im
> doing it the hardway.
>
> As far as the scoppy video capture driver, according to toshiba this is
> never going to happen due to supplier contraints. Some of their suppliers
> are not willing to part with the information in order to write a driver at
> this time. I suppose with enough time and effort it could be reverse
> engineered, but I dont think Im going to be the one to do it.
>
>
> THe i.shuttle is merely a HID USB device. This should not be as difficult
> as there is decent documentation regarding software for them albiet in
> japanese on toshibas web site somewhere I have the documents and the dsk
> but for the life of me I cant remember right now and ive been mobile for
> awhile (on the libretto no less) and havent had a good chance to sit and
> look. But its out there and you can find it using various search engines.
>
> The internal modem also does not seem to function but that may be an error
> on my end or its a winmodem. Im leaning towards winmodem..
> As I wont run linux, I cant test some other things correctly
> such as pcmcia cards and the smartmedia adapter but the pcmcia controller
> works fine for me under FreeBSD and while the smartmedia adapter is
> found, I do not have anything working for it yet. TOo bad I happen to have
> a dozen compactflash cards for my camera but no smartmedia cards. that
> would motivate me a bit more into making it work.
>
> Keyboard mapping should be possible but I havent done it yet. It makes
> things a bit confusing from using the japanese layout as it is on the
> keyboard in windows, and then the normal key layout under fbsd, but as
> long as I dont look at the keyboard its not a big issue for me.
>
> apm support seems to be working fine for me. the only thing it cant do is
> guess runtime correctly while under battery.
>
> the funny weird thing is the cpu gets detected as 133 mhz. of course its
> not, but that was a little funky thing I notced.
>
>
> and finally to repeat again. this is based on my experiences with FreeBSD
> on the 1100v, and not with linux of any variant or type. I wouldnt know
> for sure under linux, and wont test it under linux, but things should
> carry towards that the same or possibly better due to multifunction pcmcia
> card support that FreeBSD does not have properly yet (still not worth
> running linux imho).
>
> anyways thats about it.
>
> Mike
>
>
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Brian
> >
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