Comments on: NorhTec Gecko Edubook + Puppy Linux: That’s more like it

By: Faedsp

Faedsp — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:34:00 +0000

contact urgent

By: Fabio Abdala

Fabio Abdala — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:33:00 +0000

pls make contact with Fabio Abdala in Brazil. We need to receive an offer innitially about 10.000 units.
pls send email to faedsp@terra.com.br

By: Kevin Bowers

Kevin Bowers — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:46:09 +0000

I'm using Puppy on a Gecko Edubook right now. I have tried DSL, WattOS, Ubuntu9.10, and WindowsXP on it; Puppy leaves them all in the dust. It and wattOS are the only Linux distros that I know to work the sound on the Gecko.

Some distros require a kernel fix to boot the Gecko; as far as I know, they all do to run the sound chip. These fixes are available from Norhtec, be prepared to do some work in BASH.

By: Kevin Bowers

Kevin Bowers — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:46:09 +0000

Some distros require a kernel fix to boot the Gecko; as far as I know, they all do to run the sound chip. These fixes are available from Norhtec, be prepared to do some work in BASH.

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By: BigGoofyGuy

BigGoofyGuy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:14:46 +0000

I was told that I have one of the first that came out. It is the 701a. It has a panel for the PCI-E slot and for the memory. Even if it does not run, I plan to keep it.

My Acer Aspire One that is like that (I think, I have not checked).

By: despisethesun

despisethesun — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:53:49 +0000

Unfortunately, not all the 701's are that mod-friendly. Just to swap the RAM in mine I had to take the entire bottom half apart. It was ridiculous, and much improved on my 1000HA.

By: blowfly

blowfly — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:16:41 +0000

Have you tried Tiny Core Linux? It has Firefox available

By: BigGoofyGuy

BigGoofyGuy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:35:57 +0000

ReactOS is still in developement but I think it small – resource wise – size and it being free would make it an excellent netbook os; especially the netbook. One can not install it from an USB optical drive or flash drive yet. Once it does, I will try it on my Asus EEE PC. I think being able to run ROS from the SD card would make it excellent for the Edubook.

By: BigGoofyGuy

BigGoofyGuy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:32:57 +0000

I have an Asus EEE 701a PC that one can replace the SSD quite easily. One just pops the cover off after unscrewing the two screws and pop in the SD PCI-E card. I wish they were all that easy. It was no more difficult than upgrading the memory.

I really like the idea of using AA batteries to power it.

By: lonerifle

lonerifle — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:08:56 +0000

Hello, I happened to have recently acquired an Edubook from another supplier. Have taken a few photos, and more importantly, ran a couple of benchmarks. Take a look at http://www.flickr.com/photos/46578721@N08/sets/…

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By: anon

anon — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:20:45 +0000

With USB 3.0 on the road to being the next “thing”, then it might be that we will be dropping USB drives inside (or outside) that are very quick, and easy to install.