Re: [tlug] Asus EEE in Japan

["david.blomberg" <david.blomberg@example.com>]

Andrew Errington wrote:
> Well, it's here.  It has a Japanese keyboard and Windows XP.
>
> I spoke to a couple of sales people at different stores in Tokyo today who
> told me that all of Japan has only the 4G XP model with Japanese keyboard.
>  No-one seems to be stocking the original Linux model.
ASUS said that Japanese language problem made them unable to release a 
Linux version here at this time (most likely the same Japanese language 
problem that causes this problem--Microsoft and some form of business 
giri)  The first EEEPcs was released was reportedly released in Taiwan.
> I refuse to buy one even though I could wipe it and install Linux.
I did and I installed ubuntu and it works well.  I used the NDISwrapper 
method for wifi and it all just works well.  (tehre is a released driver 
as well but you will need to compile it as a module and the NDISWrapper 
  method went in like a dream so I didn't see the need to continue)
The camera also works perfectly (just make sure to switch it to NTSC as 
the PAL default causes it to report an error)

Its a little light on memory (knew that going in but this is for my 
travel machine) I was on the road Sat using my install after 40+ minutes 
it was reporting I still had almost 3hrs of battery left.

I just love it. (although at 800X600<480> I would say don't count on all 
apps being usable-no one seems to know what SVGs are or want to require 
1024X768 a pox on them)

Anyway I am playing happily on it.

Dave (the other dave)


> I suppose it is possible that someone will stock it later on, after all,
> it was only officially released here yesterday.
>
> :(
>
> A


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