Re: [jornada] j728/ status of systems + need smaller and more powerfull sys

On Monday 03 April 2006 09:11 am, Mauricio Hernandez Z. wrote:
> After solving the issue about "hello world" message by liniexec because
> CE did not accept names with dots and dashes, I have successfully tried:
>
> * Familiar with either Opie or GPE
> /-- BUT: I always end up having issues with Package manager or
> dependecies (ipkg install -force-depends)
>
> * Debian Sarge with ion2 desktop
> /-- This is far the BEST performance BUT, it uses a lot more MB's than
> the other 2
>
Could you fill in a newbie about just what to expect with this? Does it have
the shutdown problem where the only way to turn off the system and get back
to WinCE is to pull all the batteries and then reinstall everything back to
RAM?

Does ion2 scale to the size of the display on the J720? What happens when
typical commandline apps, like the text editor Joe is run? I just can't
imagine how it would work at the lower resolution of this display?

> * 720 degress, does not recognize my es keyboard not uses the us
> layout, as all the above distros do.
>
This is the distro that has been interesting me. But since I just got my J720
and have found that the battery isn't that great on it, I'm leery about
trying to run Linux because I don't know that I'll have the battery life, nor
be warned enough in advance that I need to run to a power source. :-) Is
there a battery status displayed when running 720 degrees?

Also, new to Debian. When 720 degrees is installed, is the package manager
good to go? How does one deal with installing new packages to be sure that
they will work properly on the 720's display size? Or does the package
manager come pre-installed with just those apps that fit this screen?

Thanks for the help.

Cheers,
René
Received on Mon Apr 03 2006 - 12:53:17 EDT