So I (literally) dusted off an old #netbook, ca 2012, and installed #Debian 13.3. Which worked! okay, it cannot seem to talk to my wifi, but #ethernet is preferred anyway.
Batteries, of course, are dead and need replacing. Booted fine on power supply, but I want it fixed 'cuz:
My 'new' Grafana dashboard device.
Unsolved mysteries:
The "Q" key on my #Acer #AspireOne ZG5 doesn't work. It never worked, from day one. I've replaced the keyboard, and it still doesn't work. Every other key seems to work. It's just the Q key that has no response! Even when pressed in conjunction with other keys.
If it were the key or membrane, replacing the keyboard would fix it. If it were a motherboard trace or socket issue, you'd think other keys would be broken, too.
Vexing!
Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10 Karmic Koala on Acer Aspire One 110L
https://makertube.net/videos/watch/ae65c8f0-ec9e-4d03-9b96-796ae7584280
I've got Acer Aspire One 725 (https://www.umpcportal.com/products/Acer/Aspire%20One%20725) off the shelf, bumped it with 6GB RAM and 60GB SSD instead of stock 500GB HDD and I'm installing Gentoo on it.
I feel like it is going to be a nice video player and a notepad:)
It feels like I'm compiling the kernel on a teapot though;)
OMG, someone is trying to sell an #AspireOne (1.6Ghz single core, 1GB RAM) running #Windows7!
https://www.trademe.co.nz/computers/laptops/laptops/acer/listing-2568548464.htm
Those things barely run XP, there's no way it would be usable with 7. The only way I kept mine running was to replace the HDD with an SSD and put #Trisquel on it.
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so, my daily driver atm basically is my #Xiaomi #MiA1 phone, and since recently my wife's old #Asus #AspireOne netbook, that in general feels slower than my phone... but it's keyboard and screen are (barely) better for coding.
That all combined with a remote #Linux VPS, to which I can #SSH into for when I need some more raw processing power.
So, yeah, not sure what to vote.
Where is the boundary between what is a computer and what isn't?
Is a phone + keyboard+mouse+screen one?
Here's the #Nordic #keyboardLayout of the #AspireOne #D255E #netbook for reference:
https://mastodon.social/media/-kTtqrAjXvaSukAox3s
Also, since it's a Nordic rather than just Norwegian layout, it also means that the coloured coded alternatives differ based on which layout you choose in your OS, in this case I have to look for the dark red ones as the unmodified layer.
Amgine
Gorgeous na Shock!
Andy Piper
Serge Matveenko ♻️☮️ ⩜⃝
Strypey
FiXato (fallback)