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The Trackpad fitted to most of the MSI Wind U100s is from Sentelic and there are no dedicated drivers available within the kernel – it is in theory possible to take a driver available fro Sentelic, recompile the kernel with…
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I tried the various suggestions in Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 Installation and Post Installation Guide and Tweak which are otherwise very useful documents but I initially ended up with an almost unusable system which had no sound, froze on videos…
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I initially got Wifi set up using a .deb file but in my messing around I broke it. I set it up on the earlier kernel the hard way by making a driver as per the Wind User Wiki but…
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This does not work at present on the Wind U100 as the driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.24.19.21 is an early version and nobody has provided a replacement in an easy to use form and that I understand what it…
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Many programs and web sites these days are writen on the assumption that you will have at least a 1024 x 800 screen whilst the Wind U100 has one 1024 x 600. Change the font size by System -> Preferences…
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Bluetooth – basics and pairing Bluetooth is an excellent way to send contacts and files between machines and also allows the modem in one device to be used by another. Before you can do this the various devices must be…
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Overall the Wind has been very easy to set up and seems to be excellent under Ubuntu Hardy heron 8.04.1 but I would not like anyone to think that every problem has been solved. I am therefore keeping this area…
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MSI Wind Disk usage The latest version of Hardy Heron seems to do a lot of disk access resulting in a clicking noise on the Wind. This seems to be partly to do with the energy saving available from the…
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Setting up Windows: The Wind U100 arrived two days earlier than we had expected from Ebuyer.com and we eagerly unpacked it and found from the label that it had the expected Realtech RTL8187SE wireless card installed. We turned it on…
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The Wind U100 arrived two days earlier than we had expected from Ebuyer.com and we eagerly unpacked it and found from the label that it had the expected Realtech RTL8187SE wireless card installed. We turned it on and connected up…
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