Perfect laptops [was: Is there an Archive for this list?]

[Bob Jonkman]

On 15 Oct 2009 at 23:40 Leigh Honeywell <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com> 
wrote about "Re: Perfect laptops

>Bob Jonkman wrote:
>> I've been reading enough about the 'omnibook' module that I'm brave
>> enough to try it.  I'll report back on results later.
>
>also give toshset and toshutils a try - that may be what you need.
>
>-Leigh

Yup, the one installed automatically when I installed Karmic, and I've 
tried installing the other with Synaptic.  No go.



On 15 Oct 2009 at 23:41 Andy Boersma <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com> 
wrote:

>Hi bob,
>
>try a beta of Kubuntu my Tosh bluetooth works in there, but not in
>Ubuntu. Never had a need to figure-out why, don't use it, but you can
>try the Kubuntu and see if it works on yours like it works on mine.

Does that work off the live CD?  I'll certainly try that...

>
>Andy
>
>PS when will be the Mumu meeting this month and will you be and Linux
>fest?

No word on the actual MUMU meeting[1] It's scheduled for the 20th, but 
there's talk of postponing to the 29th for the !urp[2]

Either way, I won't be at MUMU, but I will be at the Ontario GNU/Linux 
Fest[3] where I suggest we gather after the keynote at 6:00pm, before 
the reception at 8:00pm at that small restaurant/bar just off the 
conference rooms. For those who don't know us, look for guys wearing 
hats.

BTW, for anyone wanting or offering a ride to OGLF there's a PickupPal 
group set up:

  http://www.pickuppal.com/pup/group/Ontario-GNULinux-Fest

--Bob.


[1] http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/mumu-ca/
[2] http://identi.ca/group/urp
[3] http://onlinux.ca



>Bob Jonkman wrote:
>> Leigh Honeywell wrote:
>>   
>>> On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 01:22:24AM -0400, Bob Jonkman wrote:
>>>   
>>>     
>>>> It seems that the Bluetooth radio isn't recognized at all -- when
>>>> I select "System, Preferences, Bluetooth" I get an error message
>>>> "No Bluetooth adapters present".
>>>>       
>>> A lot of Toshibas have a hardware switch for the bluetooth. At the
>>> risk of asking the obvious, have you found it and turned it on? :)
>>>     
>>
>> :) yes...  I guess you had to ask.  They have machines to do that,
>> though: http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/QpmLrz_lSuE
>>
>>
>>   
>>>> The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite P200D
>>>>     
>>>>       
>>> Are there any other letters in the model-number after the D?  
>>>     
>>
>> Its full name is P220D PSPBLC-01D08C  It was a custom build for
>> Future Shop, and that model/sub-model number doesn't appear on the
>> Toshiba Support site.
>>
>>
>>   
>>> This will help you confirm more exactly that
>>> it does for sure have bluetooth
>>>   
>>>     
>>
>> Bluetooth works successfully with my mouse(s), Cell phone and
>> earphone when I'm using Windows.  Of course, that may just have been
>> clever marketing by Microsoft.
>>
>>
>> I've been reading enough about the 'omnibook' module that I'm brave
>> enough to try it.  I'll report back on results later.
>>
>>
>> --Bob.
>>
>>
>>   
>
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