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May 08 08:28:59 <DanMahony> hello everyone
May 08 08:30:28 <DanMahony> does anyone know if this script will work on ubuntu ARM?
May 08 08:30:30 <DanMahony> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/set-your-screen-resolution-higher-than-you-should-with-newrez/
May 08 08:30:37 <DanMahony> its called newrez
May 08 08:30:51 <DanMahony> I use it on my notebook to make the resolution higher than it should be
May 08 08:31:25 <lilstevie> is its source available
May 08 08:31:46 <lilstevie> if so you could compile it for arm, no guarentees that it will work though
May 08 08:32:44 <DanMahony> ok cool
May 08 08:32:48 <DanMahony> thanks for that
May 08 08:33:22 <DanMahony> is it worht getting the cortex a9 chip or should i wait for the next big thing?
May 08 08:33:46 <DanMahony> just for use as a desktop computer
May 08 08:33:53 <lilstevie> well cortex-a9 has benefits over the a8
May 08 08:34:06 <lilstevie> the A9 is the next big thing for arm platform
May 08 08:34:15 <DanMahony> ok cool
May 08 08:34:48 <DanMahony> Im interested in making an ubuntu desktop running on ARM to possibly resell
May 08 08:34:59 <DanMahony> Im not sure if it is legal though
May 08 08:34:59 <lilstevie> but I dont think we will see full uniformity for the arm platform until win8 drops
May 08 08:35:07 <lilstevie> and some standards get set
May 08 08:35:13 <lilstevie> why wouldnt it be legal
May 08 08:35:37 <DanMahony> I thought the beagleboard/pandaboards are only for development purposes
May 08 08:35:58 <DanMahony> Im just interested in getting ARm computers into the market where i live
May 08 08:36:27 <DanMahony> Maybe build a box for the pandaboard and install ubuntu on ity
May 08 08:36:30 <lilstevie> I have been fixated on that task since acorn computers were around :p
May 08 08:36:38 <DanMahony> cooll
May 08 08:36:44 <DanMahony> sorry about the typing
May 08 08:37:13 <DanMahony> Is there a page that can tell me what ubuntu applications work on the arm cortex A9?
May 08 08:37:27 <DanMahony> or is compatability the same for all ARM chips?
May 08 08:37:41 <lilstevie> I am working on porting ubuntu to most of the android tablets to raise awareness :p
May 08 08:37:56 <lilstevie> arm has a backwards compatible rule
May 08 08:38:23 <DanMahony> thats good
May 08 08:38:31 <DanMahony> I cant wait to order a pandaboard
May 08 08:38:42 <DanMahony> I've been obsessing over it since i found out about it
May 08 08:39:20 <DanMahony> whats your favourite ARM board to use ubuntu with?
May 08 08:40:47 <lilstevie> if the package is for armv7 it means it will run on all armv7 cpu's
May 08 08:40:58 <lilstevie> which are cortex-a8 and a9
May 08 08:41:04 <DanMahony> awesome
May 08 08:43:25 <DanMahony> do you think ubuntu on arm is stable enough for a beginner user?
May 08 08:43:36 <lilstevie> it isnt bad
May 08 08:43:42 <lilstevie> I have been using it on my tab
May 08 08:43:49 <DanMahony> cool
May 08 08:44:17 <DanMahony> I just want to make a low power computer that will do all the standard tasks like web browsing and document editing
May 08 08:44:36 <lilstevie> well then it is perfect :p
May 08 08:44:42 <DanMahony> thats great
May 08 08:45:20 <DanMahony> Im a struggling computer technicain/ salesman so when I found out about ARM for desktop computers I got excited
May 08 08:46:27 <DanMahony> I hope I can resell them
May 08 08:47:00 <lilstevie> heh
May 08 08:48:19 <DanMahony> So is running off the SD card as bad as it sounds?
May 08 08:48:27 <DanMahony> i thought it would wear out fast
May 08 08:49:01 <TheSeven> it seems to me that performance is currently the bigger problem than wear
May 08 08:49:20 <lilstevie> depends on the speed of your SD Card
May 08 08:49:30 <lilstevie> I am running off a class 6 and a class 10 card
May 08 08:50:02 <DanMahony> ok, can you use the usb for your sytem files?
May 08 08:50:19 <TheSeven> yes, you can have the root partition on a usb storage device
May 08 08:50:27 <DanMahony> thats good
May 08 08:50:32 <lilstevie> I cant on my device though
May 08 08:50:42 <TheSeven> in theory you can boot a pandaboard using an otherwise useless 16MB sdcard that was shipped with some camera :)
May 08 08:50:53 <TheSeven> well, on the pandaboard you can
May 08 08:50:59 <DanMahony> 16mb or gb?
May 08 08:51:04 <TheSeven> MB
May 08 08:51:07 <DanMahony> ah cool
May 08 08:51:16 <DanMahony> i have plenty of useless sd cards laying around
May 08 08:51:26 <TheSeven> assuming you have a sufficiently large and fast usb storage device of course
May 08 08:51:44 <DanMahony> ok
May 08 08:52:35 <DanMahony> so will we have to wait for windows 8 to see the full potential of ARM?
May 08 08:53:14 <lilstevie> probably not
May 08 08:53:16 <TheSeven> i think that will be the point when it really takes off, due to public awareness and a much broader variety of devices
May 08 08:53:49 <lilstevie> but it will deff be the best thing to happen to the platform
May 08 08:54:09 <DanMahony> yeah
May 08 08:54:28 <DanMahony> I just read that it isnt coming out until maybe 2014
May 08 08:54:31 <DanMahony> sucks
May 08 08:54:41 <DanMahony> http://www.windows8update.com/2011/01/12/windows-8-on-arm-could-be-delayed-until-2013-duh/
May 08 08:55:39 <DanMahony> thanks for answering my questions
May 08 08:55:43 <DanMahony> I have to leave now
May 08 08:55:50 <DanMahony> enjoy your day/night
May 08 08:56:27 <micahg> any arm porters have an interest in chromium?
May 08 08:59:20 <lilstevie> micahg: I use chromium on my tab
May 08 08:59:30 * TheSeven is using chromium on his pandaboard, but is not actually an arm porter (yet)
May 08 12:33:25 <robclark> ogra, rsalveti, you here?
May 08 21:28:07 <rsalveti> robclark: got your monitor already?
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