=== zooko` is now known as zooko [09:27] hello everyone [09:28] does anyone know if this script will work on ubuntu ARM? [09:28] http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/11/set-your-screen-resolution-higher-than-you-should-with-newrez/ [09:28] its called newrez [09:29] I use it on my notebook to make the resolution higher than it should be [09:29] is its source available [09:30] if so you could compile it for arm, no guarentees that it will work though [09:31] ok cool [09:31] thanks for that [09:31] is it worht getting the cortex a9 chip or should i wait for the next big thing? [09:32] just for use as a desktop computer [09:32] well cortex-a9 has benefits over the a8 [09:32] the A9 is the next big thing for arm platform [09:32] ok cool [09:33] Im interested in making an ubuntu desktop running on ARM to possibly resell [09:33] Im not sure if it is legal though [09:33] but I dont think we will see full uniformity for the arm platform until win8 drops [09:33] and some standards get set [09:33] why wouldnt it be legal [09:33] I thought the beagleboard/pandaboards are only for development purposes [09:34] Im just interested in getting ARm computers into the market where i live [09:34] Maybe build a box for the pandaboard and install ubuntu on ity [09:34] I have been fixated on that task since acorn computers were around :p [09:34] cooll [09:35] sorry about the typing [09:35] Is there a page that can tell me what ubuntu applications work on the arm cortex A9? [09:35] or is compatability the same for all ARM chips? [09:35] I am working on porting ubuntu to most of the android tablets to raise awareness :p [09:36] arm has a backwards compatible rule [09:36] thats good [09:36] I cant wait to order a pandaboard [09:36] I've been obsessing over it since i found out about it [09:37] whats your favourite ARM board to use ubuntu with? [09:39] if the package is for armv7 it means it will run on all armv7 cpu's [09:39] which are cortex-a8 and a9 [09:39] awesome [09:41] do you think ubuntu on arm is stable enough for a beginner user? [09:41] it isnt bad [09:42] I have been using it on my tab [09:42] cool [09:42] I just want to make a low power computer that will do all the standard tasks like web browsing and document editing [09:42] well then it is perfect :p [09:42] thats great [09:43] Im a struggling computer technicain/ salesman so when I found out about ARM for desktop computers I got excited [09:44] I hope I can resell them [09:45] heh [09:46] So is running off the SD card as bad as it sounds? [09:46] i thought it would wear out fast [09:47] it seems to me that performance is currently the bigger problem than wear [09:47] depends on the speed of your SD Card [09:47] I am running off a class 6 and a class 10 card [09:48] ok, can you use the usb for your sytem files? [09:48] yes, you can have the root partition on a usb storage device [09:48] thats good [09:48] I cant on my device though [09:49] in theory you can boot a pandaboard using an otherwise useless 16MB sdcard that was shipped with some camera :) [09:49] well, on the pandaboard you can [09:49] 16mb or gb? [09:49] MB [09:49] ah cool [09:49] i have plenty of useless sd cards laying around [09:49] assuming you have a sufficiently large and fast usb storage device of course [09:50] ok [09:50] so will we have to wait for windows 8 to see the full potential of ARM? [09:51] probably not [09:51] i think that will be the point when it really takes off, due to public awareness and a much broader variety of devices [09:52] but it will deff be the best thing to happen to the platform [09:52] yeah [09:52] I just read that it isnt coming out until maybe 2014 [09:52] sucks [09:52] http://www.windows8update.com/2011/01/12/windows-8-on-arm-could-be-delayed-until-2013-duh/ [09:53] thanks for answering my questions [09:54] I have to leave now [09:54] enjoy your day/night [09:54] any arm porters have an interest in chromium? [09:57] micahg: I use chromium on my tab [09:57] * TheSeven is using chromium on his pandaboard, but is not actually an arm porter (yet) [13:31] ogra, rsalveti, you here? === robclark is now known as robclark-afk === apachelogger is now known as udslogger [22:26] robclark: got your monitor already? === apachelogger is now known as udslogger