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