Xandros Desktop Home Edition-Premium
on Tecra A7
This is a dual-system installation. After Boot, a menu appears allowing the user to select Xandros (#1) or Windows XP (#4) from a list. If nothing is selected, Xandros boots up after about 30 seconds.
Kernel 2.6.15 or newer, per box, Debian 3.1 (sarge), Xwindows 6.9.0, KDE 3.4.2 |
| KB |
Y
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Works |
| Mouse |
Y
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Works-Touchpad on this model is very sensitive to pressure-Easy to accidentally select the wrong icon. |
| Display |
Y
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Works well, with different resolutions selectable. |
Sound
(updated!!) |
Y
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The A7 has an internal microphone. I can't get it to work in Windows XP, but in Xandros Premium, the default setting is "on." One can hear keystrokes amplified through the laptop speakers. If volume wheel is turned up, one gets audio feedback.
To turn off the microphone,
Click the speaker icon (Lower left corner of the screen, in the taskbar).
Click [Mixer] and the sound controls will pop up.
Click the speaker icon at the bottom of the [Mic] slider to turn off the microphone.
One can also slide the slider towards the bottom. This will reduce the internal microphone sensitivity without turning it off entirely.
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| HDD |
Y
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Works |
| DVD-RW |
Y
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Works-Some disks, but not all, spin continuously in the drive, until it is time to remove them. |
| PCMCIA |
---
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Not tested yet. |
| USB |
Y
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Works with Epson Stylus Photo RX600 printer. |
| Modem |
---
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Not Tested. |
| Shutdown |
Y
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Shuts down and powers off. No errors on restart. |
| Reboot |
Y
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Works |
| Hibernation |
---
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Did not
test. |
| NTFS |
Y
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Reads and writes files to NTFS-formatted flash key. |
| ACPI |
Y
|
Works |
| LAN |
Y
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Works. Detects networks when plugged into network via cable. |
| Integrated
wireless |
Y
|
Works. Does not automatically activate a link to the default network, but accepts typed in WEP encryption key. Key characters display on the screen in readable format-Be certain no one can see them when you type them in!
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