The problem seams to be the SD host controller and the drivers provided by Microsoft (ver 6.0.4069.5). On a forum I’ve found a post where they talk about a ver 6.0.5 of this drivers but using google I haven’t found a working link to to driver download.

Do you have solved the SD8686 problem or are you still without wi-fi?

Ciao Stefano

Fantastic! Thank you very much!
Tony

You can get the latest bios here : http://www.aigomid.com.hk/e_mid.html

and you have good instructions on how to install bios and xp here:

http://www.midwiki.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=52:aigoxpinstall&catid=34:aigo-how&Itemid=54

Please if you don’t know well your way around computers. PLEASE BE CAREFUL. doing stuff like Updating the bios is allways danger.

XP embedded i used is a private build a friend done and i can’t share it sorry.
And you cant get xp embedded around the corner like “normal” xp pro or something. First because it’s expensive the developer “kit” of xp embedded costs about 1000 and then you need to buy single licences keys to each build you do and they cost about 100. My friend has the “kit” and for now i’m using a evaluation version that goes for 90 days.
You can get the evaluation version from microsoft and make your own build but its hard and you wont be able to register. only use it for 90 days too.

I don’t know what versions are you talking about probably are they torrents ? and i don’t support that stuff.

XP embedded as i told in the article is not easy. I’m thinking on a way to get out instructions and or a cheap way to get XP embedded but for now this is all i can tell you!

My advise to you is to get a xp pro or home and nlite it. it’s the easiest way. You can use the instructions how to n-lite xp for the Eee pc701 it works ok. just leave the MODEM SUPPORT in if you think on using 3g with any internal or external modem.
instructions here: http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/12/this-tutorial-will-show-you-how-to-slim.html

AGAIN PLEASE BE CAREFUL.

Joao.

Thank you for a very good description. I have a M528 and really want to take the same steps you have taken. So far no success yet.
Can you please shed some light on what you have, by addressing these questions:
- After XP install, does your touchscreen work?
- How about Sleep Mode? Can you get your device to ‘sleep’?
- If so, how many seconds does it take to wake up from ‘sleep’ mode?
- Which version of Windows Embedded did you install? (there are 4:
1.1 Windows Embedded Compact
1.2 Windows Embedded Standard
1.3 Windows Embedded Enterprise
1.4 Windows Embedded POSReady
– For your step #1: where to get the BIOS update (and how to change BIOS?)
Thanks!
Tony

Yes, its a shame wifi doesn’t work. Believe me I tried everything looked for every option, but i guess we have to wait.
I’m using 3g 80% of the time and when i’m at home i just use a small wifi dongle. It doesnt look nice but it works.

Thanks for getting back to me about the BIOS. I thought there might be a trick, but I guess not, oh well. I really like the Aigo, but without all the drivers (WIFI, chipset) the XP install seems incomplete. I really hope the people over at Aigo get their stuff together and finally get real driver support for the MID because it is the perfect travel companion for me, but I really dislike the linux distro on it currently. I tried the ubuntu mid 8.04.1, but it was pretty lackluster. Hopefully, we will eventually get this thing fully functional. Thanks again for the info, I really appreciate it!

Drew

Yes the Wibrain has good battery performance but, first is not as small as the aigo (it has 7 hours because the battery is the size of the entire device), and second is not yet available.

@Drew.
There is no key combination to enter the bios. If it were i had already posted it I was able to enter the bios by a strick of “luck”. I had, dont know why, a bios clock problem after the battery run out, because of that the system asked me to press F2. There is no way to enter the bios in a ” normal” way I even tried to see if there was any option to activate cold boot or something but there was. as you can see the bios on the aigo is not a normal bios, sort of a developers bios.

If you have any more questions please ask. I’ll try to answerer as soon as possible.

Joao.

As I said for me a pocket MID device should have 5 – 7.5 hours (“2-3 x 2.5hrs”) of battery time at least, to be a decent device. I fully agree that two hours is UNACCEPTABLE, an if you read my posts on here and elsewhere on the web you will notice that I always “complain” about battery times.

Now while I want/need a FULL OS I am not one to sit around until the “ideal” device comes along which maybe might happen in 2009, or maybe not before 2010 or who knows maybe 2020!? But I am one to “use what you have NOW” since that means utilizing two different smart phones (one being the LX discussed actively in another post on here on UMPC portal) and the other being the iPhone, these two together gives me 50-75% of what I need being on the go, with the most important that they both give me FULL DAY of BATTERY TIMES (I rely on the 1st gen iPhone since my SP wouldn’t support the 3G iPhone anyhow).

I have no idea why you mention playstation I’ve frankly never owned one nor do I plan to, however I will say that I wish Sony would bring as mature of a product as the PSP is to the MID/UMPC market, that is similar size similar battery time and similar graphics, I feel that would be an instant success if done “right” in the Sony fashion. Though their UX model lines weren’t such huge success’ mainly due to their outdated sizes.

Just to clarify I do not *want* to use different devices, but since there is no portable/pockateble/FULL OS/full day battery device today I am forced to, and rather than grinning at these smart phone devices I try the best to use them to the fullest, including streaming live radio (by Intersect LLC) on the iPhone and USTREAM (for the iPhone) etc etc.
While I was very much AGAINST the iPhone (due to lack of keyboard and copy & paste etc) I’ve learned to utilize what it can do to the fullest, and even try to push it’s limits by trying various new apps both Apple approved and non Apple approved ones (such as the newly released COPY AND PASTE )

2 HOURS on the COMPAL = FAILURE, yes I agree! In fact I have an Aigo with XP and 3G on it, and the two hours is indeed a pain! However I am able to use and access the various prgs on it that I can’t install on a mobile device so for now yes the SK LX + iPhone + Aigo 3G is doing 90% of what I need on the go, the 10% would be filled with better battery time and more storage on the Aigo (for now I have 2+2GB builtin + 8GB MicroSD)

i’m happy for you if you can do so many things on different devices…2 hours on this compal device is still a failure

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