Comments on: Initial software impressions — HP Mini 1000 MIE

By: amir

amir — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:47:24 +0000

I have the mini as well but I cant get limewire or even my itunes on it . is it the way the computer is set up?

By: SLeepdepD

SLeepdepD — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:11:06 +0000

The program you’re attempting to install would either have to fit on a jump drive, on an external hard drive, be downloaded from the Internet or accessible from your network.

I don’t think it matters if you have the Ubuntu or Windows XP version of the netbook, but if you have another computer with a CD drive you should be able to share that CD drive.

By: hev

hev — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:21:45 +0000

sorry, excuse my ignorance, my mum has just purchased one of these. How do we download software on this without a CD drive?

By: Roger

Roger — Sat, 30 May 2009 07:27:49 +0000

My biggest disappointment is no application to download music. Linux has several but HP did not include into the program manager.

By: SLeepdepD

SLeepdepD — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:10:56 +0000

Rick,

I have the HP Mini with MIE. I changed the search behavior of the search box on the home screen by using the Configuration Editor. In upper-right corner, Settings > System > Advanced > Configuration Editor (this isn’t visible by default, so you may have to go into Customize Settings to display it). Or, ALT+F2 and type “gconf-editor”.

From here go to “/apps/harbour-launcher/search_url”. I wanted it to use Google, so I entered:

http://www.google.com/search?q=%s

As the long description states: “Command line used to launch the web browser. “%s” is replaced with the url to start at.”

Hope that’s helpful!

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:38:18 +0000

ok… more info

/var/lib/gconf/debian.defaults/%gconf-tree.xml is the offending file

Unfortunately, I saved the wrong version during the edit – so could someone
give me the original contents of the …

I have it now going to google search, but without the earlier line, the data entered on the home panel is not automagically searched for, meaning it has to be entered twice

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:06:43 +0000

Ok, I’ve got things running fairly well with one big exception.

The home page web search function insists on going to yahoo search, even after
removing the yahoo search from firefox, and even the ubufox extension.

So I’m still searching for where the darned string
http://search.yahoo.com/web?fr=ytff-hpia

is hiding in /etc/, /usr/lib, etc…

By: ProDigit

ProDigit — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:04:25 +0000

Luckely it’s Ubuntu-based,which means with a workaround more applications can be installed (probably by installing dependencies)!

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:04:58 +0000

There is all the usual, hibernate, standby and the like. I’ll cover them all as usual. The times are interesting as I’m seeing them right now.

By: JP

JP — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:33:07 +0000

No standby???

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:10:19 +0000

No there is no instant on; I’ll show everyone boot times in my extended impressions post in the upcoming weeks.

By: Mash

Mash — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:46:34 +0000

How about the boot up time and Stanby / Hibernate time? No Instant on?