[GRLUG] Chrome OS on your computer

[Bob Kline]

I have a machine with the bcm 43xx chipset,
and wireless worked under Kubuntu 6.04 or thereabouts.
Should have left well enough alone.  I "ungraded,"
and it's never worked since.  But I've moved on....

   -- Bob


On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Edwardo Fuentes
<edwardo.fuentes at gmail.com>wrote:

> I appreciate being  welcomed for my first time to this users group. I got
> good helpful hints on enabling my broadcom wireless card on ubuntu 10.10.
> I found it in the removed the bcm 43xx from the blacklist, installed the
> driver & firmware. unfortunately wireless is still not working. gotta check
> the card & plugs next. hope to see ya next week.
>
> Thanks;
> Edwardo
> 616.834.3023
>
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 9:37 AM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> http://chromeos.hexxeh.net/
>>
>> The turnout at last night's GRLUG
>> meet was quite good.  At least 14
>> people.  The Starbucks location has
>> worked out well.  So far there's never
>> been any shortage of space for the
>> GRLUG meets.
>>
>> One fellow showed off his Asus
>> machine running Chrome OS.  What
>> seemed to be of interest is that it is
>> actually installed on the machine,
>> since it wasn't clear that Chrome OS
>> supported any hardware but Google's
>> own CR-48 machine, and the Samsung
>> and Acer machines.  But the Asus
>> machine runs fine, comes up very
>> quickly, and shuts down almost
>> instantly.  Not clear what the battery
>> life situation is.
>>
>> The URL above will take you to a
>> website where you can make a USB
>> setup, and run Chrome OS on your
>> own iron.
>>
>>     -- Bob
>>
>>
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