====== Linpus Linux on the Acer Aspire One ======

The Acer Aspire One mini-laptop uses a Taiwanese Linux distribution called //Linpus Linux// ([[http://www.linpus.com]] is often down, check [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linpus_Linux|wikipedia]] for some info). The UI, though customized, is based on Xfce. For a little bit of an introduction to the device, have a look at [[http://blog.xfce.org/?p=184|Jasper's blog post]].

===== Modified Xfce components =====

  * Thunar: show available disk space
    {{http://regmedia.co.uk/2008/09/04/aa1_tips_12.png}}
  * xfdesktop: heavily modified to provide the big links to startup programs.
    {{http://regmedia.co.uk/2008/09/04/aa1_tips_7.png?550}}
  * ?Some settings dialogs?

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===== Acer / Linpus Customized FC8 RPMs =====

  * gst-plugins-enhanced-acer-1.0-2008041701
  * libacerxmltool-0.1-2008053101
  * acs-firefox-fonts-0.1-20080603.fc8.acer
  * exo-0.3.4-9.acer
  * xfdesktop-acer-lp-1522.no_spot.mcs_patched
  * libacerwidget-0.1-2008062601
  * acerim-0.1.0-2008062601
  * libacerlocker-0.1-2008041801
  * libacersoundplayer-0.1-2008052101
  * Thunar-0.9.0-30.acer
  * acer-search-bar-1.0-14
  * firefox-2.0.0.14-20080612.fc8.acer
  * libacertime-0.1-2008041801
  * mplayerplug-in-3.50-20080520.fc8.acer
  * thunar-volman-0.1.2-6.acer
  * farsight-plugin-acer-0.1.0-2008060401
  * gst-plugins-acer-1.0-2008062601
  * libacerlogger-0.1-2008050701
  * libaceruuidgenerator-0.1-2008041801
  * libacerpimds-0.1-2008061201
  * smanager-0.1.0-18.acer
  * gnome-utils-2.20.0.1-5.acer

===== Sources =====

  * ftp://Guest@csdftp.acer.com.tw/Aspire_One_Linpus_Linux/Aspire_One_Srpms/

Notes to the Xfce developers:
  * The xfdesktop2 program is in a [[ftp://Guest@csdftp.acer.com.tw/Aspire_One_Linpus_Linux/Aspire_One_Srpms/xfdesktop-acer-lp-1526.no_spot.mcs_patched.src.rpm|"source" RPM]]. However, I can't seem to find the actual source code for the binary.  Running ''xfdesktop2 --version'' on the Aspire One indicates that it is based off of xfdesktop.
  * Thunar and it's modifications are missing completely
If the sources for these modifications cannot be found, then this sounds like a GPL violation.

Notes to the kernel or alsa developers:
   *alsa-driver and modifications to the sound/pci/hda/*  are missing completely. There is /lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/sound/fmalib.ko module, which handle digital microphone input and do a local dynamics echo canceliation, and which sources are completely absent too. If you try to build sound drivers from kernel sources, then there is no sound on build-in dynamics. Only external jack is supported by this drivers. fmalib.ko is ForteMedia sound library and have following text inside binary: ForteMedia SAM-Soft loaded, SAMSoft library init, SAMSoft library free. This sounds like a GPL violation too.

===== Building the Sources =====

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