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[arch-general] iPad - FLOSS on the iPad - data transfer between an Arch PC and an iPad

Ralf Mardorf

27 Jan 2012 27 Jan '12

1:52 p.m.

Hi :) I won a MC770FD/A iPad 2 Wi-Fi 32GB Black. I'm uncertain if I should retain or sell it. The iPad was delivered today and I still didn't configure it. I don't need all those consumer toys and I don't like proprietary software, especially I don't like Apple regarding to the company's policy. It would be nice to have something for reading, instead of wasting money for ink cartridges, if I won't sit in front of my PC's monitor. Perhaps an iPad could be useful for drawing. Running Qt linguist also would be comfortable to do translations, when I won't sit in front of my PC's monitor. Additionally it would be good to have a portable audio recorder, since my DAT recorders are broken. Believing information from the Internet, running Linux on the iPad 2 shouldn't be possible and even original Linux apps that are available for MacOs shouldn't work on an iPad too. I wonder if Qt linguist and some FLOSS audio software would run on an iPad under it's iPad OS? Since my PC has got a wired connection to an ADSL modem (PPPoE), the PCI slots are used by 2 TerraTec EWX 24/96 cards used as MIDI interfaces and the PCIe slots are used for a RME HDSPe AIO card for audio and a GeForce 7200GS graphics, I only could connect the iPad by USB to the PC and Internet, because there are no free slots on my mobo. Because I never used Wi-Fi or Bluetooth I wonder if those elCheapo USB 2.0 solutions will work with kernel ex 3.0-rt or at least with kernel ex 3.2 without rt patch. http://www.reichelt.de/WLAN-Adapter/0/16/index.html?;ACTION=2;LA=2;GROUPID=7... http://www.reichelt.de/index.html?ACTION=2;GROUPID=4321;SEARCH=Bluetooth Any hints are welcome, Ralf

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Jelle van der Waa

27 Jan 27 Jan

1:57 p.m.

On Jan 27, 2012 2:53 PM, "Ralf Mardorf" wrote:

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Hi :)

I won a MC770FD/A iPad 2 Wi-Fi 32GB Black. I'm uncertain if I should retain or sell it. The iPad was delivered today and I still didn't configure it. I don't need all those consumer toys and I don't like proprietary software, especially I don't like Apple regarding to the company's policy.

It would be nice to have something for reading, instead of wasting money for ink cartridges, if I won't sit in front of my PC's monitor.

I would rather buy an e reader for reading . Most of them work with calibre.

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an iPad could be useful for drawing. Running Qt linguist also would be comfortable to do translations, when I won't sit in front of my PC's monitor. Additionally it would be good to have a portable audio recorder, since my DAT recorders are broken.

Believing information from the Internet, running Linux on the iPad 2 shouldn't be possible and even original Linux apps that are available for MacOs shouldn't work on an iPad too.

I wonder if Qt linguist and some FLOSS audio software would run on an iPad under it's iPad OS?

Since my PC has got a wired connection to an ADSL modem (PPPoE), the PCI slots are used by 2 TerraTec EWX 24/96 cards used as MIDI interfaces and the PCIe slots are used for a RME HDSPe AIO card for audio and a GeForce 7200GS graphics, I only could connect the iPad by USB to the PC and Internet, because there are no free slots on my mobo.

Because I never used Wi-Fi or Bluetooth I wonder if those elCheapo USB 2.0 solutions will work with kernel ex 3.0-rt or at least with kernel ex 3.2 without rt patch.

http://www.reichelt.de/WLAN-Adapter/0/16/index.html?;ACTION=2;LA=2;GROUPID=7...

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http://www.reichelt.de/index.html?ACTION=2;GROUPID=4321;SEARCH=Bluetooth

Any hints are welcome,

Ralf

Ralf Mardorf

2:19 p.m.

On Fri, 2012-01-27 at 14:57 +0100, Jelle van der Waa wrote:

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On Jan 27, 2012 2:53 PM, "Ralf Mardorf" wrote:

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Hi :)

I won a MC770FD/A iPad 2 Wi-Fi 32GB Black. I'm uncertain if I should retain or sell it. [snip]

I would rather buy an e reader for reading . Most of them work with calibre.

I agree, I never ever would buy any iThingy myself. OTOH since I won it, it would be great if there at least would be a "gratis" virtualization client for iOS, to run Arch or any other Linux. Gratis, but perhaps to run Windows only? http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vmware-view-for-ipad/id417993697?mt=8 Greetings, Ralf

Rogutės Sparnuotos

3:13 p.m.

Hi, Ralf, Ralf Mardorf (2012-01-27 14:52):

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Hi :)

I won a MC770FD/A iPad 2 Wi-Fi 32GB Black. I'm uncertain if I should retain or sell it. The iPad was delivered today and I still didn't configure it. I don't need all those consumer toys and I don't like proprietary software, especially I don't like Apple regarding to the company's policy.

This mailing list is for "General Discussion about Arch Linux" [1]. [1] http://mailman.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/ Life questions should be addressed to https://bbs.archlinux.org (and you would find a better audience there). Or am I the only one wondering why this list is turning into a forum?

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Because I never used Wi-Fi or Bluetooth I wonder if those elCheapo USB 2.0 solutions will work with kernel ex 3.0-rt or at least with kernel ex 3.2 without rt patch.

http://www.reichelt.de/WLAN-Adapter/0/16/index.html?;ACTION=2;LA=2;GROUPID=7... http://www.reichelt.de/index.html?ACTION=2;GROUPID=4321;SEARCH=Bluetooth

Any hints are welcome,

Wifi is better suited for internet connectivity (and Linux might have problems with bluetooth in this regard). For wireless devices, look at this list: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Devices/USB A device supporting hardware access point mode would be best. I used an old one from the list (a Zydas ZD1221) and it worked fine, but I didn't try to run an access point. -- -- Rogutės Sparnuotos

Denis A. Altoé Falqueto

3:22 p.m.

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Rogutės Sparnuotos wrote:

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Or am I the only one wondering why list is turning into a forum?

Pretty much... I thought the words "General Discussion" in the list subject allowed for that kind of behavior :) -- A: Because it obfuscates the reading. Q: Why is top posting so bad? For mor information, please read: http://idallen.com/topposting.html ------------------------------------------- Denis A. Altoe Falqueto Linux user #524555 -------------------------------------------

Ralf Mardorf

4:42 p.m.

New subject: [arch-general] OT: iPad - FLOSS on the iPad - data transfer between an Arch PC and an iPad

On Fri, 2012-01-27 at 13:22 -0200, Denis A. Altoé Falqueto wrote:

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On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Rogutės Sparnuotos wrote:

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Or am I the only one wondering why list is turning into a forum?

Pretty much... I thought the words "General Discussion" in the list subject allowed for that kind of behavior :)

If those kinds of questions are OT for this list, than IMO there should be another Arch mailing list for threads similar to this one. I guess I'm not the only one, who prefer mailing lists to forums. - Ralf

C Anthony Risinger

6:54 p.m.

New subject: [arch-general] OT: iPad - FLOSS on the iPad - data transfer between an Arch PC and an iPad

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 10:42 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

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On Fri, 2012-01-27 at 13:22 -0200, Denis A. Altoé Falqueto wrote:

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On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 1:13 PM, Rogutės Sparnuotos wrote:

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Or am I the only one wondering why list is turning into a forum?

Pretty much... I thought the words "General Discussion" in the list subject allowed for that kind of behavior :)

If those kinds of questions are OT for this list, than IMO there should be another Arch mailing list for threads similar to this one. I guess I'm not the only one, who prefer mailing lists to forums.

i think static arises because this list, or any other list by definition and without condition, spams hundreds[++] of people. the title is casually referenced as "General Discussion", but the often omitted qualifier is "... about Arch Linux" :-) i, for example, follow this list to get the heads up on potential problems thru the experiences of others, and offer my own suggestions/feedback as necessary. i also enjoy absorbing the many gems shared by others, especially those who are very knowledgeable on Arch or other areas of distribution/software development. but i expect 95% to be specifically related to Arch. ... i can't say i'm particularly interested in Apple/iPad and what-have-you though. people often suggest using the forums because they truly are a great resource, have a much wider focus/audience, and people are able to follow only the topics that interest them. since a list is black-or-white, in-or-out, the topic must be narrowed to maintain user interest and attendance. -- C Anthony

Chris Sakalis

7:09 p.m.

New subject: [arch-general] OT: iPad - FLOSS on the iPad - data transfer between an Arch PC and an iPad

On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:54 PM, C Anthony Risinger wrote:

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i think static arises because this list, or any other list by definition and without condition, spams hundreds[++] of people. the title is casually referenced as "General Discussion", but the often omitted qualifier is "... about Arch Linux" :-)

i, for example, follow this list to get the heads up on potential problems thru the experiences of others, and offer my own suggestions/feedback as necessary. i also enjoy absorbing the many gems shared by others, especially those who are very knowledgeable on Arch or other areas of distribution/software development. but i expect 95% to be specifically related to Arch.

... i can't say i'm particularly interested in Apple/iPad and what-have-you though. people often suggest using the forums because they truly are a great resource, have a much wider focus/audience, and people are able to follow only the topics that interest them.

since a list is black-or-white, in-or-out, the topic must be narrowed to maintain user interest and attendance.

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C Anthony

Hello, I totally agree. I even used to get the list as a digest, in order to avoid getting tons of messages I do not care about everyday. I did turn out that it is harder to organize them that way though, so I switched back to normal emails. I am not sure how active the forums are compared to the mailing list, but to be honest I do not really care. I have found that the Arch wiki in combination with Google, are usually enough. Worst case scenario, if you are not that familiar/good with Linux, you spend a little more time on Google. Add to that the fact that if you opt for Arch, you should really try things by yourself and find out on your own what works and what not. Arch is a very hands-on distribution and I am sure that is one of the reasons many users choose it. --Chris Sakalis

Peter Lewis

30 Jan 30 Jan

9:39 a.m.

New subject: [arch-general] OT: iPad - FLOSS on the iPad - data transfer between an Arch PC and an iPad

On Friday 27 Jan 2012 17:42:05 Ralf Mardorf wrote:

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If those kinds of questions are OT for this list, than IMO there should be another Arch mailing list for threads similar to this one. I guess I'm not the only one, who prefer mailing lists to forums.

I'm of the same mind. Having "grown up" on mailing lists and usenet, I really dislike using forums since they just feel rather opaque, inconvenient and clunky to me. We should either not mind about somewhat off-topic discussion which might loosely relate to Arch on this list, or else have an off-topic list as well as this one. "Go use the forums" isn't an answer IMO. Pete.

Ralf Mardorf

27 Jan 27 Jan

4:42 p.m.

On Fri, 2012-01-27 at 17:13 +0200, Rogutės Sparnuotos wrote:

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Wifi is better suited for internet connectivity (and Linux might have problems with bluetooth in this regard). For wireless devices, look at this list: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Devices/USB A device supporting hardware access point mode would be best. I used an old one from the list (a Zydas ZD1221) and it worked fine, but I didn't try to run an access point.

Thank you Rogutės :). To funny, since a friend today perhaps will lend me a bluetooth and unfortunately the weekend will delay deliveries of a wi-fi. - Ralf

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Jelle van der Waa
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