[clug] DreamBook?

[David Lloyd]

The device didn't work as advertised; I'd contact the Office of Business and Consumer Affairs (or the relevant office in your state) and get them to have a stern talk to the seller(s).

DSL

On 03/12/2010, at 10:58 AM, Robert Edwards wrote:

> On 03/12/10 11:18, Sanders King wrote:
>> I just bought the L11 tablet from Pioneer.  They advertised it pre-installed
>> with Ubuntu.  I asked them about it and they said that everything worked
>> except multi-touch.  Upon arrival I find that the touch screen doesn't work
>> at all with Ubuntu and now they tell me that touch is not supported by them
>> at all.  (No touch on a tablet!!  They no longer advertise the L11 with
>> Ubuntu pre-installed.)  They refuse to take it back and I will have to take
>> legal action to get any satisfaction.  They want me to install Windows.
>> Blrrgghh!
>> 
>> So two things:
>>   - I don't trust Pioneer when it comes to after-sales support.  They've
>> lost me as a customer for ever.
>>   - Has anybody actually got the touch screen working on the Pioneer L11
>> with Linux?  Is there any chance at all?
>> 
> 
> Looks like the L11 should still run Android, so there must be Linux
> drivers for the touch screen. Why not install Android first, then look
> to running Ubuntu on it?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bob Edwards.
> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Sanders
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Robert Edwards<bob at cs.anu.edu.au>  wrote:
>> 
>>> On 03/12/10 10:34, Angus Gratton wrote:
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, 2010-12-02 at 17:20 +1100, Robert Edwards wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Anyone on the list seen or have any opinions of the DreamBook Android
>>>>> tablet currently being sold in Big-W for $188? 7" touchscreen, 256MB
>>>>> RAM, 2GB SSD etc. etc.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Worth buying?
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Not really.
>>>> 
>>>> It appears to be the same WonderMedia WM8505 chipset as the Eken M001
>>>> $99 tablet and a few of the others, just with more RAM.
>>>> 
>>>> If that's the case, I've spent a lot of time messing with these things
>>>> (I got Froyo to mostly run on mine last week) and they're not a
>>>> particularly good device at $99, let alone $188.
>>>> 
>>>> In fact, Ars Technica reviewed a similar (possibly same) model sold in
>>>> the US @ $99US as the "worst gadget ever"
>>>> 
>>>> http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/reviews/2010/11/worst-gadget-ever-ars-reviews-a-99-android-tablet.ars
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> Yep, the Maylong M150 reviewed by Ars Technica looks identical to the
>>> DreamBook for sale in Big W. I'll stay away...
>>> 
>>> Congrats on getting Froyo going on the Eken M001. I still have my
>>> SmartQ R7 running Ubuntu - clunky but does the job. I might be able
>>> to make it to Dickson College next Tuesday. What time are you all
>>> going to be there?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> Bob Edwards.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Funnily enough, many of the problems are software related (missing
>>>> kernel support in particular.) I actually wrote an open letter
>>>> encouraging Wondermedia to release their docs/code so the current
>>>> community efforts can be more successful, and the products can suck
>>>> less:
>>>> http://projectgus.com/2010/11/open-letter-to-wondermedia-technologies/
>>>> 
>>>> I'm told the letter has apparently been forwarded on to them by someone
>>>> with contacts at the company, but I'm not exactly holding high hopes.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Someone mentioned the Tegra-based tablets, and I think these will be
>>>> really interesting - looking forward to seeing reviews when they come
>>>> out. The Viewsonic Viewpad 7 that was announced for Australia yesterday
>>>> also sounds good, if only because it has a capacitive touch screen
>>>> instead of resistive.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Angus
>>>> 
>>>> PS If anyone is interested in messing with these things for general
>>>> hacking's sake, I was going to bring mine (I have two tablets and a
>>>> netbook, related chipsets) to the MHV meeting next Tuesday at Dickson
>>>> College, and show what I've been doing to mess around with them. Plug
>>>> plug. ;)
>>>> 
>>>> 
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