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Subject: My experience on my Nexus 7
From: Konrad Neitzel <konrad () neitzel ! de>
Date: 2013-06-10 17:24:42
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Hi all=2C
first of all I want to thank you all for your efforts regarding the KDE Pla=
sma active stuff. It was a great experience to install it on my Nexus 7 (32=
GB=2C 3G).
I just want to share my experience with you. I wish I could do more but I f=
ear that my time is to limited right now.
What did I do?
- I mainly followed the blog entry of Ruediger Gad which can be found at
http://ruedigergad.com/2012/12/21/plasma-active-for-nexus-7-running-the-t=
ouch-optimized-plasma-active-linux-distribution-on-nexus-7/
- I used the files at http://files.kde.org/plasma/active/3.0/images/nexus7/
The first steps was done with plasma-active-nexus7-devel-mer-latest-2013-04=
-06.tar.gz
Later I also used the plasma-active-armv7hl-google-nexus7-devel-mer-latest-=
2013-06-06.tar.gz
I always did a zypper up to get everything up to date!
My Feedback to different parts (In (..) I try to give you the used tar.gz):
On screen keyboard
- (2013-04-06) The keyboard caused some trouble. When I tried it the first =
time=2C I was unable to enter a wlan password because the textfield always =
lost focus. That didn't happen when I reinstalled it later.
- (2013-06-06) The keyboard wasn't fully on top when I dragged the taskbar =
/ application menu down. The area of the small screens of the running tasks=
was on top so I was unable to use the first row of keys. (e.g. I was unabl=
e to click a "e" - if there was a task in that area=2C I would have switche=
d to the task). But everything else worked. I used the keyboard with multip=
le applications.
- (idea): I would like to be able to choose different layouts. So in the pa=
st I even loved on screen keyboards that have a full keyboard including a l=
ine with numbers so I do not have to switch between numbers and alphanumeri=
c all the time. But that is just an idea - they keyboard was ok!
zypper
- (2013-06-06) The repositories wasn't set. Maybe I did something wrong but=
a zypper up simply gave me a message that the 2 repositories were not avai=
lable. I simply solved it by copying the /etc/zypper/repo.d contents of the=
2013-04-06 tar.gz.
Kontact Touch
- (2013-06-06) I wanted to configure my mails on the device. But I found no=
way to configure my outgoing mail settings. I tried to solve this by direc=
tly modifying the ~/.kde/share/config/mailtransports file. But I was unable=
to get my account up and running. Sending mails always results in a messag=
e that a STARTTLS command should be issued or that the SSL certificate was =
not trust. (I wanted to access outlook.com which works fine with kmail.)
Power Consumption
- (2013-06-06) It seems that the power consumption of the device is higher =
than with Android. (I didn't do any measurements but I had that feeling whe=
n I used the device.
- (2013-06-06) When the devices is used and a usb cable with power only is =
connected=2C the battery is charging. But the % value is not changed. (But =
after a sleep cycle=2C the correct value is shown.)
- (2013-06-06) When the device is used with a connect to a PC=2C the batter=
y is not charged. That is a common szenario for my device: I simply use it =
as my personal assistant for my emails=2C contacts=2C im=2C ... And I direc=
tly connect it to my business system=2C so I have no problems with the batt=
ery.
Generic stuff
- (2013-06-06) I had small issues with the decide when the device had a bla=
ck screen or was showing the "console output". In most cases plugging in a =
usb cable helped to get back to the desktop. But rarely I had to press the =
power button quite long to switch the device off / reboot it.
- KWallet is a little annoying. Every time I wake up the device I have to e=
nter a password. The usage that I would like best would be to have a locked=
screen where I can enter a pin / password / whatever and then do not have =
to enter my kwallet password.
My personal view:
In my eyes the whole system looks really promising. I will work on the Kont=
act Touch configuration when I find more time again. It looks great and I l=
ike the approach. (Maybe the Nexus 7 does not have enough power but I would=
like such a small device with a full linux system and kde plasma active de=
sktop.)
I hope you found my feedback a little useful. Sorry if there was nothing us=
eful for you but I think that is the least that I could do.
With kind regards=2C
Konrad
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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Hi all,<br><br>first of all I want to thank \
you all for your efforts regarding the KDE Plasma active stuff. It was a great \
experience to install it on my Nexus 7 (32 GB, 3G).<br><br>I just want to share my \
experience with you. I wish I could do more but I fear that my time is to limited \
right now.<br><br>What did I do?<br>- I mainly followed the blog entry of Ruediger \
Gad which can be found at<br> <a \
href="http://ruedigergad.com/2012/12/21/plasma-active-for-nexus-7-running-the-touch-optimized-plasma-active-linux-distribution-on-nexus-7/" \
target="_blank">http://ruedigergad.com/2012/12/21/plasma-active-for-nexus-7-running-the-touch-optimized-plasma-active-linux-distribution-on-nexus-7/</a><br>- \
I used the files at <a href="http://files.kde.org/plasma/active/3.0/images/nexus7/" \
target="_blank">http://files.kde.org/plasma/active/3.0/images/nexus7/</a><br><br>The \
first steps was done with <a \
href="http://files.kde.org/plasma/active/3.0/images/nexus7/plasma-active-nexus7-devel- \
mer-latest-2013-04-06.tar.gz">plasma-active-nexus7-devel-mer-latest-2013-04-06.tar.gz</a><br>Later \
I also used the <a href="http://files.kde.org/plasma/active/3.0/images/nexus7/plasma-a \
ctive-armv7hl-google-nexus7-devel-mer-latest-2013-06-06.tar.gz">plasma-active-armv7hl-google-nexus7-devel-mer-latest-2013-06-06.tar.gz</a><br>I \
always did a zypper up to get everything up to date!<br><br>My Feedback to different \
parts (In (..) I try to give you the used tar.gz):<br><br>On screen keyboard<br>- \
(2013-04-06) The keyboard caused some trouble. When I tried it the first time, I was \
unable to enter a wlan password because the textfield always lost focus. That didn't \
happen when I reinstalled it later.<br>- (2013-06-06) The keyboard wasn't fully on \
top when I dragged the taskbar / application menu down. The area of the small screens \
of the running tasks was on top so I was unable to use the first row of keys. (e.g. I \
was unable to click a "e" - if there was a task in that area, I would have switched \
to the task). But everything else worked. I used the keyboard with multiple \
applications.<br>- (idea): I would like to be able to choose different layouts. So in \
the past I even loved on screen keyboards that have a full keyboard including a line \
with numbers so I do not have to switch between numbers and alphanumeric all the \
time. But that is just an idea - they keyboard was ok!<br><br>zypper<br>- \
(2013-06-06) The repositories wasn't set. Maybe I did something wrong but a zypper up \
simply gave me a message that the 2 repositories were not available. I simply solved \
it by copying the /etc/zypper/repo.d contents of the 2013-04-06 \
tar.gz.<br><br>Kontact Touch<br>- (2013-06-06) I wanted to configure my mails on the \
device. But I found no way to configure my outgoing mail settings. I tried to solve \
this by directly modifying the ~/.kde/share/config/mailtransports file. But I was \
unable to get my account up and running. Sending mails always results in a message \
that a STARTTLS command should be issued or that the SSL certificate was not trust. \
(I wanted to access outlook.com which works fine with kmail.)<br><br>Power \
Consumption<br>- (2013-06-06) It seems that the power consumption of the device is \
higher than with Android. (I didn't do any measurements but I had that feeling when I \
used the device.<br>- (2013-06-06) When the devices is used and a usb cable with \
power only is connected, the battery is charging. But the % value is not changed. \
(But after a sleep cycle, the correct value is shown.)<br>- (2013-06-06) When the \
device is used with a connect to a PC, the battery is not charged. That is a common \
szenario for my device: I simply use it as my personal assistant for my emails, \
contacts, im, ... And I directly connect it to my business system, so I have no \
problems with the battery.<br><br>Generic stuff<br>- (2013-06-06) I had small issues \
with the decide when the device had a black screen or was showing the "console \
output". In most cases plugging in a usb cable helped to get back to the desktop. But \
rarely I had to press the power button quite long to switch the device off / reboot \
it.<br>- KWallet is a little annoying. Every time I wake up the device I have to \
enter a password. The usage that I would like best would be to have a locked screen \
where I can enter a pin / password / whatever and then do not have to enter my \
kwallet password.<br><br><br>My personal view:<br>In my eyes the whole system looks \
really promising. I will work on the Kontact Touch configuration when I find more \
time again. It looks great and I like the approach. (Maybe the Nexus 7 does not have \
enough power but I would like such a small device with a full linux system and kde \
plasma active desktop.)<br><br>I hope you found my feedback a little useful. Sorry if \
there was nothing useful for you but I think that is the least that I could \
do.<br><br>With kind regards,<br><br>Konrad<br> </div></body> </html>
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