zondag 9 oktober 2011

Linpus Lite, Update Adobe Flash Player

The other day, my FireFox updated itself and told me I should update Adobe Flash Player.



Just click the link get the free update now and I chose .rpm for other Linux. I chose rpm since Linpus Linux is based on Fedora which uses the Redhat Package Manager (rpm).



The default program to open rpm files is the package manager of Linpus. This is fine. Click OK to download.



It then downloads the file and you will be prompted for the root password for using the package manager.



Click Apply, click away a warning and the Adobe Flash Player will install. It actually amazed me how simple it was.

zondag 1 mei 2011

Wireless network dongle for Argosy HV335T

Recently I bought an Argosy HV335T media player, and since it isn't near a wired network point, I thought it would be a good idea to use a wifi dongle.

Argosy USB Wireless Dongle support:
● 802.11g (Realtek RTL8187B only)
● 802.11n (Realtek RTL8192/RTL8191SU only)
But not all network adapters with these chipsets work. I tried three different wifi adapters before I finally found one that works. The first three I bought because of the chipset (twice at mycom, who have great service; the helped trying to find the right one and returning non-working ones was no problem, and one at amazon.de I ordered LogiLink W-LAN 54MBit USB 2.0 Adapter, Realtek Chip.

On the Argosy forum I found a list with tested and working adapters. Here's the list, for future reference:
Airlink AWLL6075
Airlink AWLL6077
Belkin F5D8053v6
Cnet WU906
D-Link DWA-130
D-Link DWA-131
Encore ENUWI-G2 (802,11g)
MIMO network adapter 300Mbps
Monoprice USB Wireless Lan 802,11N1 1T2R adapter
Zonet ZEW2546
Zxtreamer wireless Antenna ( tested by end-user)

Finally, at amazon.co.uk I bought the AirLink101 AWLL6075 Wireless N Mini USB Adapter which is nice and small, 54n so quick and works perfectly with the Argosy HV335T!