A strictly unofficial Elonex One email group Google Group

Netbooks for Christmas?

2009-10-28T21:29:58Z

One year later... Things are a lot calmer this year... There doesn't
seem to be a mad rush to buy Netbooks. The Elonex site is no longer
offering any of their machines directly for sale, suggesting you can
buy their 10 inch Webbook from Carphone Warehouse...

Maplin don't quite have the CnM Minibook available either - but they

Windows CE support?

2009-10-10T06:34:20Z

For those of you interested in the Windows CE equivalent to the Elonex
ONEt/Maplin CnMBook - the CnMbook "Silver", there's a new support site
opened up at:

[link]

Cheers

Other useful sites for the Elonex ONEt and similar machines...

2009-09-10T06:50:41Z

You may have noticed that the [link]
website has recently been revamped, with various additions to the
software available, advice pages, and there's now a forum - though
there's little information on the forum as yet.

There's also a link to another Forum at: [link]

Cannot engage software recovery mode

2009-09-05T14:27:18Z

Hi Folks,

I wanted to install an alternate OS, but when I tried, I think I've
damaged the native software, and I can't get it to do the software
recovery thing.

I have downloaded the files, put them on an SD card, in the slot and
tried to boot from it.
There seems to be some uncertainty around t'internet about which

Japanese (or two-byte) fonts on Elonex Onet

2009-08-21T16:34:21Z

I was trying to display Japanese characters on the Web browser.
Referring to some web sites, I created the directory "TrueType" under
the "/lib/X11/fonts" directory. I copied a truetype font file into the
"TrueType" directory and also created the "fonts.dir" in the same
directory. I am nearly certain that the place I created is right.

Android for MIPS

2009-08-11T11:21:56Z

Here is a news article saying that MIPS technologies is releasing
source code for Android for MIPS architecture.
[link]

The processor used in the OneT+ and family are MIPS Little Endian
based. I do not know how technically fesible it is but chances are

Virgin Newbie Linux and Elonex onet

2009-08-07T15:14:35Z

Hi
I have obtained a machine it has 2gb ram and currently a 2gb sd
installed. 32 gb SD ordered

The primary funtion is a holiday PC for email, posting picture to
picasa, editing photos, playing video and music. The media programme
with the OS is poor and there is no viable photo editor

Is there better media player and how do Install the picasa programme

Onet+ & XP

2009-08-02T20:08:50Z

Hi all
Would like to know if it is at all possible to remove onet+ os(linux) and replace with XP?
Mike

video player for elonexT+

2009-07-30T10:27:22Z

Dear Editor,
Since purchasing my Elonext+ some months ago, I have tried to download a suitable video player but without success.
I HAVE TRIED ALL VERSIONS (9 to 10), but can't seem to find the right one !
I would appreciate your help and advice.
Richard Roberts

forum

2009-07-17T10:24:16Z

Is this forum has died?

Huawei e160 on the Elonex oneT 3g connectivity problems

2009-06-26T15:31:43Z

This shouldn’t be as difficult as it is.
This is my list on how to do it, do not depart from the list or
install anything which could affect the 3g or it won’t work.
1. Upgrade the firmware (different to the OS).
GO to [link]
and download the latest firmware flash (v70 at 26/06/09)

Get a ONEt with Linux and 3G and Java installed

2009-06-16T19:51:12Z

Again, not quite. But Maplin have a "DataWind UbiSurfer" for sale at:
[link] (currently out of
stock) for £149.99 which looks remarkably like the faithful old Elonex
ONEt with 1 gigabyte of Flash memory - but with a 3G Vodafone wireless
card fitted and set up.

Automating WiFi connection at startup

2009-06-11T09:47:05Z

Hi,

I am successfully using WiFi on my Onet+, but this requires me to do
the following after boot up:

1. Run the wireless-lan utility from the Internet tab (or run /bin/
wireless-lan from the command line)
2. Explicitly connect to my SMC router from the list of networks
shown.

Has anybody got the "Preferred Network" conection to work for them,

Windows CE on a ONEt!

2009-06-06T16:39:04Z

Well, not quite, but Maplin have started selling a version of the ONEt/
MiniBook with 4 gigabytes of flash memory and Windows CE preloaded -
see [link] - currently
priced at £129.99

The full product specification is on the CnM Lifestyle website at

Running the one t with google android?

2009-05-04T01:46:23Z

Hi,

Has anyone managed to ever put android on one of these laptops? On
wikipedia's entry for "subnotebooks" I see it may have been done
commercially in China, but is that a whole different computer? Any
reason not to expect this happening any time soon?

Thanks,

Ale

record does not work

2009-04-29T04:29:24Z

Anyone else have this on a oneT out of the box? And if they do have
they discovered if it is hardware or software causing the failure?

Swap file

2009-04-18T20:15:09Z

Hi,can somebody please give me a step by step guide how to create swap
file in the elone oneT,running on the default OS please?

Elonex OneT+

2009-04-09T17:58:21Z

Hello there everyone. I guess that there are two versions of the elonex oneT+ and a few variations. Is it possible to convert a Windows version to Linux and vica versa? Saying that, this machine has come a long way from the spectrum 48K except for the instruction manual which gives no details of the machines capacity etc. Can someone advise of how far the machine can be pushed and the maximum size of the programs it can run. Thanks. Bill

Internet connection

2009-04-02T09:37:55Z

Hi,

Is there a way that you can connect automatically to the internet
after bootup ?

antivirus software

2009-04-02T05:57:21Z

Hi,

I Have bought my son an elonex one t + .
I'm quite please with it but my 15 year old son is not so keen prefers
his windows laptop.
Can someone please advise me does the elonex need to be protected by
antivirus software and if so any recommendations.

Thanks

3G Driver & instructions from Elonex - OpenDNS

2009-03-29T07:56:35Z

Also on Elonex's ONEt Support site along with the driver for 3G
telephone access to the Internet that's been around for a while, there
are full instructions for how to logon to each of the different 3G
telephone services at:

[link]

Official updates from Elonex

2009-03-29T07:40:22Z

I don't know if anyone else has noticed but some "official" updates
have appeared (probably some time ago) on the Elonex Support website
at:

[link]

They include: A couple of WiFi updates, a system library update, a
font update, an Abiword update, a spellchecker update and 3 games

Skype

2009-03-15T16:52:54Z

I've just bought a ONEt and was wondering whether its possible to get
SKYPE on it? I see it has a microphone slot so was hoping it might be
possible, but having problems with the Linux downloads on the SKYPE
website.

sound

2009-03-12T11:17:16Z

Hi I was just wondering how i get sound on my elonex onet as i
recently visited a music website and couldn't pick up the music being
played.Any help please?
Thanks.

Elonex One+ Calendar

2009-03-09T14:05:10Z

Has anyone managed to get the Calendar application
talking to Google Calendars yet.
It seems to me that the Calendar app is similar to Sunbird, but I
cannot find anything definitive anywhere. I have my Google Calendars
working in Sunbird on a PC quite happily, but the same settings do not
work on the OneT

elonex one problem

2009-03-07T12:18:38Z

i have locked my elonex one somehow the keyboard and mouse don't work,
only the mouse on the back of the screen is working, how do i get it
back? the only button working is the FN button it lights up when
pressed?

Progress on Alternative Linex versions

2009-03-02T21:49:55Z

Little Linux Laptop have announced a new version of Linux for the
Dutch version of the Elonex ONEt - [link]
- at the moment it's only compatible with machines that use the .IMG
recovery file type (the Elonex ONEt and the Maplin MiniBook use a .REC
file type as discussed elsewhere in this Google group). But, it's a

.rec format ??

2009-03-01T19:29:22Z

Does anybody here know what format elonex uses for their recovery
files ? When I check the file type it appears to be VMS Alpha
executable. Yaffs2 ?

PS Found this while looking around its a guide to fully emulating the
onetplus board with the bootloader ETC.

[link]

Good game, good game

2009-02-24T21:39:41Z

We've had a bit of a discussion of the Firefox Add-Ons available at
[link] - but so far the discussion
has only covered the more serious add-ons and those that try to get
around the Video/Flash limitations of the Elonex - but there are
plenty of games available and I wondered if any of you had any

Connecting to Elonex One through router

2009-02-17T14:51:46Z

I already have a pc that is connected to internet through virgin
broadband. I got my daighter the elonex at christmas and I bought a
router to connect the elonex to the internet. This has been
unsuccessful. I have the router set up and my pc still connects
through it to internet but i have no connection with elonex. Can

ONEt Software recovery versions

2009-02-15T12:50:47Z

"Mark" has added a comment to our blog pointing out that the Elonex
ONEt Recovery Image page:

[link]

now shows a historical list of updates - Elonex are on the eighth
version of the recovery image - I've only tried two early versions, so

Procon webfilter (parental control) add-on for Firefox

2009-02-09T21:04:00Z

Hi!

I bought OneT+ for my son, so he can use it for homework. He will be
using google a lot for research and I do not want him to see sites
which are not suitable for young children. I couldn't find a solution
for parental control for a while, but today I found it! Tested it and
it works great within the browser; I am really happy with it!!!! So,

gmail

2009-02-04T12:41:28Z

can someone give me the settings for gmail on elonex t+.thankyou

mac code

2009-02-03T22:48:15Z

hi. would someone please tell me how to find mac code on elonex t+

Elonex as router

2009-01-27T20:20:25Z

Has anyone managed to use the Elonex as a router? So, the Elonex Onet+
connects ok to the Internet, I want that conection 'shared'so I can
plug another
box into the RJ45 network socket at the back of the Elonex, and have
that
box connect to the internet. Is it the 'proxy server'?

Onet+ went crazy

2009-01-23T11:57:14Z

2 days ago my netbook went crazy. The search pane would come up by
itself.
Types random characters,especially "]",but a lot of them with some "t"-
s,etc. Also has a tendency to scroll and just doesn't wanna do what I
want.It started with the "caret browsing" coming up every time I
started Bon Echo.I could not go to the "about:config" in the browser

The dreaded coloured Stripes

2009-01-22T12:48:10Z

My Maplin minibook reverted to the vertical coloured stripes, this is the
second time it has happened, see attachment. I see from all the
correspondence that mine is not the only machine to do this. The cure for
this is to reload the Kernel as described on the cnm lifestyle website. I
cannot get the system recovery to load machine reports it cannot find the

Elonex Onet - Root Password

2009-01-19T10:46:28Z

Has anyone yet done any work on adding a password to root, so that we
have some security on the machines

Tim

Tuxtype on Onet(+)

2009-01-08T17:00:46Z

HI Guys,

Wondering if anyone had tuxtype running sucessfully on the Onet+

I used mkxap and packages from Debian Etch Mipsel branch in order to
get it working on my system. It did start after a bit of moving files
here and there. But unfortunately when i start a game all the letters
drop down in less than a fractionth of a second and the game ends :(

Video Online not working..

2009-01-07T19:16:23Z

Have installed video online and it starts up fine but when i double
click on a video to watch video online just closes down. Anyone had
any similar probs or know a workaround??

Thanks

Has your question been answered before

2009-01-07T17:50:40Z

It's worth searching the group archives to see what has been discussed
before.

[link]
takes you to the discussion screen where you can use the search box to
try to find old topics.

[link]

Operating System

2009-01-07T11:34:38Z

Can anyone please tell me how to look at the Operating System on these
machines?

Media player and Web browser

2009-01-06T14:55:07Z

Hi all,

Does anyone know how to listen to radio from the internet as the media
player keeps on crashing. It is the Xine media player that i use on
my ONEt+?

Also whenever i log into my hotmail account it advises me to upgrade
the browser. I download the Firefox option yet it does not install.

Printers

2009-01-02T21:18:07Z

Can anyone please suggest a cheap printer that will work with the One T+.
I have got my two children a laptop each for xmas and i am at a loss to find any printers that connect to the machine with a linux driver.
Thanks very much.
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web browser wont open!!!

2008-12-30T16:23:35Z

all of a sudden my web browser wont open on the elonex onet,
what can i do?
it connects to the network, but i can't get on the net!!
chris.

Elonex onet - HELP!!

2008-12-27T17:54:25Z

My kids received one each of these laptops at christmas and I have to
say I am totally lost with them - have managed to connect to internet
(very easily but not wirelessly!!).

I have several questions and am sure that someone out there with more
brains than me will be able to help....

We want to put music onto them., probably from cds that they have. Is

Lost all my Icons

2008-12-20T13:48:25Z

I've only had my ONEt a couple of days and I changed the Theme to
'quaint' one, now I've lost all my icons!

I'm waiting for a call back from support, however, i just wondered if
anyone else has had this.

I've shut down and re-started and pressed the little reset button on
the bottom - no joy.

Tip for connecting an Elonex ONE to Sky broadband

2008-12-16T20:05:39Z

We've had a comment posted to the [link]
as follows:

I have just been working with my daughter's new One+ and got this onto
the Internet using Sky broadband.

I had to force it to use a static address for the DNS and the machine

transferring from elonex to main PC

2008-12-12T23:51:23Z

Hi,
can anyone tell me how i can transfer data from the Elonex to my main
PC?
i have tried and it wont work!
when i put the data on the memory wrist band or a memory stick and
then try to put it onto my PC there is nothing there!
it works with photo's tho'! and i can transfer from my PC to the

Using a phone as a modem

2008-12-07T11:36:45Z

Minibook mobile phone internet.
Has any one managed this yet if so How??
Thanks Rusell