I don't know, I've yet to research that. My husband says he has encountered firmware updates in the past that you can do via USB key in Linux, but I cannot find any Linux-specific downloads on Samsung.com. It's possible one of the Windows downloads just creates a USB key that the bios actually uses to do the firmware update, but I haven't even started to find out if Samsung provides something like that.
Everything I've read has indicated that it the firmware update is an EXE file and atttempts of:
- wine solution failed
- Virtual Environment solution failed
which would mean
- real windows environment required.
I'm wondering if XP or something can be persuaded to boot off an external drive? It's been so long (2005) since I used Windows that I have no idea. For sure I'm not putting it on my SSD although if another firmware update comes along I'll probably buy a fast 256 SSD for Ubuntu and restore windows to this 128 for hard swap when required.
K
I'm at a full charge and with those settings I posted the link from my indicator is wavering right now between 6 and 7 hours. It WILL waver as part of the settings are now on-demand / cpu scaling power which will draw more battery where needed.
Happy to report since adding these settings that I don't seem to have any issues with wifi on wake which I've seen in the past due to power settings. Haven't done any USB testing yet though so can't confirm if USB wakes up on demand.
K
That's a good idea. Maybe I'll get an extra SSD for that purpose, too. I haven't used Windows since 2000.
ETA: I always have problems with wifi-on-wake. Maybe I'll try that out. So I've been developing with mine for about 4 hours now and I've supposedly got 4:35 remaining on my battery. That's, of course, with wifi on, and also Bluetooth, though Bluetooth is not in use ATM.
Last edited by erinspice; January 18th, 2013 at 08:12 PM. Reason: cross-post
I don't know how you are getting that battery life. I wouldn't change a thing. I just checked bios wondering if I had the "Only charge battery to 80% switched on" (which extends battery life) but I don't. Jealous
On the 80% I've had the machine apart and switching out the battery will be such a trivial step that I'd rather have the benefit of the longer charge.
K
I'd heard it ships with power-saving mode on in the bios, and I haven't changed anything. Did you turn it off to get more processor speed? The only other thing I can think of is that mine is the i7/256 GB model, so there may be other improvements or compensations for battery life in that model.
ETA: I did set my brightness to default to 25 on wake and boot.
Hey guys.
I'm planning on buying an X3C in a few days and I was wondering if anyone of you is experiencing wireless problems such as packet drops and regular disconnections.
Thanks in advance.
I get disconnected on suspend, always have to manually re-enable wireless after coming back from a suspend. I have never seen a disconnect or unexpected network issues during regular use.
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