On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 03:11, John Andersen
On 4/22/2012 3:57 AM, C wrote:
The Android tablets use a partition format known as MTP that is poorly supported in Linux - even in Windows it requires you to install special drivers to be able to access via USB from the PC
MTP is not a partition, its a protocol. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Transfer_Protocol
<forehead smack> Right... I typed the reply too quickly. Thank you for correcting this. I've not had any issues with file transfer, but I also don't interface with the tablet using MTP. WiFi has, so far, covered 100% of what I needed. and that's been easy with openSUSE (as I mentioned before, setting up a basic Samba server is pretty simple using YaST, and this is easy to connect to using most every File Manager you can pull down from Google Play (marketplace)).
Underneath, you will find standard linux partitions. The A500 also supports an add-in MicroSD formatted in Fat32. And a standard size USB port which can mount memory sticks and hard disk drives (even those formatted in NTFS).
That was a selling point for me with the A500. I've used it a lot. The layout is kind of nice too. There are 2 USB ports on the side.... a regular USB port and a miniUSB. You use the miniUSB to connect to the PC and the reg USB for USB sticks, keyboard etc. Nice because you can use both at the same time. Granted you also have exactly this with the Asus... but the Asus wasn't available when I bought my Acer.
As for the keyboard, you can use any bluetooth keyboard and mouse on most tablets.
Yes true, but a standard keyboard and mouse are inconvenient to pack around. I bought this: http://www.amazon.com/Keyboard-KEYBOARD-Guaranteed-compatible-Honeycomb/dp/B... for my Iconia A500, and it's OK.. not as slick as the Asus solution, but it works well enough for my needs. C. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org