I had tried the hardware reset described in the FAQ, now the computer doesn't want to start at all.
The bios upgrade seemed to have been successful yet the problem remains.
The solution to the problem seems to be to change the hardware with the warranty.
(Ooops, my warranty is more than likely void from me taking the laptop apart (not just removing the processor/memory cover, hdd cover)
I am unsure of the legal issues from always using it under GNU/Linux (The constructors could try to put the blame on them when clearly it is a hardware issue documented on their site.)
I tried to write to FSC, wrote a really long letter, found it well written, sent it and lost it, my session had timed out.
I liked their product but am now sadly looking towards the competitors.
I won't make the same mistake twice, I at the moment I am looking at the Samsung NC10, Acer One 751 and the Asus eeepc 1000HE.
They seem very linux friendly, and have a longer battery charge (6-cell instead of 3).
At the moment the Asus eeepc seems to have a slight glitch with the wifi under Lenny that seems sorted under Sid thus will be fine under Squeeze or by using NDISwrapper..
I am not really interested in the wifi. I just want to run Stellarium when I am out playing with my telescope.
The Amilo was great for learning, and I would run Cinerella, Jahashaka with many other interesting programs found in UbuntuStudio. Three years ago it seemed like the best choice of a laptop taking into account Quality and price. Growing up, I was a Fan of AMD and Nvidia and that influenced my choice (and the price) influenced my choice more than anything else.
People change, at the moment, "Linux Friendly" is the main criteria governing my decisions.
The amilo is Linux friendly to a certain extent thanks to a lot of hard work and contribution by developers.
With that said, the laptop may boot, I haven't tried today... Nope.
Any ideas on how to adapt the screen of an amilo on the side panel of a tower pc?
I may short out the AGP Radeon card of an old computer that has withstood the test of time. (I am like Sid, playing around with things when I am not an engineer, just a hobbiest)
The Amilo is already an old model, finding ways to salvage parts could be very useful to many in the coming years.