dell mini bios upgrade

I've just upgraded the bios on my dell mini-9.

Followed this howto.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7336044&postcount=64

the new bios makes Fn+Z and Fn+X as function keys, and apprarently improves battery life.

more importantly... fancy graphics on boot :)

Floss Manuals

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Many mention the work done (in sprints thereat) to improve the floss manuals.

Here they are. Highly recommended.
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