-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 TekBudda wrote: >> I have indeed done this. You can change the bios to boot from the >> SD card instead of the onboard SSD or do this manually when you >> boot (I can't remember the key to press, F-2 maybe?). I did the >> install via a USB DVD drive and simply chose the SD as the primary >> device. > > Did you run into any challenges doing the install? Problems with > hardware, etc? > Keeping all the devices straight in my head to make sure I was working on the right one. > >> The Ubuntu mid is aimed at the new generation of UMPCs with the >> Intel Atom CPU and will be optimized for this platform > > Damn! I kind of thought that was the case. > There is no problem here, other than that there is going to be a lot of devices to choose from, which should also keep the costs down.
>> The UI is probably what you are interested in. The package name is >> ume-launcher and it is stable enough to be usable now. > > > Although the UI is swish and cool it wasn't the primary reason. I > was looking at it because it appeared like the distro would have been > better optimized for things like the EeePC. I suppose if I was more > of a code jockey I would feel more comfortable experimenting with > stuff like this, but time has been so short lately, I like to find > out as much information as I can before taking the plunge on > something...well at least enough to fix something I break or get some > back to where it was before. LOL I am not sure what you are expecting to be optimized. Both the original eeePC and the newer gen of devices are powered by 32 bit x86 processors that run a standard version of Ubuntu just fine. I am writing this on an Acer One running a stock version of Xubuntu btw. The UI is being optimized for the screen size and there will likely be a custom kernel for the Intel Atom. They are also targeting this to hardware manufactures as it will have a different release cycle from the standard Ubuntus. Really, you will generally only see it pre-installed on devices. > I appreciate the insights and information Gustin. > > np -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIoQkCwRXgH3rKGfMRApejAJ4n+K2KNaTBM4X3berKK6E0Bh/bBwCfZYrb WDFD13Wg6b+Upx0L4FIsM20= =DNL4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
