On Mon, 2009-02-02 at 17:04 +0000, Robert Longstaff wrote: > > I wondered if that was a good deal, also I wondered how easy it would be > > to install Ubuntu on it. As it doesnt have a dvd/cd player, would Ubuntu > > work on it, and how would I install it? > > I have an Aspire One 150 and I'm very satisfied with it. I immediately > wiped out Linpus and put generic Ubuntu Intrepid on it. After only > a small amount of tweaking (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne > is invaluable), nearly everything works perfectly. > > The only bit that doesn't are the card slots for certain types of > HD card, though I consider that minor. Otherwise the screen, wifi > and webcam are all fine. > > It's not brilliantly fast but not bad for a netbook. Admittedly, an > extra 512Mb would be good but I gather it's something of a nightmare > to install it - apparently you have to essentially dismantle the > entire machine to do so! > > The default battery only gives about 2h time, so I've ordered a larger > one which should give up to 6h. > > Finally, to install ubuntu, use the UNetbootin utlity > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNetbootin) to transfer the ISO onto a > pen drive and boot from USB. Worked fine for me. > > Anything else, just ask! > > Regards, > > Robert. >
You do have to dismantle it but it's not that hard as long as you take your time and are methodical. It's a really nice machine to dismantle see the youtube videos -- Seek That Thy Might Know http://www.davmor2.co.uk
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