Author: Tim Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Ergo Microlite xl 1.4Ghz
On Monday 08 June 2009 22:06:00 Phillip Chandler wrote: > On Mon, 2009-06-08 at 22:01 +0100, Sean Gibbins wrote:
> > Phillip Chandler wrote:
> > > Hi All
> > >
> > > Has anyone had any fun with the above laptop ? Just picked one up 2nd
> > > hand, tried booting off a Ubuntu 7.10 CD.
> >
> > ---8<---
> >
> > > Im now installing Win XP which has formatted the HDD and is now copying
> > > files. So wondered if these Ergo machines were not very happy to be
> > > near linux ?
> >
> > Or perhaps they weren't happy with Ubuntu when 7.10 was current - worth
> > trying the 9.04 live CD maybe?
>
> The operative word being "Ubuntu" :-) Its only got 256mb ram at the
> moment, so hence why I tried 7.10, less gui girly compiz stuff to slow
> it down. But I'll try a 9.04 live cd tomorrow as you suggest.
>
If you only have 256mb memory then maybe xbuntu would be a better choice?
