[Chester LUG] eeepc ubuntu upgrade

Fintan Gaughan fgaughan at gmail.com
Mon Apr 28 08:24:21 UTC 2008


I was at Scarborough Lug few weeks back and was impressed with the eeepc,
only thing I was put off with the small screen.
So I will be watching out for newer models see if its worth having...

But ordinary laptops are getting cheaper these days so we are facing
a differcult  choice :-)


Fintan



2008/4/27 Paul Williams <wilp4a at hotmail.co.uk>:
> Must be local to you, Les.  The only ones on pcworld website are the 4g
> models at 250 inc vat and pcworld business has the same at 212 ex vat (so
> about the same price!).
>
> There are several models in general release.  There's the 2G surf (my one).
> I paid 200 for it, but I've seen it priced between 167 and 230 depending on
> where you look.
>
> There's the 4G (as above), the 8G.  All these have a 7" screen.
>
> There's the 12G XP and the 20G Xandros models coming out in May for about
> 320 - 350 each.  Both are said to have 9" screens.
>
> BTW, I used a 4G Class 6 SDHC card for the ubuntu due to size restraints of
> the 2G.  The better models don't have this problem.
>
> > Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:48:26 +0100
> > To: chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] eeepc ubuntu upgrade
> > From: e-mail at mcrilly.co.uk
>
>
> >
> > Les Pritchard wrote:
> > > Thanks for the tips Paul. I noticed that PC World are doing the basic
> > > model at £199 again, a bargain for someone who wants a portable,
> > > robust laptop.
> > >
> > > Les
> > >
> > > On 4/27/08, *Paul Williams* <wilp4a at hotmail.co.uk
> > > <mailto:wilp4a at hotmail.co.uk>> wrote:
> > >
> > > As we discussed at the meet, I was trying to change my 2G surf
> > > eeepc to Ubuntu. Here's the update:
> > >
> > > Install to SDHC, deleting partitions on SSD
> > > Install Hardy Desktop = failed - process halted
> > > Install to Gutsy Desktop = failed - process halted
> > > Install to Feisty Alternate = failed - Ethernet and Wifi
> > > disabled. Unable to reinitialise them
> > > Install to Hardy Alternate = failed - Refused to move beyond login
> > > screen
> > > Install to Gutsy Alternate = successful (so far) - Ethernet
> > > working and updates in progress.
> > >
> > > Upgrade to Hardy? Word on the web is not recommended for the
> > > eeepc at this time. Several key drivers disabled.
> > >
> > > Hope this helps those of you who are Ubuntu fans and those who
> > > expressed an interrest in my eeepc last thursday.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
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> > They've just released the 9" screen one I think, or is that the one
> > you're talking about, Les?
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