installing ubuntu on Acer veriton 2800

Sat Jun 25 12:19:12 UTC 2011

On 06/25/2011 10:00 PM, ubuntu-au-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
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>     1. Re: installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800 (Tom Sparks)
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> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:21:23 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tom Sparks<tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au>
> To: Chris Robinson<fabricator4 at yahoo.com>
> Cc: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800
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> --- On Fri, 24/6/11, Chris Robinson<fabricator4 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> How much RAM do you have?? Acer
>> shipped some of these units with a really stingy
>> amount of RAM, like 256Mb or even
>> 128Mb.???If this is the case I can offer some
>>
>> suggestions about how to get the machine working with a
>> 'buntu distro.
> RAM: 2Gb
>
>
> this the error message I get
> "
> acer-wmi: no or unsupported wmi interface
> "
> I also tried disabling apci with apci=off no luck
>
> screensaver works :)
>
> I have booted Knoppix, it works,
> I read the how to installing to hard drive and said F*** THAT
>
> tom
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Tom Sparks<tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au>
>> To: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
>> Sent: Fri, 24 June, 2011 5:49:54 PM
>> Subject: installing xubuntu on Acer Veriton 2800
>>
>> I am attempting to install xubuntu 10.04 on Acer Veriton
>> 2800
>> the live CD (10.04) stalls/crash just before the gui loads,
>> but the mouse cursor
>> is displayed
>>
>> i've just left the computer on, the monitor went into power
>> saving mode
>> when I move the mouse the xubuntu background image is
>> displayed, but with no
>> menu bar
>>
>>
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>> 3 x (x)Ubuntu 10.04, Amiga A1200 WB 3.1, UAE AF 2006 WB
>> 3.X, Sam440 AOS 4.1.2
>> Wanted: RiscOS system, GEOS system (C64/C128), Atari ST,
>> Apple Macintosh
>> (68k/PPC only)
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:46:45 +1000
> From: Benjamin Donald-Wilson<benonsoftware at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Planet AU
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> Hay all,
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> I was just wondering how do we get our blog on planet.ubuntu-au.com.au?
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Ben Donald-Wilson (Age 12)
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:54:09 +1000
> From: Benjamin Donald-Wilson<benonsoftware at gmail.com>
> To: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: WordPress.com blog
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> Following the June meeting I thought of having a wordpress.com blog for
> Ubuntu-AU. Any ideas? At the moment I have resisted the username ubuntuau
> and the blog name ubuntuau.wordpress.com. Anyone of ideas for it maybe posts
> of the release parties and other events. Any ideas?
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Ben Donald-Wilson (Age 12)
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Hi
I have an 11 year old compaq Armarda E500 with 256 RAM (which i got for 
$A30 on ebay) and 40 GB HDD. It has a single usb (ver1???) and a really 
good screen.

This was running Ubuntu 10.04 until today...it worked but was fairly 
lethargic.
I downloaded the 32 bit peppermint 2 iso and burned it to a CD  (on 
another machine) and have just installed it. Works great, much more 
responsive and it recognises both my netgear wg111 wireless nic and my 
new wireless printer just like U 10.04.

Hope this helps..Pmint is based on U10.04 but it is tweaked for a very 
lightweight system a la jolicloud.

Regards

Larry North