<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hi,<br><br>I am not too familiar with an OLPC but I found this info: <br><br><span><a target="_blank" href="http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1435.0">http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1435.0</a></span><br><br>Did you install Network Manager and is your wireless network encrypted?<br><br>I wish you well on your writing projects!<br><br>matt<br><br><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">----- Original Message ----<br>From: Karin Dalziel <ubuntumailinglist@nirak.net><br>To: Matt Micek <mmicekfremontubuntu@yahoo.com><br>Cc: ubuntu-us-ne@lists.ubuntu.com<br>Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 5:03:01 PM<br>Subject: Re: ubuntu-us-ne May 3rd<br><br> I missed this before. The OLPC has 256 of RAM. Rest of the specs are here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://wiki.laptop.org/wiki/Hardware_specification">http://wiki.laptop.org/wiki/Hardware_specification</a><br><br>I did get Xubuntu installed, but can't get the networking to work. Won't have time to mess with it anymore before May 3, because I'll be going into "crap, I have a lot of papers to write" mode for the next two weeks. :)<br> <br>I have Hardy Heron already running on my laptop, could still add the Edubuntu packages. <br><br>-Karin<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Matt Micek <<a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mmicekfremontubuntu@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:mmicekfremontubuntu@yahoo.com">mmicekfremontubuntu@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hello All,<br><br>Karin: I just installed Xubuntu on a real old system with about 32mb ram.  It took about 5 hours. It was grueling.  But in the end it worked!<br> The elderly lady lady loves it with for her card games too.<br><br>You need the alternative ISO to install. The Main live Cd does not work. The installation has to drop into a low memory mode. Which is rather cool. What does the OLPC have as far as hardware?<br> <br>For the 3rd, I will be burning a few Ubunto Studio DVD's and Hardy Cd's too.<br><br>Matt</div></div></div></blockquote></div><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:karin@dalziel.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:karin@dalziel.org"></a> </div><br></div></div><br> <hr size=1>Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ "> Try it now.</a></body></html>