E-Machines

[Wade Smart]

Joseph wrote:
> 
> I bought a neW E-Machine and just after the warranty ran out, it broke 
> down.  It wouldn't install from the install DVD.  I decoded to load 
> Ubuntu on it.  Yeah right.  It wouldn't take it.  New machine, good for 
> parts only.  I hope you have more luck than I had.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> GARY HYPES wrote:
>> I know EMs have a bad rep as being poorly built machines. I'm 
>> considering buying one (very cheap), wiping the hard disk (Windows XP) 
>> and installing Ubuntu. Has anyone encountered specific problems 
>> installing and running Linux/Ubuntu on E-machines PC's? 
>>
>> -- 
>> Gary Hypes
>> Contrary to popular belief, violence solves a great many things.
> 
> 

Emachine & Gateway are the same company now.
I didnt have trouble on my gateway but on others, I have.

What I did with one emachine is go into BIOS, set cd(dvd) as the first 
boot device, boot up to live cd, wipe the hd with partition manager, 
then install ubuntu.

Wade

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