Comments on Ubuntu on the Dell Mini: Mini 9 Ships with Partition Error

FWIW:
I got my Mini9 today and the partition e...

2008-12-17T12:58:00.000-06:00

FWIW:
I got my Mini9 today and the partition error appears to be fixed on the newer ones. I got the 4gb drive.

Does Ubuntu on the Dell Mini have dual monitor sup...

2008-10-19T20:27:00.000-05:00

Does Ubuntu on the Dell Mini have dual monitor support or does it only provide mirroring?

Just finished installing 8.10 using your instructi...

2008-10-16T23:01:00.000-05:00

Just finished installing 8.10 using your instructions. Except for a CD-ROM that didn't cooperate (changed over to a USB key), everything went smoothly. Recognizes my 2GB of RAM.

Two bugs, probably due to 8.10 from what I'm reading: none of my USB flash drives will mount, and there are graphical glitches whenever I open Firefox (but they go away as soon as it's done loading, I'm guessing

I am also thinking imaging mistake. No quality con...

2008-10-16T16:37:00.000-05:00

I am also thinking imaging mistake. No quality control on Dells part.

I'd be interested to know where did you find the l...

2008-10-16T15:14:00.000-05:00

I'd be interested to know where did you find the lpia binaries for Ubuntu 8.10. I assume you installed the i386...

that's interesting. i did not check the partition...

2008-10-16T15:11:00.000-05:00

that's interesting. i did not check the partitioning on my 8gb drive before i reinstalled. i wonder if that was an imaging mistake (i.e. they pushed the wrong image to it in the factory) or if that is what they intended. surely they don't expect you to create a new partition and mount point for anything over 4gb.