I got my invite to try out the Jolicloud alpha yesterday. While this netbook isn’t listed in their supported (or unsupported) machines, initial install is working OK. Wifi works out of the box, and I suspect it’s not using the best video driver but video does work at the proper resolution. I wanted to put [...]
The next OS (and last) that I care about getting working on the Gateway LT3103u is Ubuntu. This is the OS that I use day to day, and so the most interesting to me.
Unfortunately, the current release of Ubuntu, 9.04, is currently using kernel 2.6.28, which isn’t new enough to have working wireless drivers for [...]
I’ve seen people searching and looking for information on this netbook and Linux, and I know how little is out there, so I figured I’d get this post started, even if it is a bit premature.
I just finished installing Fedora 11 using the Install DVD. Unfortunately, I failed to get the OS to install using [...]
I wanted to write up a quick post about this, since I had searched in vain for information on this when I was fighting with it last night.
I just picked up a Gateway LT3103u which comes with Vista. Reports say that Windows 7 runs far better on netbooks than Vista, and I had a shiny [...]
June is always a busy month for me, with a trip to Jamaica and all the requisite running around that preceeds and follows. Here’s the highlights, some of which I’ll post in more detail about later:
* Standing on a postcard perfect beach taking pictures of sunsets is great, unless your batteries die.
* I picked up [...]
