I have one of these, can I install ubuntu on it dual boot? How did you do it? rFIT? from USB Live stick?thanksscott
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im not familiar with Ubuntu but im sure you can install just about anything on there as long as its compatible with the processor and windows , and u can use a usb stick on it too. I just know you cant change the backgrounds on it.
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I would be careful because when I found out that only Windows 7 Starter was on my Acer I upgraded to Windows 7 Premium Home Edition plus MS Office 2013. Now the netbook is extremely slow. Speaking to Acer they said that I should not have changed anything and the Acer is only compatible for what they have installed. There was no indication about the Windows 7 starter version when I bought it otherwise I would have never bought this Acer.
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Hey I actually have the exact same question. I just bought a TR4M to go with this board. What were your findings? I just tried booting it (I'm running Ubuntu off a thumb drive) and the system hung for a while before presenting me with a laundry list of conflicts. I'm curious, did you try this out? What did you end up doing?Thankya!
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Easy easy easy yes you can on both. First you need a bootable USB with the operating system on it or a cloning program. Here, check out the clean install video I made. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16m25etC3lo
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It is backwards compatible. I'm not sure if you can use a boot source but I am sure with certain programs it is possible.
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It's my understanding you can dual boot with any board. I've done Ubuntu/Windows dual boots on pretty much every PC I've owned. I think dual booting is performed by software installed on your hard drive, not anything specific to particular boards, but I am not an expert. If you have an AMD video card or use a wireless network adapter, you might want to look into whether or not they have driver support under SteamOS. You could always just give it a shot and see what happens. Make sure you back up all your data and good luck!
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The utilite is not offered with Linux Mint preinstalled but some googling and research you should be able to figure out a way to do it. The box is definitely worth the money, IMHO.
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Did you ever find out if this was compatible with Linux? I see the v1 is listed, but can't find anything on the v2.
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Good info thanks for posting.This is an open question to anyone who knows: Any insight into whether or not a program like Parallels would work and if there are USB issues?
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BIOS. Yes you can run linux on it easily. Now if you went with windows 8 or 8.1 it'll be a bit tricky.
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I also can't answer at this moment. It doesn't work yet because I'm fighting against Win8 and it's hardware to install Linux.
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O just saw the first post not all there. Heres the rest.. I am also looking forward to "PicUntu" which will allow a linux android dual boot. With "linux PicUntu" the issues with flash support and the websites like cbs,hulu recognizing the pc as android, and thereby blocking the device, should no longer be an issue simce i would see picuntu, a version of Ubuntu, instead. But there is no timetable as to when it will be ready for the average customer. Another poster mentioned slatedroid for articles referring to picuntu. So i continue to wait.
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Not sure. I would suggest you to use a flash drive to install linux stuff instead.
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Absolutely. I put Xubuntu on it immediately. You should have absolutely no problems with any Ubuntu-based distribution like Mint. Other distributions should work as well but I can't comment on driver or EFI boot support for those--your mileage may vary. If you put your install disk image on a USB drive as I did, you'll have to open up the BIOS setup while it's booting to change the boot priority to boot the USB drive over the hard drive.
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It comes with Linux, but by using a USB optical drive, you should be able to install Windows. I recommend trying XP SP2 or SP3. Not sure, but you may need SATA drivers for XP to work... [PirateBay has XP Pro SP3 w/ SATA drivers, if you're not above that sort of thing. ;-) ] No idea about OS X, Google "Hackintosh" for more info on that.
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I tried to install Linux on it right after getting my hands on, but could not boot from CD. I think it is something about encrypted or locked boot loader. I was busy so I did not bother myself looking for a solution. But soon, I'll give it another try and find out the possible solutions and I think it is not that hard to get resolved.Reg's,Rodi
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I don't think any computers are sold from major manufacturers with Ubuntu or Linux installed though I could be wrong, but you can definitely install it easily enough yourself.
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We had to send it back because it was USB driven and it could not be the primary boot monitor. Don't remember other details....sorry!