Coreper Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 i was wondering if its possible to install the Linux Ubuntu Netbook Remix onto a regular notebook [with a Core 2 Duo CPU]?i was wondering because Ubuntu 9.10 boots very slow, in comparison to 9.4, and i want a fast booting linux distro, with only the need to have internet access [i also tried Goblin, but that doesnt work, its Atom only...] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I've noticed the boot time has increased since 9.04 but unfortunately, there's not much they can do about it until they start fixing all the more important bugs first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreper Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 but would ubuntu netbook remix work on a regular notebook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 I don't see why not. Does it not include a Live CD version to test first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreper Posted November 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 i think it does, but i havent downloaded it yet [download it right now :P] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hb_Kai Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Boot it from the disc first and see how that goes but I would have thought it does work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreper Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 i just installed it, but when i boot i first get the GRUB bootloader, and then the Windows Bootloaderis there a way to remove the windows bootloader?btw: the GRUB shows:-ubuntu-ubuntu recovery mode-memtest-memtest [a bit different, cant remember]-windows recovery partition-windows normal-mac osxthe windows bootloader shows:-windows-mac osxi prefer the windows bootloader, but it doesnt display ubuntuso what i would like to do is:-remove GRUB and add ubuntu to windows bootloaderor-remove windows bootloaderi prefer the first method, because GRUB needs to load a few seconds... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seshomaru Samma Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Which version of Windows is it?I remember there was a way to add Ubuntu to XP's bootloaderbasically you copy the first 512b of your grub like this:dd if=/dev/sdb of=ubuntu.bin bs=512 count=1(you will need to modify /dev/sdb according to where ubuntu is)copy that to a folder on your C drive (or wherever Windows is)and add a boot.ini entry for linuxI would imagine you could use the Grub superdisk to remove the Windows bootloader - give that a try Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreper Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 im am using Windows Vistawhen i installed the regular Ubuntu via the Wubi installer[though now i installed from the UNR CD, to improve the performance], i added it too vistas bootloader using EasyBCDbut i now have that bootloader left, with only Vista and OSX to choose from, so no Ubuntuso i guess removing the Mac thingy would be the easiest?and... is it possible to edit the names shown in the GRUB bootloader?btw: i dont know much about linux advanced system stuff, i even had to look up on the internet what mount point to use during the installation XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coreper Posted November 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 oksomehow the Netbook Remix runs like crap, so im removing it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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