ACER N281G

[Gregory P. Ennis]

Davi Garcia writes:

> Hey Greg,
>
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Gregory P. Ennis <PoMec at pomec.net> wrote:
> > I picked up an ACER N281G that comes packed with linpus 3.0.0.  It has a
> > a network connection, usb ports, and memory card reader, but no DVD.    
> linpus is
> > supposed to be a Fedora based os, I would like to put F16 on this to see
> > if it will fly.  I have never used a memory card reader to install an
> > os, nor a usb install, nor a network install.  Any recommendations as to  
> how to do this.
>
> Maybe this can help you:
> http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/How_to_create_and_use_Live_USB

That.

Not familiar with that particular gadget, but, generally, for lightweight  
laptops, go with the XFCE spin. In general, a Live image is a fairly low- 
risk way to test if Fedora will grok the hardware. I picked up a second-hand  
EEE 900, with the factory 500MB of RAM and a 4GB drive. Before plunking down  
the cash for some reasonable amount of RAM and disk, I dumped an XFCE Live  
image on a USB stick, and verified that the netbook can boot it, and that  
Fedora sees all the hardware, and is generally usable.

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Thanks everyone, sure appreciate the starting place.  I have some things
to study and to do.

Greg