Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) - Mixed Impressions
Blog I have also heard from a few people who have other problems, in particular with installing on an HP 2133 Mini-Note. I have installed Karmic on my Fujitsu S6510 Lifebook, HP 2133 Mini-Note, HP Pavillion dv2-1010ez, and ASUS N10J, with only the few...
[November 2, 2009, 14:09]
SimplyMEPIS 8 Update Released
Blog As it happened, the first system I installed it on was my HP 2133 Mini-Note, and I was pleased to see that the LiveCD boot menu had a new "Small" option, which says it is for "most netbook and VM installations".
[August 27, 2009, 8:17]
PCLinuxOS 2009.1 Released
Blog HP 2133 Mini-Note, WSVGA (1024x600): Much to my surprise and amazement, installation goes exactly the same as for the WXGA model. HP 2133 Mini-Note, WXGA (1280x768): When booting the LiveCD, you have to select "VideoSafe VESA" mode.
[March 13, 2009, 13:45]
SuSE Linux Enterprise 11 Released
Blog Once these two problems were fixed, everything looked good on the Mini-Note with SLED 11. I installed it first on my Mini-Note, the one with the WXGA (1280x768) display. I will try it again this evening on the other Mini-Note, with the WSVGA...
[March 25, 2009, 13:57]
HP Mini 2140 - I Get To Try One!
Blog I already own an HP 2133 Mini-Note (wouldn't it be nice if they would be more consistent about naming/numbering similar models? I have been wanting to get my hands on an HP Mini 2140 netbook ever since I read the first announcement for it.
[July 1, 2009, 15:41]
You Definitely Need to Try Linux Again
Talkback My purchase of an HP 2133 Mini-Note netbook was a good example of that; when I bought it, there were all sorts of problems with loading Linux because of the VIA C7-M CPU and VIA Chrome graphic adapter.
[July 2, 2009, 20:00]
Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) Final Release
Blog I have not installed the Ubuntu Netbook Remix (UNR), because it has serious performance problems with the openchrome driver in my HP Mini-Note netbooks. A number of drivers have been updated - most interesting to me is that it has the latest...
[April 24, 2009, 9:18]
New Ubuntu 9.04 installed - not many dead
Blog Comment There are updated drivers, and this was the big one for me, because Jaunty includes a working driver for the Chrome 9 video adapter in my HP 2133 Mini-Note. Jake - If you are not having any specific problems with Intrepid, and if you are not...
[April 22, 2009, 11:37]
Dream Linux 3.5 - Results and Summary
Blog HP 2133 Mini-Note, WXGA (1280x768) Display: This is still the best of the bunch with Dream Linux. HP 2133 Mini-Note, WSVGA (1024x600) Display: I was not able to get the display to work properly on this one.
[March 9, 2009, 9:50]
HP 2133 Mini-Note: Lessons Learned
Blog Comment Have fun with your Mini-Note! I have also started to run into problems because the Sun java Linux installations seem to be changing to the new libnpjp2.so browser plugin. I'm very pleased to hear that Ubuntu is working for you now.
[March 11, 2009, 7:29]
SimplyMEPIS 8.0 Released
Blog I installed SimplyMEPIS 8.0 first on my HP 2133 Mini-Note, and with the exception of the VIA Chrome 9 display driver, everything worked just great. The Atheros wireless controller in the S2110, on the other hand, came up right away with no problems...
[February 24, 2009, 9:26]
Eee 1000 + iPhone 3G = the ultimate mobile combo
Blog The keys are also satisfyingly firm, unlike the HP 2133 Mini-Note, and three USB ports are enough. However with the Eee PC 1000, ASUS seemed to have solved most of the problems - even if that does mean a heavier and more expensive device.
[July 26, 2008, 12:03]
Weekend Success - Ubuntu 8.10 on the HP 2133 Mini-Note
Blog Comment That is why, on one hand, the only real chance that Linux has of making progress in the desktop market is by being sold pre-installed by the major OEM's, but on the other hand it leads to stories like the one circulating recently where a student...
[February 16, 2009, 7:44]
Weekend Success - Ubuntu 8.10 on the HP 2133 Mini-Note
Blog Comment I've also downloaded a fresh copy of Kbuntu KDE rmx 4 as I find this useful for fixing certain windows problems in the most unorthadox of ways. I've just shunted my Windows 7 install onto another machine, and installed Ubuntu 64 on my old acer...
[February 16, 2009, 7:44]
