Linux back on netbook

[lemonkettaz]

Is there anywhere I can get hold of a recovery download for an Acer Aspire One to put the original OS back on?

I installed winxp on mine a while back and since I have lost the original box with the recovery disc in for it...

Any help appreciated.

 

[lemonkettaz]

Ok i've got a copy of the recovery disc.

How do I make it into a bootable USB pen?

 

[Frozennova]

Google for a utility called unetbootin simply run the exe select you distro and the freshly formatted USB Drive and it does it all for you

Just pop that in the aspire and boot from it

Ive used it to install ubuntu on both an aspire one, an old advent laptop and my current eeepc

 

[dangerstat]

Is there anywhere I can get hold of a recovery download for an Acer Aspire One to put the original OS back on?

I installed winxp on mine a while back and since I have lost the original box with the recovery disc in for it...

Any help appreciated.

Have you considered putting Ubuntu NBR on it? I must say I find it excellent

 

[lemonkettaz]

No, is it as easy to get hold of as the acer recovery dvd image? Is this linpus?

 

[lemonkettaz]

I'm trying to run that unetbootin but it's not opening

 

[lemonkettaz]

Working weird

 

[lemonkettaz]

When it's extracting the iso image to usb pen it does it extremely fast and there is only a few files on the usb pen when I look...?

 

[lemonkettaz]

Ok, should I just let it download one of them version?

Which Ubuntu, there are loads?

 

[manic111]

I'd recommend Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10.

 

[dangerstat]

I'd recommend Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.10.

Yep this is the version I'm running on my 1005HA and it's been faultless so far, takes a little but of getting used to though.

 

[Outcast]

Couple of days since he last posted. Is that a bad Omen ?

I must say that I prefer UNR v 9:04 layout over 9:10 and the colour scheme on 9:10 is yuk. I know it can be easily changed