topic title: Hi New to here - Need help please
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johnbloodaxe
Joined: 09 May 2014
#1
Hi All new to this board, I wondered if someone would be so kind as to explain please which OS version I can use for my nephews Aspire One ZG5, as the Linpus OS on there has stopped functioning (doesnt scan for wifi anymore) and I cant find out how to admin the device on that op system.

I was going to try and load down an old version of XP but decided that something else may be better. I saw someone recommend Antix for those older netbooks. It only has 8GB drive so I am pretty limited to which OS I can use for it.

I haven't really had any experience of any OS apart from windows. So I am a real newbie to this. SO be gentle please.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#2
the 32 bit full version of antix 13.2 is probably the one you want. It should install in less than 5 gb. roky knows a lot more about those things than I do.
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rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#3
I am on one of those right now.
I have had debian/lxde and windows xp on it at the same time, so those 8gigs are not that limiting.

Regular antix full, or a base version, when it gets released would be my suggestion.

What will it be used for? just browsing, or???

If you really really want linpus lite on it, I have the cd's somewhere.
It was slightly outdated when it was released, being based on fedora8...
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#4
Is yours the 512MB ram 8gig SSD model of Zg5?

Mine is the and is currently running

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    $ inxi -Fxx
    System:    Host: biker Kernel: 3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae i686 (32 bit gcc: 4.6.3)
               Desktop: Xfce 4.10.2 (Gtk 2.24.10) dm: lightdm
               Distro: MX-14 Symbiosis 24 March 2014
    Machine:   System: Acer product: AOA150 v: 1
               Mobo: Acer model: N/A Bios: Acer v: v0.3310 date: 10/06/2008
    CPU:       Single core Intel Atom CPU N270 (-HT-) cache: 512 KB
               flags: (nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3) bmips: 3191
               Clock Speeds: 1: 1600 MHz 2: 1066 MHz
    Graphics:  Card: Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:27ae
               Display Server: X.Org 1.12.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa) Resolution: 1024x600@60.0hz
               GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945GME x86/MMX/SSE2 GLX Version: 1.4 Mesa 8.0.5 Direct Rendering: Yes
    Audio:     Card: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller
               driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:27d8
               Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v:: k3.12-0.bpo.1-686-pae
    Network:   Card-1: Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller
               driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: 3000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8136
               IF: eth0 state: down mac: 00:23:8b:15:f3:35
               Card-2: Atheros AR242x / AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)
               driver: ath5k bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 168c:001c
               IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 00:23:4e:1f:7b:2b
    Drives:    HDD Total Size: 162.1GB (16.4% used)
               1: id: /dev/sda model: WDC_WD1600BEVT size: 160.0GB serial: WD-WXE908TWM179
               2: USB id: /dev/sdb model: U3_Cruzer_Micro size: 2.1GB serial: 0000183D8772331D-0:0
    Partition: ID: / size: 7.6G used: 2.7G (38%) fs: ext4 ID: /home size: 79G used: 9.4G (13%) fs: ext4
               ID: swap-1 size: 2.10GB used: 0.01GB (1%) fs: swap
    Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 64.0C mobo: N/A
               Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
    Info:      Processes: 163 Uptime: 6:33 Memory: 459.1/994.9MB
               Init: SysVinit v: 2.88 runlevel: 5 default: 5
               Gcc sys: 4.7.2 alt: 4.6
               Client: Shell (bash 4.2.371 running in xfce4-terminal) inxi: 2.1.7
which is the 1gig ram and 160gig model of AAO1 Zg5.

So it matters a bit on what to suggest as far as hardware specs go on a AAO1 as not all AAO1 are equal.

Either way. AntiX 13.2 full iso will run on either model for sure.

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fatmac
Joined: 26 Jul 2012
#5
Welcome aboard johnbloodaxe.

Feel free to ask any questions, use a seperate thread for each & include as much info about your problems as you can, & someone will help you.
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jdmeaux1952
Joined: 01 Nov 2013
#6
Howdy and Welcome. As fatmac says, ask all the questions you want. Just keep one question per thread.

AntiX 13.2 full 32bit should work for you with no problems.