My 10v came with WinXP on it. That worked quite well, but I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 "netbook remix", and installed it (a 15 minute install!). It has been quite stable on my machine, and wireless internet worked without fussing. Nothing I have tried has crashed, although I don't think audio is working because of missing drivers.
I have no idea what your problem could be. What you described is certainly not normal.
I hesitate suggesting that you download Ubuntu and reinstall it, but if nothing else works, give it a type. It is certainly not necessary to use Windows.
Did you run the Ubuntu 9.04 as a live-CD? Did that work? Download a live-CD image and transfer to a USB stick if necessary.
I downloaded the "Moblin 2.0 Live Image" for netbooks at http://moblin.org/downloads and put it on a USB stick. The Moblin site gives instructions for putting the image on the USB stick.
I did not try it from a live-CD.
I have had trouble installing WinXP from a USB-powered DVD drive. At some point in the installation process does not access the DVD for a long enough period that the DVD winds down, and when the process tries to access the DVD again, the drive will not wake up / spin up. My wall-plug powered drive woke up when it was supposed to.
MLGochnauer
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October 6th, 2009 19:00
My 10v came with WinXP on it. That worked quite well, but I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 "netbook remix", and installed it (a 15 minute install!). It has been quite stable on my machine, and wireless internet worked without fussing. Nothing I have tried has crashed, although I don't think audio is working because of missing drivers.
I have no idea what your problem could be. What you described is certainly not normal.
I hesitate suggesting that you download Ubuntu and reinstall it, but if nothing else works, give it a type. It is certainly not necessary to use Windows.
qwerty1357
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October 8th, 2009 06:00
Did you run the Ubuntu 9.04 as a live-CD? Did that work? Download a live-CD image and transfer to a USB stick if necessary.
MLGochnauer
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October 8th, 2009 13:00
I downloaded the "Moblin 2.0 Live Image" for netbooks at http://moblin.org/downloads and put it on a USB stick. The Moblin site gives instructions for putting the image on the USB stick.
I did not try it from a live-CD.
I have had trouble installing WinXP from a USB-powered DVD drive. At some point in the installation process does not access the DVD for a long enough period that the DVD winds down, and when the process tries to access the DVD again, the drive will not wake up / spin up. My wall-plug powered drive woke up when it was supposed to.