Hi, having a wiki page is the fasted way to me. knowing Mörgaes also helps. Do keep us updated as to where this community re-spin goes.
Regards, Phill. On 3 May 2013 00:54, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Phill, > > 1. I want to make you aware of the wiki page, that was edited today by > Mörgaes to avoid doing the job twice > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PAE > > So maybe you can have a shorter text and refer to that page for the > details. > > 2. Now, that I know it that an installed Lubuntu 13.04 with a pae kernel > works with my Pentium M, I am testing another option, that might be more > flexible: a USB drive with grub2 and the Lubuntu iso file as a file to > be loop-mounted. It has no fake-pae at all. I don't know how it can > handle kernel upgrades yet. > > Best regards > Nio > > On 2013-05-02 22:14, Phill Whiteside wrote: > > Hi Nio, Julien et. all. > > > > we have in the past mentioned community re-spins of lubuntu and when you > > are happy with the README, I am happy to host the iso and see no reason > > not to include a mention of both the use of fake-pae and of a 13.04 > > community re-spin so that people do not need to use fake-pae. The thing > > about linix is 'choice', give people the choice and let them decide. Use > > fake-pae if they already have an install of 12.04 that they want to run > > through two dist-upgrades and the non-pae 13.04 for those who are > > installing for the 1st time. I see this as a "win - win" situation. > > > > Regards, > > > > Phill. > > > > On 2 May 2013 04:19, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com > > <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > [feedback] > > > > Hi Julien and Phill, > > > > > > I think Lubuntu 13.04 'Raring' for Pentium M CPUs is a good > alternative > > for a fresh install (instead of downloading 12.04 and upgrading > twice to > > newer releases). > > > > I'm receiving feedback from a few people right now, and I have to > > improve the instructions in the README file, maybe also change the > > concept of it to make it easier to understand and manage, since it is > > different from the standard way of distributing software. > > > > -o- > > > > But for those who have > > > > - more or less personalized versions of Lubuntu 12.04 running, or > > - already have a Lubuntu 12.04 iso file and a slow internet > connection > > > > the fake-pae method is good for upgrading to new pae releases, so > yes, > > it should be mentioned on the wiki. > > > > -o- > > > > Background > > > > The Pentium M CPUs are a special case. They have pae capability, but > do > > not announce the pae flag. So they fall between the chairs. With the > > fake-pae trick, introduced by 7bit @ ubuntuforums, it is possible to > > upgrade. There are many high-quality professional laptops around with > > Pentium M processors. > > > > And, I have a Raring installation on a USB 3 pendrive, that runs > > beautifully on my old Thinkpad with Pentium M without the pae flag. > > So the fake-pae flag helps it sit on the pae chair. > > > > This is what I am willing to offer to other Pentium M owners. > > > > > > Best regards > > Nio > > > > > > On 2013-05-01 12:55, Julien Lavergne wrote: > > > Why not just add a mention on the wiki to use fake-pae for people > in > > > this case ? It seems less complicated that downloading a full > version > > > of Lubuntu just for this. > > > If you are blocked by the upgrade tool, just advertise the use of > > > "apt-get dist-upgrade". > > > > > > Regards, > > > Julien Lavergne > > > > > > 2013/4/30 Phill Whiteside <phi...@ubuntu.com > > <mailto:phi...@ubuntu.com>>: > > >> Hi Nio, > > >> > > >> I'm okay with hosting it[1]. But you will need to write up some > > >> documentation, name it etc. > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> > > >> Phill. > > >> 1. http://phillw.net/isos/ > > >> > > >> On 30 April 2013 20:41, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com > > <mailto:nio.wikl...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Hello everybody, > > >>> > > >>> I think it will be hard to make the devs accept the small fix in > the > > >>> general code of *ubuntu to make it possible to install into a > > computer > > >>> with Pentium M CPU. But it works with a system, that is > > installed in a > > >>> modern computer, and ported to the Pentium M as a USB drive or > > cloned or > > >>> rsynced to an internal hard disk drive. > > >>> > > >>> I have such a system ready for distribution, but have a few > requests > > >>> before it can be uploaded and available for everybody. > > >>> > > >>> 1. Please read the attached README file and suggest changes > (remove, > > >>> change or add text)! > > >>> > > >>> 2. Please suggest where to upload it! The size is 1.1 GB. > > >>> > > >>> sudodus@ssd-grund ~/test/pae4pm $ ls -lh > > >>> totalt 1,1G > > >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 olle olle 3,0K apr 30 14:24 commands-and-output.txt > > >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 olle olle 56 apr 30 16:43 dd-restore.txt > > >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 olle olle 1,1G apr 30 20:09 dd-sdb.gz > > >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 olle olle 630 apr 30 14:55 dd-sdb.txt > > >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 olle olle 283 apr 30 20:47 md5sums.txt > > >>> -rw-rw-r-- 1 olle olle 4,0K apr 30 20:45 README > > >>> sudodus@ssd-grund ~/test/pae4pm > > >>> > > >>> I can upload it at a private cloud service, but I think it is > > better if > > >>> you suggest some other place with better bandwidth. > > >>> > > >>> 3. I guess the best thing would be if you can organize a torrent > (I > > >>> don't know how to do that). > > >>> > > >>> Best regards > > >>> Nio > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> Lubuntu-users mailing list > > >>> Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > <mailto:Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com> > > >>> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > >>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > > >>> > > >>> -- > > >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-qa> > > >> Post to : lubuntu...@lists.launchpad.net > > <mailto:lubuntu...@lists.launchpad.net> > > >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-qa> > > >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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