Just out of curiosity I tried installing Lubuntu QQ alpha 3 on the aforementioned hardware. All went fine other than one totally unrelated ubiquity bug.
After installing I applied the available updates, I did NOT enable "proposed", but then it's no longer able to boot into that old (circa 2007) VIA hardware. I get the errors shown in these really horrible pics. I really wish i could grab better pics of the screen but I'm old, frail, and shaky :^( ** Attachment added: "failed_boot.tar.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-openchrome/+bug/1041625/+attachment/3280250/+files/failed_boot.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to xserver-xorg-video-openchrome in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1041625 Title: X not starting after install [openchrome] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-openchrome/+bug/1041625/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp