Greetings all!
Im coming back into Linux (btw Ubuntu), mainly because I am attempting to prevent the 'bricking' of an el-cheapo netbook I bought.

It, of course, had the GAWD-AWFUL Win CE (6) on it... So, knowing less-than-nothing about the architecture (other than being ARM-based), I attempted to install Android... and from that point, owned a battery-operated paperweight.

As of today I have loaded Ubuntu on my new 'big' laptop (leaving Windows 7) and:
1) am going thru a learning curve since the last Linux I worked with was like... Redhat 7... I think?
2) have (as of today), a working version of Debian (william?) that runs on the netbook, though it still must boot from the SD card.

For those who are interested:
The netbook is (supposedly) from Elovo... Model # X6-7A (and can be found on the 'net with that number).
It has 'typical' specs...
300MHz (WM)ARM926EJ-S
128Mb RAM
2GB 'flash' (configured as USB perhaps?)
7 in screen - hard on the 'old eyes' without reading specs!

The rest I will leave to more appropriate forum areas.

Hi and welcome to LQ

Howdy! Welcome to the community!

Thanks!

Before RedHat, probably the last 'unix' I worked with was...

Microsoft XENIX on the Tandy Model 16/16b/6000...

Boy... THOSE were the days! mc68000 CPUs and 8-INCH FD drives!

Somehow... I dont miss them!

Wow that was a Cadillac, if I remember correct, my Tandy had a tape drive.

... and weighed about as much as one!

Nearly as much as the 10Mb (that MEGabyte) drive attached to it later!

My old tandy didn't have any hard storage whatsoever; Two floppy drives, a power button, and that was it. I miss those days.....