installing Ubuntu netbook remix onto an Elonex Onet+

[asdvj]

i have tried following the guides given here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick
and
http://mintarticles.com/read/operating-systems-articles/how-to-install-portable-linux-ubuntu-on-a-bootable-usb-flash-drive-from-sun-virtualbox,13641/

i have managed to install ubuntu onto the USB and everything is working fine but the problem i am having is that i can't seem to access the bios on the netbook so i can't boot from the USB.

i managed to get acess to the root files using this guide: http://194.150.201.35/cnmlifestyle/downloads/rootaccess.htm

all i need to do is figure out how to get access to the Bios so i can change the settings so it boots from USB.

thank you in advance

[snowpine]

Looking at the specs, I see no chance that computer will run Ubuntu, sorry. :(


Recommended minimum requirements

Ubuntu Netbook Remix should run reasonably well on a computer with the following minimum hardware specification.

* 700 MHz x86 processor
* 384 MB of system memory (RAM)
* 6 GB of disk space
* Graphics card capable of 800x600 resolution and 3D (OpenGL)

Supported graphics cards

* ATI cards (R6xx/R7xx may require the proprietary fglrx driver)
* Recent Intel cards (i915 or better, except GMA 500 / Poulsbo / SCH)
* NVidia cards with the proprietary NVidia driver

[asdvj]

damn, is there any other distro that you would recommend that would work on the netbook?

[snowpine]

damn, is there any other distro that you would recommend that would work on the netbook?

I am not familiar with this device, sorry. The specs look very limited. What operating system is installed on it now?

[asdvj]

the current operating system is based on debian linux

[snowpine]

Ubuntu is also based on Debian; I see no compelling reason to switch. :) Debian supports a much wider range of hardware than Ubuntu (which only supports the popular i386 and x64 architectures, not the weirdo mips processor in your Elonex).

I assume you have used the Search feature to see if other users have had success/failure with Ubuntu on this hardware?

[asdvj]

the reason for the switch is because the OS installed on the netbook is awful.

i also did a quick search and it came out with nothing on the Onet+, all i was able to find were topics on the newer models.