[byke]

Like many others, I bought a mini 9 when it came out so that I could put a copy of osx on to it (as shown on gizmodo) .... it was fun at the time, but obviously computers have come a long way since then.

Now I would like to put jolicloud on it, and hand it down to my son so he can use it to surf etc. As I am hoping it will be less sluggish with Jolicloud on it.

My Questions are, is there anything I need to do to get jolicloud onto it?
I tried to do the USB stick thing to test it out, but it doesnt seem to work ?

So I am contemplating formatting the harddrive and just trying to put it on there.
Is there anything I need to know? or face any potential problems?

Also, since jolicloud has updated allot since many of the original articles ... will it work?
or do i need to install the old old old version and hopes it updates itself?

Cheers

[holmes4]

Most Linux distros will just install normally. There may be an option in the install to delete any existing partitions, which you should use.

[lswartz]

Did you put your 'USB stick thing' in the USB port that is right beside the power plug?

[holmes4]

For "USB sticks" it doesn't need to be in a particular slot - that is a tip for USB hard drives and CD/DVD drives.

Make sure that "Legacy USB" is enabled in the BIOS, otherwise you can't boot from USB. Many people disable that if they're running OS X.

[lswartz]

Originally Posted by holmes4

For "USB sticks" it doesn't need to be in a particular slot

You are right. I just tried 10.04 in both of the other ports (on the battery) & the trial option works perfectly. Thanks for the correct information.