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System Requirements
Because our system is based on Ubuntu, what can run Ubuntu should be able to run our system.
General system requirements for installing Ubuntu Desktop Edition:
(taken from https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SystemRequirements)
700 MHz processor (about Intel Celeron or better)
512 MB RAM (system memory)
5 GB of hard-drive space (or USB stick, memory card or external drive but see LiveCD for an alternative approach)
VGA capable of 1024x768 screen resolution
Either a CD/DVD drive or a USB port for the installer media
Internet access is necessary if installing from the network
General system requirements and recommendations for running MOBILE:
1 GHz processor
1 GB RAM (system memory)
Internet connection (wired or wireless, as necessary for particular usage situation. The system needs to be on the same subnet)
USB 2.0 or above port (to connect external drive containing MOBILE system)
| Working Hardware Configurations | |
|---|---|
| Asus N53SV | |
| Asus X202E Notebook | |
| Dell Latitude E6320 | |
| Dell Latitude E6410 | |
| Dell Latitude E6500 | |
| Dell XPS M1530 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook T900 | |
| Fujitsu Lifebook T1300e | |
| Gateway M Series | |
| Gateway NV53A | |
| HP Pavillion DV6 (but touchpad does not work correctly with Ubuntu 12.04) | |
| HP Pavillion g Series | |
| HP G621 144DX Notebook | |
| HP Elitebook 8760w | |
| Lenovo IdeaPad Y580 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X220 Tablet | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad T510 | |
| Mac Air (2013) | |
| MPC (Gateway) T1300e | |
| Toshiba Satellite L755 |
| Problem Hardware | Description of Problem |
|---|---|
| Dell Inspiron Mini 1012 | Boots MOBILE but wireless network won't connect under MOBILE (missing driver?) |
| Dell Latitude E5530 | USB drive seen to have "invalid partition" |
| Dell XPS M1330 | boots from USB drive, but does not show available wireless options and thus could not connect to network |
| some HP laptops | Several issues, but a number will not boot external USB drive |
| e.g. HP Mini 5103 | Sees (in boot menu) but will not boot from external USB drive |
| e.g. HP Elitebook 8560p | Hangs on boot from external USB drive |
| some Mac laptops | General past restriction on booting non-Mac OS from USB drive under EFI |
| e.g. a MacBook Pro (2013) | Sees external drive, but will not boot it |
Things to check:
- make sure USB boot is enabled in BIOS
- make sure USB boot is higher in order than hard drive boot
- if system supports EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface)/UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface), may need to go back to legacy mode if possible