Which OS for my Gigabyte Brix.
Rsadeika
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Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 on my "big box", I started to think about what OS I could use(install) on my Gigabyte Brix with a 1.54Ghz Celeron and 4GB of RAM. First the list of the systems that did NOT INSTALL:
Debian 8.4 Gnome, Ubuntu 16.04, Kubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 7.4, yes I can extrapolate from this. By not install, I mean, during the installation, the program stopped the process, sometimes with an error message or going to the command line mode.
The systems that did install:
Xubuntu 16.04, Windows 8 Pro (upgrade version), and Windows 10 Pro. I was especially curious about the Windows 10 Pro, wondering if it would install, and if it did, would the actual usage of the program be really sluggish because of the size of the processor, it is NOT sluggish for general use. What this means is that when you move the cursor, you do not see a trail behind it, or if you open up windows, you do not see the window being constructed, like in the good Ole days.
My brother provided me with a legal DVD that does a new Windows 10 Pro install, this is not an upgrade DVD. In fact, it has a selection for a key if you have it, or an install without the key. I chose the no key installation, later I will try some keys that I have, and see what happens. So far I am pleased with the experiment, if anything dubious occurs, I will mention it here. I might have to attach a microphone, and see what Cortana can do for me. Lets see, Cortana, can you blink an LED on my QuickStart board, or, what is the price of eggs in China today, or...
Ray
Debian 8.4 Gnome, Ubuntu 16.04, Kubuntu 16.04, Linux Mint 7.4, yes I can extrapolate from this. By not install, I mean, during the installation, the program stopped the process, sometimes with an error message or going to the command line mode.
The systems that did install:
Xubuntu 16.04, Windows 8 Pro (upgrade version), and Windows 10 Pro. I was especially curious about the Windows 10 Pro, wondering if it would install, and if it did, would the actual usage of the program be really sluggish because of the size of the processor, it is NOT sluggish for general use. What this means is that when you move the cursor, you do not see a trail behind it, or if you open up windows, you do not see the window being constructed, like in the good Ole days.
My brother provided me with a legal DVD that does a new Windows 10 Pro install, this is not an upgrade DVD. In fact, it has a selection for a key if you have it, or an install without the key. I chose the no key installation, later I will try some keys that I have, and see what happens. So far I am pleased with the experiment, if anything dubious occurs, I will mention it here. I might have to attach a microphone, and see what Cortana can do for me. Lets see, Cortana, can you blink an LED on my QuickStart board, or, what is the price of eggs in China today, or...
Ray
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PS: You've probably bumped into UEFI's secure-boot. You can disable this "feature" in the BIOS menus.
As for Windows 10 Pro, the latest version of it at least, kind of looks different than the original version. So far I have not come across any problems with the system, working as expected. I am still amazed that the OS runs on such a dinky little processor, now I have a good feel for how Windows 10 would run on a low end Surface tablet.
Has anybody tried to find and install SimpleIDE lately? Parallax is in the process of changing the Learn site, I guess they decided that the Arlo needs a more prominent space. To find SimpleIDE is a little tricky, but if you search long enough you will find it. Not sure why they are making it so difficult to find SimpleIDE and Propeller IDE, you would think that they would put it along side of the Propeller Tool, in the Store downloads section, but what do I know.
Probably not, I was able to install xubuntu 16.04 without a problem. I think the problem is that the other versions are requiring more resources for the OS to run in. In fact, the recommended processor size for Ubuntu 16.04 is at least a 2 GHz dual core processor. I had decided to give it a try anyway, and of course it did not install. Interesting, Linux Desktops are becoming resource hogs. Who would of thought...
Now, on to my search for Propeller IDE, hmm, maybe I will just ditch that idea, and stick with the Propeller Tool, at least that is still easy enough to find. Then spin2cpp will be the next thing, that should take care of anything to do with the Propeller, I think.
Ray
Are you able to identify which Brix model it is?
I't pretty simple to find SimpleIDE. Type it in on the store site search box. It find all the flavors on the first page that is returned.