![]() In the end I went for the desktop version of Raspbian It also has a keyboard with a space bar so spongy it only works every second press.Īs ever with Linux there are multitude of distributions to choose from, even if you want to have only a ’lightweight’ distribution. What it does have is: 2GB of RAM, a Celeron 3060 CPU, 32GB eMMC storage, two USB ports, 1 HDMI, micro-SD card reader, headphone jack and power socket. The back says model “hp-y050sa”, which doesn’t appear on HP’s long list of models I think it’s a 2014 model, but they have been releasing updates under the same name and the same chassis - it’s light blue and has ridges on the lid. So there’s only one option to revive it.įirst, it’s entirely clear to me which version of the HP Stream 11 this is. It’s also very cheap, or in this case free, from a relative, as it’d managed to Windows Update itself into a corner. I have not run into any hardware compatibility issues.The HP Stream 11 is “cloud ready” laptop with the appearance, feel and finish of a Fisher-Price toy. This is not a powerful machine but it handles Ubuntu really well. I will say that once you get Ubuntu installed, it is smooth as butter. it's not because it didn't work, it's because my experimentation got out of hand and I needed a clean start.) I've installed Ubuntu 3 times on this machine now. It's also possible to tell the system to boot to the USB stick by navigating a labyrinth of options within Windows 8.1, but that only works until you've overwritten Windows. I am planning to do a full write up of this on my blog soon (I'll post a link here when I do), but for anyone with some experience installing Ubuntu, I'm guessing the only problem you'll have is getting the USB stick to boot. If you are unable to find your USB Drive, try switching boot options to "Legacy", saving those settings and retrying F9Ī lot of stuff out there mentions pressing F12, but that just brings up UEFI boot options, which won't show the USB stick. Just change the boot order so your USB stick comes before the hard drive. Long story short: you need to press F10 at boot to get to the UEFI/BIOS configuration. The trick is getting the HP to boot to that stick. I'll assume you already know how or can find out how to put Ubuntu onto a bootable USB stick. The process isn't hard, but it's hard to find out exactly HOW to do it. (From what I've read the Stream Mini desktop is basically the same system as the notebook, just in a different form factor.) I'm writing this from an HP Stream Mini desktop running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (64-bit), so I'm proof it can be done. This should remove the cold start pause/delay (additional 14-17 seconds). This bug (kernel issues with eMMC) has been identified and 'fixed', with this due to appear in future updates to 14.04 LTS or later. Only remaining issue is time to boot (to logon screen), from cold start: (20-24 seconds, in total) Once install completes, load all updates.Proceed with normal install (I chose to replace/erase Windows 8.1).Select 'download updates' (during install). ![]() When prompted for language (and not before), enable WiFi connection.When screen backlight goes on (after 1.5 seconds), press F9 key (above 8/9 keys).Insert USB drive in USB 2.0 slot (the USB 3.0 slot can cause issues).Install Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on HP Stream 13 (or 11) Notebook: Select ' Restore Disk Image', and navigate to.Insert 2GB (or larger) USB drive ( any content will be erased).Notebook does NOT support 32-bit Ubuntu, due to UEFI issues Ĭreate Ubuntu Install USB drive: (on a different PC).No changes required to BIOS settings, uses (default) UEFI settings (as supplied).Adapted in part from: > Kyle's review > 'HP Stream 11' ![]()
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