Comments on: HP Mini Mi Edition installer available for download

By: Filmes Cine Fox

Filmes Cine Fox — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:18:00 +0000

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By: Joshbarnett92

Joshbarnett92 — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:25:00 +0000

where is the download???

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By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:16:24 +0000

These instructions were written for the HP Mini 2133, but they're
basically the same for most netbooks:

http://www.liliputing.com/2008/04/install-windo...

By: raul

raul — Wed, 27 May 2009 07:50:54 +0000

can you install xp on a mini mi and completely take mini mi off

How would you load xp onto the mini do you need the external optical drive or can you do it through usb as well

do you have a link to a guide on how to do this?

By: Debsid

Debsid — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:41:38 +0000

"Keep in mind, there is currently no way to create a dual boot system"

WRONG!!!!

It is possible to have a dual boot system on your HP Mini using the original XP installation as the first OS on the first partition and Mini Mi on a separate partition with a 1 gig swap. Here is how you do it:

1st - download the Mini Mi Linux image.

2nd - remove the XP hard drive from the HP Mini.

3rd - Insert another Hard disk into the HP Mini to install the Mini Mi Linux distro on a partitioned 10 gig partition, as mention in the article.

4th - Partition the XP HardDisk with Gparted in a live distro like Knoppix. Shrink XP Partition and leave 10 gigs for Linux and 1 gig for swap. (this can be done on a desktop system (attached by USB, or on the HP Mini using external cdrom drive to run the live distro)

5th - Clone (copy/Paste) the Freshly installed Linux partition to the 10 gig partition on the XP HardDrive within Gparted. Both Drives must obviously be plugged in via USB for this and unmounted during the clone.

6th Use Super GRUB Disk or Debian Rescue to install GRUB to the MBR. Grub will recognize the OS's installed and create entries for them in the Grub Menu. The OS's should boot from the GRUB menu, if not the GRUB boot entries may need to be edited more precisely. The Windows Entry is simple: boot chainloader +1
Linux's partition may need to find the image in /boot/image-2.6.27-i386 to boot or whatever it is on your machine.

Thats how you get the best of both worlds on the HP Mini.

This method has been tried by myself on several different systems where installations dont offer you options to install on a specific partitions, and just wipe the HD clean to do a fresh install.

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 03:51:46 +0000

I bought the HP Mini 1124NR with MI…what I want to know is, if I realize that I don't like MI, can I change the OS to XP or something else? What about drivers etc?

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 17:31:03 +0000

Installed this on the Compaq Mini, runningWindows XP, which is the same machine as the HP, and the only thing we have available here in the UK. I downloaded the tools from the HP site, onto a Samsung NC10 running XP, and it worked like a dream . Just to let you guys know, yes, the 1st part of the procedure makes the flash drive bootable. When you restart the Mini, select the Boot Sequence menu, boot from USB, and yes, it installs in about 15 minutes. It works on the Compaq, without fault.
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By: Brad Linder

Brad Linder — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:33:09 +0000

Not as is.. The utility is designed to wipe your hard drive and
install Mini Mi on it. But stay tuned….

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josemaria — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:39:24 +0000

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By: Vern

Vern — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:58:57 +0000

Will this setup my USB as a bootable – and, I can run MI off that usb all the time?

Or, won't that work? I don't have a hdd in my hp mini – I removed it when the thing died after 1 month. I had too many passwords on it – could NOT risk sending it to Thai hardware support and having someone end up with my 100+ passwords to all accounts.

Now – I've got just usb option. Will this work for me? Any suggestions?

Thanks.