[nzlug] Acer + Ubuntu: second look

[Simon Bridge]

On Wed, 2008-04-02 at 21:39 +1300, Robin Sheat wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 April 2008 20:21:15 Simon Bridge wrote:
> > But surely there is a RAM-check in POST? Why install a user? Why not do
> > the recovery right away?
> If you're interested, I think it'll have memtest installed and accessible via 
> the GRUB menu. That'll give a comprehensive test. BIOS RAM checks aren't that 
> reliable (based on experience).

Something to add to the list.
Assuming the installer knew this was available - grub happens before the
OEM configuration.

Perhaps it is prudent to fully boot Windows when installing memory?