How to install 10.6.2 on Atom Netbook

A solution was quickly found on how to make 10.6.2 work on the Atom based netbook… simply use the 10.6.1 kernel instead of the 10.6.2.  This is certainly a step back from a proper upgrade but it is better than no upgrade at all.  Here is a copy of the instructions as written by Meklort:

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Nvidia’s Chief Executive Publicly Unveils Pricing of “Ion” Core-Logic – X-bit labs

Nvidia Corp.’s chief executive officer for the first time publicly unveiled pricing of the company’s GeForce 9400M single-chip core-logic better known as Ion. Based on the information provided by Jen-Hsun Huang now and several weeks ago, it transpires that Nvidia’s platform for Intel Atom processors is up to three times more expensive compared to Intel’s [...]

Dell Mini 10v now with Atom N280

Dell.com is now selling the Mini 10v with an optional Atom n280 processor running at 1.66 GHz (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB/512K cache).  It is a $25 option that will be worted if you want to watch 720p HD video on your Mini (especially usefull via VGA out).

There is no sign of a screen upgrade to 1024×600 like [...]