Just out of curiosity I tried installing Lubuntu QQ alpha 3 on the aforementioned hardware. All went fine other than one totally unrelated ubiquity bug.
After installing I applied the available updates, I did NOT enable "proposed", but then it's no longer able to boot into that old (circa 2007) VIA hardware. I get the errors shown in these really horrible pics. I really wish i could grab better pics of the screen but I'm old, frail, and shaky :^( ** Attachment added: "failed_boot.tar.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-openchrome/+bug/1041625/+attachment/3280250/+files/failed_boot.tar.gz -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1041625 Title: X not starting after install [openchrome] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-openchrome/+bug/1041625/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs