will there be a lpia version of jaunty?

You should try the LPIA alternate installer:
http://cdimages.ubuntu.com/ports/releases/9.04/rc/

Search for "LPIA" on that page. By all means come back here and comment on how it worked (or not) for you.

Once installed, if you want the UNR "look and feel", install the addition ubuntu-netbook-remix package.

Thanks or the reply, I tried the alternate installer unfortunately I do not have a cd/dvd drive as many other fellow netbook users. I tried converting the iso to a usb dive with both Unetbootin and the builtin usb drive builder on ibex in both cases all I got on boot was a "Boot Error" message.

Strange, you may want to check the MD5. What exact file did you get ? I used the same tool but in Jaunty, so it's possible it's brokenin Intrepid.

 i downloaded ubuntu-9.04-rc-alternate-lpia.iso the md5 is correct I used the latest unetbootin downloaded following the link provided on it's site I had also tried using an older version that I had installed some time ago. all this on a fully updated Ibex

I used a jaunty live cd to create the usbpen from the iso of the alternate-lpia, i had to set the the sata controller to compatibility in the bios for the setup, but it installed fine, I set it back to ahci after. thanks for the help

Will installing the Jaunty LPIA alternate install and then installing the ubuntu remix packages do the UNR stuff like turning off services and such to save the writes to and SSD drive or would you have to make all those tweaks manually?