Natty Narwhal update: what are minimum requirements?

384MB would work just fine with Natty but I'd recommend higher RAM value (512MB-1024MB RAM) if you're having a build-in graphic adapter.

HTH.

where do i find my specs..im not sure what i have.

and how do i see what my graphics card is?

To display your hardware specificiation, use the lshw command from your Terminal:

sudo lshw

HTH.

  product: M61SME-S2
    vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
    width: 32 bits
    capabilities: smbios-2.4 dmi-2.4 smp-1.4 smp
    configuration: boot=normal chassis=desktop cpus=2 uuid=30303144-3744-3242-3430-4537FFFFFFFF
  *-core
       description: Motherboard
       product: M61SME-S2
       vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
       physical id: 0
       version: x.x
       serial: Wed Dec 05 19:54:45 2007
     *-firmware
          description: BIOS
          vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
          physical id: 0
          version: F7 (11/23/2007)
          size: 128KiB
          capacity: 448KiB
          capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
     *-cpu:0
          description: CPU
          product: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 3
          bus info: cpu@0
          version: 15.11.2
          slot: Socket M2
          size: 1GHz
          capacity: 3200MHz
          width: 64 bits
          clock: 200MHz
          capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp x86-64 3dnowext 3dnow extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch lbrv cpufreq
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 8
             slot: Internal Cache
             size: 128KiB
             capacity: 128KiB
             capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: a
             slot: External Cache
             size: 512KiB
             capacity: 512KiB
             capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
     *-cache
          description: L1 cache
          physical id: 4
          slot: Internal Cache
          size: 128KiB
          capacity: 128KiB
          capabilities: synchronous internal write-back
     *-memory:0
          description: System Memory
          physical id: 18
          slot: System board or motherboard
          size: 2012MiB
        *-bank:0
             description: DIMM 800 MHz (1.2 ns)
             physical id: 0
             slot: A0
             size: 1GiB
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 800MHz (1.2ns)
        *-bank:1
             description: DIMM 800 MHz (1.2 ns) [empty]
             physical id: 1
             slot: A1
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 800MHz (1.2ns)
     *-cpu:1
          physical id: 8
          bus info: cpu@1
          version: 15.11.2
          size: 1GHz
          capacity: 1GHz
          capabilities: cpufreq
        *-cache:0
             description: L1 cache
             physical id: 0
             size: 128KiB
        *-cache:1
             description: L2 cache
             physical id: 1
             size: 512KiB
     *-memory:1 UNCLAIMED
          description: RAM memory
          product: MCP61 Memory Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 9
          bus info: pci@0000:00:00.0
          version: a1
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
          capabilities: ht bus_master cap_list
          configuration: latency=0
     *-isa
          description: ISA bridge
          product: MCP61 LPC Bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 1
          bus info: pci@0000:00:01.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: isa bus_master
          configuration: latency=0
     *-serial
          description: SMBus
          product: MCP61 SMBus
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 1.1
          bus info: pci@0000:00:01.1
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm cap_list
          configuration: driver=nForce2_smbus latency=0
          resources: irq:11 ioport:ec00(size=64) ioport:1c00(size=64) ioport:e400(size=64)
     *-memory:2 UNCLAIMED
          description: RAM memory
          product: MCP61 Memory Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 1.2
          bus info: pci@0000:00:01.2
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz (15.2ns)
          configuration: latency=0
     *-usb:0
          description: USB Controller
          product: MCP61 USB Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 2
          bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0
          version: a3
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm ohci bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=ohci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:22 memory:ea206000-ea206fff
     *-usb:1
          description: USB Controller
          product: MCP61 USB Controller
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 2.1
          bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1
          version: a3
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: debug pm ehci bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=ehci_hcd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:23 memory:ea205000-ea2050ff
     *-pci:0
          description: PCI bridge
          product: MCP61 PCI bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 100
          bus info: pci@0000:00:04.0
          version: a1
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pci ht subtractive_decode bus_master cap_list
          resources: memory:ea000000-ea0fffff memory:ea100000-ea1fffff
        *-multimedia:0
             description: Multimedia video controller
             product: Bt878 Video Capture
             vendor: Brooktree Corporation
             physical id: 6
             bus info: pci@0000:01:06.0
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: driver=bttv latency=32 maxlatency=40 mingnt=16
             resources: irq:16 memory:ea100000-ea100fff
        *-multimedia:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Multimedia controller
             product: Bt878 Audio Capture
             vendor: Brooktree Corporation
             physical id: 6.1
             bus info: pci@0000:01:06.1
             version: 02
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: bus_master
             configuration: latency=32 maxlatency=255 mingnt=4
             resources: memory:ea101000-ea101fff
        *-network
             description: Wireless interface
             product: RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI
             vendor: RaLink
             physical id: 7
             bus info: pci@0000:01:07.0
             logical name: wlan0
             version: 00
             serial: 00:1a:70:3c:81:99
             width: 32 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical wireless
             configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rt61pci driverversion=2.6.35-28-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.2.12 latency=32 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bg
             resources: irq:17 memory:ea000000-ea007fff
     *-multimedia
          description: Audio device
          product: MCP61 High Definition Audio
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 5
          bus info: pci@0000:00:05.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: pm msi ht bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=HDA Intel latency=0 maxlatency=5 mingnt=2
          resources: irq:20 memory:ea200000-ea203fff
     *-ide
          description: IDE interface
          product: MCP61 IDE
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 6
          bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
          logical name: scsi1
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: ide pm bus_master cap_list emulated
          configuration: driver=pata_amd latency=0 maxlatency=1 mingnt=3
          resources: irq:0 ioport:1f0(size=8) ioport:3f6 ioport:170(size=8) ioport:376 ioport:f000(size=16)
        *-disk
             description: ATA Disk
             product: Maxtor 6Y120P0
             vendor: Maxtor
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sda
             version: YAR4
             serial: Y32ZTEDE
             size: 114GiB (122GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=5 signature=0005d7b5
           *-volume:0
                description: EXT4 volume
                vendor: Linux
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sda1
                logical name: /
                version: 1.0
                serial: 8bfb9195-54e7-456b-a620-383e348e5465
                size: 109GiB
                capacity: 109GiB
                capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files dir_nlink extents ext4 ext2 initialized
                configuration: created=2011-05-04 20:29:54 filesystem=ext4 lastmountpoint=/B�tM�����������P^��Tv!�����@^��@T��@T�������A�h^���x!��o modified=2011-05-31 17:09:26 mount.fstype=ext4 mount.options=rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro,barrier=1,data=ordered mounted=2011-06-03 19:20:12 state=mounted
           *-volume:1
                description: Extended partition
                physical id: 2
                bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0,2
                logical name: /dev/sda2
                size: 4805MiB
                capacity: 4805MiB
                capabilities: primary extended partitioned partitioned:extended
              *-logicalvolume
                   description: Linux swap / Solaris partition
                   physical id: 5
                   logical name: /dev/sda5
                   capacity: 4805MiB
                   capabilities: nofs
        *-cdrom
             description: DVD-RAM writer
             product: DVDRAM GSA-H44N
             vendor: HL-DT-ST
             physical id: 0.1.0
             bus info: scsi@1:0.1.0
             logical name: /dev/cdrom
             logical name: /dev/cdrw
             logical name: /dev/dvd
             logical name: /dev/dvdrw
             logical name: /dev/scd0
             logical name: /dev/sr0
             version: RB00
             capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
             configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
     *-bridge
          description: Ethernet interface
          product: MCP61 Ethernet
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 7
          bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
          logical name: eth0
          version: a2
          serial: 00:1d:7d:2b:40:e7
          capacity: 100000000
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 66MHz
          capabilities: bridge pm msi ht bus_master cap_list ethernet physical mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
          configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=forcedeth driverversion=0.64 latency=0 link=no maxlatency=20 mingnt=1 multicast=yes port=MII
          resources: irq:42 memory:ea204000-ea204fff ioport:e800(size=8)
     *-pci:1
          description: PCI bridge
          product: MCP61 PCI Express bridge
          vendor: nVidia Corporation
          physical id: 101
          bus info: pci@0000:00:09.0
          version: a2
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          capabilities: pci pm msi ht pciexpress normal_decode bus_master cap_list
          configuration: driver=pcieport
          resources: irq:40 ioport:d000(size=4096) memory:e8000000-e9ffffff ioport:d0000000(size=268435456)
        *-display:0
             description: VGA compatible controller
             product: RV505 [Radeon X1550 64-bit]
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 0
             bus info: pci@0000:02:00.0
             version: 00
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm pciexpress msi vga_controller bus_master cap_list rom
             configuration: driver=radeon latency=0
             resources: irq:41 memory:d0000000-dfffffff memory:e9000000-e900ffff ioport:d000(size=256) memory:e8000000-e801ffff
        *-display:1 UNCLAIMED
             description: Display controller
             product: ATI Technologies Inc
             vendor: ATI Technologies Inc
             physical id: 0.1
             bus info: pci@0000:02:00.1
             version: 00
             width: 64 bits
             clock: 33MHz
             capabilities: pm pciexpress bus_master cap_list
             configuration: latency=0
             resources: memory:e9010000-e901ffff
     *-pci:2
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 102
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.0
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:3
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 103
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.1
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:4
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 104
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.2
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
     *-pci:5
          description: Host bridge
          product: K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
          vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
          physical id: 105
          bus info: pci@0000:00:18.3
          version: 00
          width: 32 bits
          clock: 33MHz
          configuration: driver=k8temp
          resources: irq:0
     *-scsi
          physical id: a
          bus info: usb@1:4
          logical name: scsi0
          capabilities: emulated scsi-host
          configuration: driver=usb-storage
        *-disk
             description: SCSI Disk
             product: HD-PVU2
             vendor: BUFFALO
             physical id: 0.0.0
             bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0
             logical name: /dev/sdb
             version: 1.04
             serial: 6VEDEZZ4
             size: 465GiB (500GB)
             capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
             configuration: ansiversion=4 signature=699b8fde
           *-volume
                description: Windows NTFS volume
                physical id: 1
                bus info: scsi@0:0.0.0,1
                logical name: /dev/sdb1
                logical name: /media/External Drive
                version: 3.1
                serial: f2dc9f2e-3ee2-0b47-bc2d-c779a9d3d367
                size: 465GiB
                capacity: 465GiB
                capabilities: primary ntfs initialized
                configuration: clustersize=4096 created=2011-02-12 10:41:08 filesystem=ntfs label=External Drive mount.fstype=fuseblk mount.options=rw,nosuid,nodev,relatime,user_id=0,group_id=0,default_permissions,allow_other,blksize=4096 state=mounted
bronsonpaul@bronsonpaul-M61SME-S2:~$

will that do it? i tried to change over a few weeks back and my machine crashed i had to reload my ubuntu disk.

once ive done the change over can a make a new disk from it in case i have to reload....or will i need to do the up grade after or down load new version from scratch?

regards

http://askubuntu.com/questions/35456/what-are-the-minimum-hardware-requirements-for-11-04-natty