[opensuse] SUSE Laptop Now Setup with VMWare
As some may recall, I got a new laptop a few weeks ago with Vista
installed...
http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/64&size=_original
...as I mentioned, I couldn't stand Vista. It is - IMO - worse than XP
for usability.
http://www.perfectreign.com/stuff/2007/20070519_vista_register1.jpg.jpg
http://www.perfectreign.com/stuff/2007/20070519_vista_register2.jpg.jpg
In any case, I went ahead and installed SUSE 10.2 and had a major
issue with the system locking up. Loading the binary NVidia drivers
fixed that and all is well...
http://www.perfectreign.com/stuff/2007/20070528_suse_desktop.jpg
...now the last thing I needed was XP to be loaded for those apps
requiring it at work. Being a dual-core 2.x GHz processor with 2G RAM,
this can handle VMWare no problem. So, I'm now done...
http://www.perfectreign.com/stuff/2007/20070530_suse_xp.jpg
Onward! The only thing I notice with the laptop is the SD/MMC/SM/XD
card reader on the front. It isn't enabled for some reason.
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