Re: My new Laptop -- this evening's experience -- and questions
- From: Baho Utot <scrat@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:44:47 -0400
Ignoramus8031 wrote:
It is described here
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115368
I received it today. It powers up just fine. It has Windows Vista,
which I do not care for.
It is a Acer AMD64 based, SATA drive, laptop.
I tried installing 32 bit Fedora 7 i386. It basically does not
work. Hangs, would not find drivers etc.
At the boot prompt on the install DVD/CD type linux all-generic-ide
If that works to get it installed (I does usually). Then you can use
lspci -v to scan the buss, so you will know what hardware you have.
On My Dell Insprion 1501 (Fedora Core 6) needs:
pci=nomsi pnpacpi=off pnpbios=off to see the hard drive as SATA.
You may want to try those params at the boot prompt on the install DVD/CD as
well.
Then I downloaded Ubuntu 7.04 AMD64 version in a big hurry.
Yuk!
This one, started up just fine and started a live CD type of thing and
is running perfectly well off the live CD.
I am now trying to see which way to go:
1) Stay with Ubuntu 7.04
Icky poo, HE double hockey sticks No
2) Try to download Fedora 7 x86_64 version.
I am more comfortable with Fedora 7, as that is what I am using almost
everywhere else except the garage, however, I am not sure if edora
"x86_64" version is compatible with my 64 bit AMD processor.
Any idea?
I am downloading F7/x86_64 now.
Got enough memory? you need 2 to 4G
My another plan is to remove existing hard drive, and replace it with
another hard drive and install Linux on the new one. I would keep the
Windows drive.The idea here is that it will be easier to sell this
laptop with a good Windows Vista hard drive compared to it having
linux only.
Given that there are now 250 GB laptop drives available, it seems to
be a good idea.
Makes sense?
If you have enough people in your wallet.
Another question, should I upgrade from 1GB to 2GB or 4GB memory. I
know that I do not need it under normal use (firefox/xemacs/terminal),
however, it may be useful if I do some very heavy C++ compiles for
work (where we have some big templates). I also hope that more memory
means less swapping, more caching, and less stress on hard drive.
1G is enough for me using FC6, doesn't page at all.
--
Dancin in the ruins tonight
Tayo'y Mga Pinoy
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