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    Ubuntu 11.10

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by RioRyan, Oct 13, 2011.

  1. RioRyan

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    RioRyan, Oct 13, 2011
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    I'm scared to ask the forum for any help on Linux on m14x, it was a nightmare installing and uninstalling it on my m11x. It corrupted a part of my hard drive and I lost my recovery options. I had to reformat manually, install the drives and make new boot sectors!
     
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    Well the display issues were fixed in the new kernel. Since i'm using 11.10 since the alpha releases

    I'm testing it this morning and will report back shortly :)
     
    madmantm, Oct 14, 2011
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    installation worked fine, and there's no video glitches.
     
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    I noticed today that the video's all fixed up :D

    Installing it now

    I don't really understand why I'd need to use the nVidia card though, not like I'm going to game on linux. Is there any other reason that I might need it?
     
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    ahhhh silly me

    My HDMI doesn't work :(

    And I can't get ironhide to work either
     
    RioRyan, Oct 14, 2011
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    madmantm, Oct 18, 2011
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    how much better is the battery life?
     
    tyler27, Oct 18, 2011
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    dont expect battery to be better on linux. my experience tells that mostly its worse. especially if you dont put a lotta work into fine-tuning your pinguinmachine.
     
    alroar, Oct 19, 2011
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    I have it all installed but not having HDMI is a deal-breaker for me, when I'm at home at least. I use a 23" samsung monitor as my primary display over HDMI (so I don't have to plug in a 3.5mm for sound)

    so I haven't used Ubuntu much.
     
    RioRyan, Oct 19, 2011
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