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    Used UBCD to wipe my HDD blank

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by kevinscotland, Feb 1, 2009.

  1. kevinscotland

    kevinscotland Notebook Consultant

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    Ok, gregory really helped me out in the last thread. I lost all my data because i was burning .iso's as backups and not to boot LOL :( so i thought the system was ed after weeks of trying.

    Anyway used UBCD to wipe the disk. Got mandrivia here. I want to install it. If i install should it pick up all my drivers, gpu etc alright? Even tho ive killed everything on the disk and bypassed the bios protection on it.
     
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  2. gengerald

    gengerald Technofile Extraordinaire

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    Just for some preliminary information:

    It should boot up alright but you may find that auxiliary feature drivers are not included. I usually recommend Ubuntu for those starting out, but each distro has its strengths. What laptop do you have?
     
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    kevinscotland Notebook Consultant

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    alienware 766.

    Ok if it boots ok and am missing drivers. then what. Sure alot of the drivers r not available in linux .exe's from the website.
     
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    Now that is a good question. Unfortunately I have never stuck with a distro to tweak and install all my devices. At worst, try it out and see. Boot using a live cd version as that will give you a temporary environment where you can test your hardware compatibility.
     
    gengerald, Feb 1, 2009
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