Comments on: New Machine http://www.robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/ Still only human Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:11:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: rocketboy http://www.robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-8004 rocketboy Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:54:45 +0000 http://robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/#comment-8004 <p><blockquote cite="The monitor was detected, but the display was not at the best resolution of 1680×1050. However, a dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg fixed that. The nv driver seemed to work decently."></blockquote></p> <p>I had that issue with nvidia cards+Breezy, and figured out that it was the nvidia drivers. Also, when my display crashed I accidentally removed the nv driver and had to reinstall it again. I have to admit it is a bit patchy and looking forward to see whether you have the same problems as I did. Watch out for startup screen hang in Kubuntu if you change the background (happens rarely, but happens nonetheless)!</p>

I had that issue with nvidia cards+Breezy, and figured out that it was the nvidia drivers. Also, when my display crashed I accidentally removed the nv driver and had to reinstall it again. I have to admit it is a bit patchy and looking forward to see whether you have the same problems as I did. Watch out for startup screen hang in Kubuntu if you change the background (happens rarely, but happens nonetheless)!

]]> By: Markus http://www.robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-7618 Markus Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:40:06 +0000 http://robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/#comment-7618 <p>I had the exact same experience a couple of weeks ago. My ubuntu powered laptop was on its knees due to all the beta <strike>crap</strike> software I had installed. I couldn't even do my course projects (3d .NET programming, I was using mono + tao). So I thought I should install windows until the project was finished. And I did. On the third day (!!) after the install I had done all the Windows Updating and finding, installing, uninstalling, reinstalling (due to MS crappy "you can't install .NET SDK 1.1 if you have 2.0, but the other way around is ok").NET SDK, network, sound and graphics drivers. I installed ubuntu again in 30 min, did all the updates in 5 min, installed the dev pkgs i needed</p> <p>The worst part is that after a 60 min installation of XP, from the CD that was actually delivered with the computer, neither the wireless network nor the wired network worked, at all! </p> <p>The best part is that, WHILE INSTALLING Ubuntu, I could use the internet with firefox and gaim. Now, that is awesome.</p> I had the exact same experience a couple of weeks ago. My ubuntu powered laptop was on its knees due to all the beta crap software I had installed. I couldn’t even do my course projects (3d .NET programming, I was using mono + tao). So I thought I should install windows until the project was finished. And I did. On the third day (!!) after the install I had done all the Windows Updating and finding, installing, uninstalling, reinstalling (due to MS crappy “you can’t install .NET SDK 1.1 if you have 2.0, but the other way around is ok”).NET SDK, network, sound and graphics drivers. I installed ubuntu again in 30 min, did all the updates in 5 min, installed the dev pkgs i needed

The worst part is that after a 60 min installation of XP, from the CD that was actually delivered with the computer, neither the wireless network nor the wired network worked, at all!

The best part is that, WHILE INSTALLING Ubuntu, I could use the internet with firefox and gaim. Now, that is awesome.

]]> By: hype http://www.robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-7607 hype Wed, 20 Dec 2006 15:08:48 +0000 http://robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/#comment-7607 <p>Just to mention that it's a good thing to publish/write about components that "work" under linux. We should promote as much as we can on vendors that actually support linux. It's impressive at what point, when hardware is supported, installation of a linux system, especially ubuntu (:p), can be dead simple.</p> Just to mention that it’s a good thing to publish/write about components that “work” under linux.
We should promote as much as we can on vendors that actually support linux.
It’s impressive at what point, when hardware is supported, installation of a linux system, especially ubuntu (:p), can be dead simple.

]]> By: giz404 http://www.robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-7604 giz404 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:58:29 +0000 http://robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/#comment-7604 <p>Yeah, the real difference between windows and linux is that when you think that the install is finished on windows, you'll have to spend a few more hours to make everything work and to install all the apps you need.</p> <p>On the other hand, Ubuntu's install may seem a bit longer, but when it's done, it's done. And you have all your programs ready.</p> <p>(please excuse my english, I'm French)</p> Yeah, the real difference between windows and linux is that when you think that the install is finished on windows, you’ll have to spend a few more hours to make everything work and to install all the apps you need.

On the other hand, Ubuntu’s install may seem a bit longer, but when it’s done, it’s done. And you have all your programs ready.

(please excuse my english, I’m French)

]]> By: Jonatan Magnusson http://www.robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-7601 Jonatan Magnusson Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:58:27 +0000 http://robotgeek.org/blog/2006/12/19/new-machine/#comment-7601 <p>"For the first time, I felt that driver support was better on Linux than on Windows. Wow, things have progressed well in the past few years."</p> <p>Sure, but then you had been investing a lot of time to make sure you got hardware known to work with Linux ...</p> “For the first time, I felt that driver support was better on Linux than on Windows. Wow, things have progressed well in the past few years.”

Sure, but then you had been investing a lot of time to make sure you got hardware known to work with Linux …

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