[NTLUG:Discuss] ubuntu anyone

[Johnny Cybermyth]

Thanks for the clarification on the amd64 problem.  I was really 
disappointed that Ubuntu didn't work on that laptop as it belongs to a 
fellow electrical engineer interested in learning something about linux. 
  I really had him sold on the "try before you buy" idea of Ubuntu.

This still leaves the reoccurring issue of getting X to display advanced 
resolutions correctly.  I have a desktop using a 19" LCD with 1280x1024 
native resolution and I can't get Ubuntu to display in that mode.  I've 
tried the Advanced boot features and I don't know why I didn't have any 
luck with that.  It has been a while since I've tried, so I'll try again 
and post with more specific results if anyone else is interested.

J. CyberMyth

Justin M. Forbes wrote:

> For the eMachines amd64 laptops, the integrated wlan doesnt work with any
> distro out of the box.  The 32bit windows drivers work with whatever that
> driver translation layer is for linux under a 32bit distro, but no luck
> under a 64bit.
> 
> I have had great success with this laptop after replacing the included
> mini-pci wlan card with a prism54 based one.
> Also of note, debian based distros for amd64 are pure 64bit, this means no
> 32bit application compatability, no flash plugin, etc.  They seem to be the
> only ones taking this route, and mainly because of critical flaws with apt
> and multilib.
> 
> Justin