[NTLUG:Discuss] Oh dear yet another visa linux question

[Dennis Myhand]

Fred James wrote:
> All
> (sorry to be such a bother)
> Gateway MX8734 running Visa Home Premium
> History:
>     I bought it
>     tried dual boot with Mandriva - installed without error - failed to boot
>     wiped the disk with a single boot install of Mandriva - worked for a 
> long time
>     toyed with installing fedora 9 - ran some memory test that came with 
> the ISO - buggered the box but good (turned off and refused to turn back on)
>     sent the box to Gateway for warranty repair - worked OK for a while 
> then started hanging - sent it back for more repair
>     box came back today a new Vista install - that's where it is now.
> Now what I have been reading suggest that Visa may never dual boot with 
> Linux - any suggestions - or should I just wipe visa again and reinstall 
> Mandriva?
> Thank you in advance for any help you may be able to offer
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
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Sounds to me like Mandriva worked for you.  Go with it.  Personally, I 
would go with Debian but that is the great thing about Linux.  Its all 
good!  Peace, Dennis down in Victoria