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    Anyone Running Ubuntu on TM8204?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by orthorim, Feb 6, 2007.

  1. orthorim

    orthorim Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,

    I was playing with Ubuntu (edgy eft, 6.10), running it from the install CD. I liked it a lot, better than Vista ;)

    However, there was a major caveat: The graphics did not run accelerated, meaning resizing windows and other normal stuff was dead slow. And it didn't offer screen resolutions higher than 1400 x 1050 so everything was stretched horizontally.

    Is anyone running Ubuntu edgy on a TM8204? Does it work?

    Thanks for any info!
     
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    I don't own a 8204, but since most Acer parts are similar in origin and brand, I can safely say that Edgy will run without a doubt. Even if I didn't know anything about what computer you had - a Mac or PC, I would be able to say that Ubuntu will work. Try out the Live CD and tell us what you think!
     
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    Maybe I wasn't clear enough - I tried the Live CD, it's awesome.

    The only problem was the max. resolution I could set it to was 1400x1050 whereas I want to set it to 1680x1050 which is the native resolution of the TM 8204.

    So any 8200-series owners running ubuntu, please let me know how I can get the ATI card to work.
     
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    This sounds excellent, thanks! Will try ASAP.

    Linux Mint, based on Ubuntu, includes this script, apparently ubuntu is shooting itself in the foot over this as the ATI/NVidia drivers are considered "dirty" because they are not open source. But I tell you what, I would much rather have a dirty driver that works vs NO freakin' driver at all! So... I am definitely a Mint guy ;)
     
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