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    Ubuntu 11.04

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by UltraViolence, May 13, 2011.

  1. UltraViolence

    UltraViolence Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just got my M17x yesterday and tried doing a wubi install of Ubuntu 11.04 with no luck. When i tried booting to it, the screen constantly flashed a spectrum of colors. Tried booting into safe video mode, and just got a white screen when doing that.

    I should probably mention I went with kubuntu, while i normally go with the Gnome desktop and have not given that a try yet. Just wondering if anyone else has 11.04 working and if so, are you using Gnome or KDE or...?
     
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    I have the same problem, please somebody help us!
     
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    Well I'm glad to hear it's not only me. I'll have to do some more research tomorrow if I have time. I'm in the process of getting things packed to move this weekend so I'm fairly busy.
     
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    sfara Notebook Guru

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    Ubuntu 11.04 is bad...i tried it on several laptops including a Thinkpad T500 and it just doesn't start...just go with 10.04 LTS.
     
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    I think you're right sfara, I've been reading about a lot of other people having the same issue and also going back to 10.04. I noticed everyone that had this issue had done a clean install and not an upgrade. I'm curious if upgrading will yield the same results? I might have to give that a shot.
     
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    Agreed with sfara.......

    11.04 has all sorts of issues if you are even able to get a working install.
    Things like...... HORRIBLE battery life, spotty (at best) working graphics (ie... will work on one boot, but not the next etc..)

    After a couple of installs on different laptops... I decided to stay away for now.

    D.
     
    debaucher, May 13, 2011
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