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    Linux on a M17x?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by drfelip, Jul 27, 2009.

  1. drfelip

    drfelip Notebook Evangelist

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    Has anybody tried to load any flavor of GNU/Linux on this baby? How does it work?
     
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    Nope, I have not tried.
     
    alienware-dell, Jul 27, 2009
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  3. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    trying now it will be with nimb;e wouldn't boot because of my SCSI cd drive ubuntu booted off a live CD fine
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 27, 2009
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    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    ok wifi doesn't work because of broadcomm issues with every linux

    needs a driver for the GPU ....

    but it boots up just fine
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 27, 2009
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  5. drfelip

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    Thanks for testing it! So the Nvidia Linux drivers don't support the GTX cards?
     
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    i have a older version .... i think 8.12 the newer ones might but i can't be sure

    I don't have acess to the 9 series of Ubuntu and i don't have the rest of my distro burnt
     
    The_Moo™, Jul 27, 2009
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    Thanks, man!

    If somebody can try a newer distro or install it in the hard drive and make a distro upgrade, let us know!
     
    drfelip, Jul 27, 2009
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