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    OpenSUSE 11.4 on Asus G73JH

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Juzie, Mar 14, 2011.

  1. Juzie

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    Hey,

    I'm wanting to dual boot on the G73JH, and was wondering whether anyone has attempted this yet, and whether it was successful or not?
    I've heard that there are a few problems with the ATI drivers with Linux, and that Asus as of late haven't been very supportive with Linux.

    Has anyone come across a guide with installing Linux on the G73JH, or can point me in the right direction for the correct steps I should be taking?

    My second question is: If dual booting on this laptop is just to horrid to think about, has anyone had any personal experience with recent laptops that have run exceptionally with Linux on them?

    Juzie
     
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    Yup! It's in the sticky at the top of the forum that says "Sticky Read FirsT", under a post by ALLurGroceries, iirc.
     
    DCx, Mar 14, 2011
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  3. ALLurGroceries

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    pffft. suse and debian, close enough :p
     
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  5. Juzie

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    --Disregard--

    Hey,

    I'm wanting to dual boot on the G73JH, and was wondering whether anyone has attempted this yet, and whether it was successful or not?
    I've heard that there are a few problems with the ATI drivers with Linux, and that Asus as of late haven't been very supportive with Linux.

    Has anyone come across a guide with installing Linux on the G73JH, or can point me in the right direction for the correct steps I should be taking?

    My second question is: If dual booting on this laptop is just to horrid to think about, has anyone had any personal experience with recent laptops that have run exceptionally with Linux on them?

    Juzie
     
    Juzie, Mar 18, 2011
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  6. Juzie

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    Thanks for the link ALLurGroceries, that will give me a kick in the right direction. If all else fails I'll just get a cheap netbook that's more Linux friendly.
     
    Juzie, Mar 18, 2011
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    Linux, as a platform, is remarkably mature. You should be able to get it up and running on any modern computer.
     
    DCx, Mar 18, 2011
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