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    XPS 15 (i740 + GT435) and Ubuntu 10.10

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by SAiLO, Nov 23, 2010.

  1. SAiLO

    SAiLO Notebook Evangelist

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    I have tried installing Ubuntu as a virtual machine with VMWare, but unfortunately for some reason the video card driver does not install and if I manually update it to the latest version, Ubuntu refuses to load to gui (I get tty).

    Anyone had any luck?

    Also to run multiple VMs I advise to have more than 4GB ram.
     
    SAiLO, Nov 23, 2010
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    mikkroik Notebook Consultant

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    try linux mint?
     
    mikkroik, Nov 23, 2010
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  4. SAiLO

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    Thanks! Hoping to get it fixed soon. Might have to wait for a new driver release from nvidia though.
     
    SAiLO, Nov 24, 2010
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