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    Linux in Acer Ferrari

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by allo86, Aug 19, 2006.

  1. allo86

    allo86 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi. I am interested in linux, so i tried to install it in my Acer Ferrari 4005. I read in some forums that suse could recognize almost all the hardware, so i tried with SuSe 10. In fact it did, but after installing, i cant load gnome. I get a black screen.

    In other forums i got this tip: "add this lines to the xorg.conf file:
    Option "CRT2Position" "clone"
    Option "MonitorLayout" "LVDS,CRT"

    I dont know what that really means because i am a newbie, but i tried it. My X can load, but i only get a blue screen. Nothing else. Has anybody had this same problem with SuSE? I would like some help please. Thanks a lot.

    P.D. by the way english is not my nativew language so i still have some mistakes.
     
    allo86, Aug 19, 2006
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