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    Linux in the new Z11

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by nvrs, Apr 20, 2010.

  1. nvrs

    nvrs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,

    I have been using Ubuntu Linux as my primary OS for the past two years and although i find Win7 that came with my new Z11 ok, i really want to go back to linux. However after a few google searches (and some more search in this forum) i understand that there are problems with the dual gfx adapters and the fake raid that these beasts come with, which is also locked in the default bios. On top of that, there are worries that the GC scheme of the Samsung drives only works with ntfs (although i am a bit skeptical on that, especially since the raid configuration might block this anyhow). Could someone please provide answers/pointers on any of the above? Any help would be much appreciated!

    p.s. when i tried to boot the latest ubuntu beta from usb i got a complete messed up display.
     
    nvrs, Apr 20, 2010
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    pmfcmmak Notebook Consultant

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    nvrs Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanx a lot. Something could be wrong(?) with the forum search because i tried that and i couldn't find it.
     
    nvrs, Apr 21, 2010
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