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Re: looking for perfect Linux

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From: Rule of Life
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 09:59
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On May 25, 2:11 am, unruh <un...@invalid.ca> wrote:
> On 2012-05-23, Rule of Life <jjbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi all. I have bought a low end laptop and am trying to get Linux to
> > run on it,currently my graphics are not supported on linux but it will
> > run in narative modes i found out after installing Linux Mint 12 and
> > having it work for a couple days then freeze at the login screen.
> > The new kernal has support for new ATI graphics drivers but maybe not
> > mine think the latter 7xxx series of ATI.
> > Im looking for a distribution that is like FreeBSD to install,can be
> > totally customised from the start after installing a base system and
> > kernal.
>
> Any linux can be totally customised from the start. Various distros try
> to help you by setting up various things by default, but it is up to
> you.
>
>
>
> > I would run FreeBSD but hardware support somethings is a bit
> > tricky,like NTFS file systems and the like.
>
> > Im currently considering Gentoo but then i looked at Debian and it
> > looked more easy to configure,I know Debian is well maintained,not
> > sure about Gentoo.
>
> > What should I go with,you personal opinion is what i am looking for
> > and your personal perfference.
>
> > I have had no luck with Fedroa or what ever its called now or ubuntu.
>
> > The system will play movies,music and edit video,as its my laptop.
>
> So you want to make sure that your graphics is well supported. And the
> sound card, but you can always get a usb soundcard if necessary ( much
> better than the onboard soundcard-- even the maudio usb trasit soundcard
> is vastly superior to any onboard soundcard. )
>
>
>
> > I have not told you my laptop specifications,should not matter its
> > modern as they come and in with ATI graphics which AMD dose not even
>
> I'm sorry, but what makes you think you should not tell us? laptop
> makers are almost as bad as modem makers in sticking all kinds of weird
> stuff into their laptops, and getting suppliers to make things just for
> them (and making them non-standard)
>
> > support for linux,though the drivers are available they are buggy as
> > hell.
>
> > Would like to run Gnome,but Xfce will do,to cut out Gnome bugs
>
> Not at all sure what you want from us.
>
>
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>
>
> > Thanks in Advance Linux People

I have read all over Linux forums to stay away from this laptop
because of the AMD ATI 6320 graphics,they are buggy on windows let
alone linux,they failed in the first week on windows,downloaded the
AMD driver s and they frooze the machine,am running windows driver s
at the moment but i have to ddisable them to use the VGA output on the
laptop.it just flashes and flickers with drivers enabled.

you can see my linux mint 12 configuration here
https://linuxcounter.net/user/551773.html

Have installed Debian 6
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Subject: Re: looking for perfect Linux
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