[ubuntu-in] Has anyone reviewed Gusty

[Manu Mahajan]

I downloaded and installed gutsy i386 image. I have an HP tx1000 tablet
which has AMD turion x2. This particular laptop is known to be difficult to
configure and there is a huge thread dedicated to it on Ubuntu forums
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=442483

I had to do a lot of tweaks just to get the live cd to boot -  a handful of
kernel parameters but this was the case with feisty as well so I was aware
of what to do. Still I would have expected some of the issues to be resolved
in gutsy.

My first impression has been not so good. I am unable to shutdown the system
cleanly, the system seems pretty slow and non reactive to inputs, the
touchscreen doesn’t work (it was recognized by default in feisty but was
unusable as it was impossible to calibrate)

But I have been able to get the wireless working with ndiswrapper. So at
least one thing works as expected. Also I get write access to my ntfs
windows partitions out of the box which is cool.

A lot of these issues might get solved as I fine tune my system – install
nvidia drivers and configure x, get the right balance of kernel parameters
etc. So I am still hopeful. Seems like it’s going to be a fun weekend ;)

I will post of my results and steps as I get more things working.

Manu

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[mailto:ubuntu-in-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of nan budh
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 5:31 PM
To: Ubuntu India Local Community
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-in] Has anyone reviewed Gusty



Vishal Rao <vishalrao at gmail.com> wrote:
On 10/19/07, Mir Nazim wrote:
> Has anyone reviewed Gusty. It will be great if you guys could share
> the thought for us mere mortals who are still trying to download the
> iso


I downloaded the amd desktop iso torrent. it got done in less than one and a
half on BSNL dataone  business3000(512 kbps). I ran the live cd jus a few
moments ago. looks good. faster than 6.06 live cd and ofcourse it would be
faster on install.
could not configure ethernet connection for my home internet(the properties
button was disabled.should it be?)
The colours are bright.
if i get time i shall do an install tomorrow or day after. i shall write my
experiences.
BTW has anyone else downloaded the iso? please share.
regards
nanbudh
  
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