[ubuntu-in] Loaded Ubuntu 7.10 in my desktop

[nan budh]

Mir Nazim <mirnazim at gmail.com> wrote: On 10/22/07, Roshan  wrote:
> --- Mir Nazim wrote:
>
> > Just to let you guys know.
> >
> > Installed Gusty on my notebook Compaq 6515b. AMD 64
> > X2 1.8GHz, 512 MB
> > RAM, ATI Radeon x1200 series.
>
> > Works great!
> >
> > PS: I needed to do some extra stuff to get X
> > working.
> >
> > Install using alternate CD(not liveCD)
> > After install
> >
> > 1) got to terminal
> >
> > $ sudo killall gdm
> > $ sudo apt-get install xorg-driver-fglrx
> > $ sudo depmod -a
> > $ sudo  aticonfig --initiall
> > $ sudo reboot
Friends i installed gutsy on my AMD Athlon desktop on saturday after a learning session in gparted(thats another story) but finally it was installed. here is my opinion/impression at this point of time(keep in mind i am a lay user)

Its buggy. At times its troublesome to the point of being useless. The colors and interfacing seems good but its freezing out all the time. since last 2 days it must have required a restart 7 times. I thought synaptic was the culprit but i am not sure now. i was using oowriter and suddenly criss cross lines appear on desktop background from nowhere. At times in firefox the webpage contents seem to spill out of the window border. At times the menu bar of the desktop grays out in patches. 
6.06 was STABLE , no VERY STABLE and hardly ever required a reboot and hardly ever froze. 
Those of you who are from computer field please tell me how can a software which has been tested thoroughly in beta version by widespread community, have such problems?
Do i need to do some xorg stuff? Please guide.

regards
nanbudh


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