[Ubuntu-SG] ubuntu on tablet

Sat May 19 11:46:10 UTC 2007

On Saturday 19 May 2007 10:35, Lao Beng wrote:
> i decided to install the 32bit ubuntu and then i found out that ubuntu
> graphical install does not detect my notebook video card at all. so i
> cannot even start x. i had to manually install the proprietary ati graphics
> drivers before x can start up. i wonder how come the normal vga settings
> cannot detect my graphics card.

Interesting. Could you post the 'lspci -v' output and /etc/X11/xorg.conf ? I 
suppose now X can be started without any difficulty ? Or are you still having 
problem detecting the card ?

regards
billy

>
> On 5/18/07, Maung Myat Thu @ Billy Aung Myint <billy at ubuntu.sg> wrote:
> > On Friday 18 May 2007 17:31, Lao Beng wrote:
> >
> > Howto Install 32 bit Firefox with Flash w/sound and Java for AMD64
> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1174435
> >
> > hope this help.
> >
> > regards
> > billy
> >
> > > now i have a question after confirming that my core2duo notebook can
> > > run the 64bit ubuntu livecd.
> > >
> > > i understand that ubuntu currently does not support biarch, which means
> >
> > i
> >
> > > cannot install and run 32bit packages on my 64bit install. which also
> >
> > means
> >
> > > i cannot use flash and w32 codecs, etc as they are only available for
> > > 32bit.
> > >
> > > any suggestions which should i install? 32bit or 64bit? or is there a
> > > workaround for running 32bit applications in 64bit ubuntu?
> > >
> > > On 5/13/07, Harris Ngan <in_flu_ence at msn.com> wrote:
> > > > I have heard of the similar thing. coreduo is a 32bit processor and
> > > > core2duo is for 64bit but I don't own one so I can't prove the point.
> >
> > As
> >
> > > > said, I think a 64bit cd will not run on a 32bit system and it will
> > > > prompt out the error. So it is rather save to download the 64bit and
> >
> > try.
> >
> > > > But I think as time goes, all the duo core quad core processors
> > > > should
> >
> > be
> >
> > > > 64bit and can support higher memory capacity. I am more familar with
> >
> > the
> >
> > > > AMD processor which I use.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ------------------------------
> > > > Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 22:25:45 +0800
> > > > From: laobeng at gmail.com
> > > > To: billy at ubuntu.sg
> > > > CC: ubuntu-sg at lists.ubuntu.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-SG] ubuntu on tablet
> > > >
> > > > well. i read somewhere that intel core range is 32-bit and intel
> > > > core2 range is 64-bit. however, i also read that intel core2 range
> > > > has both
> >
> > 32
> >
> > > > and 64. i really do not know how to tell.
> > > >
> > > > so i downloaded and burned both the ubuntu x86 and amd64 iso and
> > > > found out that the amd64 live will not run on a 32-bit system.
> > > > chances are
> >
> > if
> >
> > > > you can run the amd64 live on your intel core2 system, then it will
> > > > be
> >
> > a
> >
> > > > 64-bit processor.
> > > >
> > > > in short, if your intel core2 supports EM64T, then it can run the
> >
> > amd64
> >
> > > > version.
> > > >
> > > > On 5/12/07, *Maung Myat Thu @ Billy Aung Myint* < billy at ubuntu.sg>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > On Friday 11 May 2007 13:22, Lao Beng wrote:
> > > > > i have another question.
> > > > >
> > > > > intel core 2 duo processors are 32-bit or 64-bit processors? if i
> > > > > am
> > > >
> > > > using
> > > >
> > > > > a intel core 2 duo processor notebook, can i install the ubuntu
> >
> > desktop
> >
> > > > > optimized for the amd64 architecture?
> > > >
> > > > Funny you asked this. In fact I am going to get a new Core2duo
> > > > desktop soon
> > > > and I can't figure out if it is 32 or 64. I asked in #ubuntu @
> >
> > freenode
> >
> > > > and I
> > > > got reply from saying all the latest chips are 64-bits so I can
> >
> > install
> >
> > > > 64-bit ubuntu on it.
> > > >
> > > > So I suppose you can install the amd64 version. Core2duo is so new I
> > > > havnt seen or heard anyone complaining about this on forums or in
> > > > irc.
> >
> > So
> >
> > > > in short , I have no clue!!! Does it run live well ?
> > > >
> > > > regardsd
> > > > billy
> > > >
> > > > > On 5/6/07, Maung Myat Thu @ Billy Aung Myint <billy at ubuntu.sg>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > > > > On Friday 04 May 2007 11:24, Lao Beng wrote:
> > > > > > > i am looking at hp as i got information that i can get a good
> >
> > deal
> >
> > > > for
> > > >
> > > > > > it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > i am not sure if hp has linux drivers. might be good to check
> > > > > > > it out
> > > > > >
> > > > > > first
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > before plonking money down on it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > HP has a pretty good relationship with Linux. After all , they
> > > > > > are
> >
> > in
> >
> > > > the
> > > >
> > > > > > server market where Linux is the king. As for the tablet , if you
> >
> > do
> >
> > > > > > a search
> > > > > > in google with "hp tablets linux" or "hp tablets ubuntu" , you
> >
> > will
> >
> > > > find
> > > >
> > > > > > a lot of people writing about linux on their tablets. Hope that
> > > > > > helps!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > regards
> > > > > > billy
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > On 5/4/07, Maung Myat Thu @ Billy Aung Myint < billy at ubuntu.sg>
> > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Friday 04 May 2007 09:51, Lao Beng wrote:
> > > > > > > > > hi,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > i just wanted to check if anyone has installed and run
> >
> > unbuntu
> >
> > > > on a
> > > >
> > > > > > > > tablet
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > before? are there any issues with the hardware, especially
> >
> > the
> >
> > > > > > > > touchscreen?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hmms .. there will be problems no doubt ... unless the
> > > > > > > > company has
> > > > > >
> > > > > > linux
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > drivers.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > i am thinking of getting a tablet and running ubuntu on it.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Which tablet pc brand ? Toshiba ? Sony ?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > regards
> > > > > > > > billy
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > thanks.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > rgds,
> > > > > > > > > bw
> > > > > > > >
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