Need some Info on Ubuntu AMD distro ???

[Richard]

Glen Cunningham wrote:

> At 03:45 AM Sunday 7/5/06, Richard wrote:
>
>> Okay, now I want to install Ubuntu on my laptop,
>> its a Gateway MX7525, it has a AMD Athlon 64 Mobile Processor
>> a ATI X600 vid, etc..etc.. And all the other cool stuff.
>>
>> Q. Would ubuntu AMD 64bit Distro work on this laptop??? ( YES OR NO )
>> please no hacks... (newbie at large)
>
>
>     It should work.   The easy way to check is to boot from the Live 
> CD.  This will soon let you know how compatible it is.   I've just 
> "been there, done that" with a very similar spec HP/Compaq.
>
>
>> Second
>>
>> Q. There is a second partiton on the C drive, which contain the windows
>> drives,
>> I don't want to erase that partiton (just in case) of WHAT THE
>> *^%%$$@@** happens.
>> I can at least re-install Windozzzzzz Xpeeee.
>
>
>     Don't know about Gateway, but the HP/Compaq thingy had a "make 
> recovery" utility that writes a bootable version of the install 
> partition to 10 (that's right, TEN) CD-R disks!  Guess that Gateway 
> has something similar that allows you to blow the whole XP away and 
> recover later (if ever needed).  Be warned - takes hours.
>
> HTH,
> Glen
>
> -- 
> "Any fool can write code that a computer can understand.
>  Good programmers write code that humans can understand."
>                  Martin Fowler
>
>
Thanks Glen,
Just install the 32bit version, man...installed jack flash.
all seems well...

TKS +
Rich