hot new laptop for ubuntu 10.04, and detecting DDR3 memory?

[Karl Larsen]

On 05/16/2010 06:28 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 2010, NoOp wrote:
>
>    
>> On 05/15/2010 10:42 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>      
>>> On Sat, 15 May 2010, NoOp wrote:
>>>
>>>        
>>>> Were I you, I would be more concerned to determine if you can actually
>>>> run 64bit virtualization on the machine...
>>>> You might find this thread of interest (and note that it's not just
>>>> Intel processors):
>>>> http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.ubuntu.user/212314
>>>> or
>>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2010-March/213448.html
>>>>          
>>>    my check for virtualization is to simply look for the corresponding
>>> "svm" or "vmx" in the flags in /proc/cpuinfo.  are you suggesting
>>> there's more to it than that?  i guess i'll follow those links above
>>> and see what's happening.
>>>        
>> Worth checking further :-)
>>      
>    apparently.  while i might be prepared to bend a bit on other
> features, virt is an absolute deal-breaker.
>
>    
>> Also check:
>> https://launchpad.net/+search?field.text=dv7-3085dx
>>    https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/109113
>> and be aware that that laptop most likely has a Conexant CX20582 (or
>> CX20583 (Pebble) audio chipset. If you follow Zongo's&  my posts on
>> sound with these devices you'll see that there are issues (sound comes
>> from headphones&  speakers at the same time, if modified internal mic
>> doesn't work etc).
>>      
>    typically, when i'm looking for a new laptop, i'm willing to
> compromise (slightly) on features that don't quite work if a) i don't
> really need them, or b) i know they're being worked on and i can be
> patient.  for instance, i've been told that the official nvidia
> drivers will give better performance than the default nouveau drivers.
> but i tested the laptop in the store with a live ubuntu 10.04 cd, and
> the nouveau drivers worked fine in giving me the full 1600x900 res.
> so unless i suddenly get involved in serious gaming, that issue
> doesn't bother me (if it is, in fact, an issue at all).
>
>    but the virt stuff -- yes, that's something i need to check.  better
> not take me too long, though -- this is a refurbished unit on sale, so
> someone else might snap it up while i'm researching.
>
> rday
>
>
>    
     My year old HP CQ50 laptop has according to lspci has VGA 
Compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset 
Integrated Graphics Controller (rev7).

      I have loaded 9.04 and up to 10.04 without a single video complaint.
I will look for the Intel in my next laptop.

73 Karl


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