Hi! If u still got issues with your laptop it might come in handy to check out this one: <http://www.aalbiol.upv.es/ACER.html> It's for Fedora but might help you a bit.
Maybe you know this already, but I always recommend keeping an eye on these pages when installing linux on laptops: <http://www.linux-on-laptops.com/> <http://tuxmobil.org/> Good luck! -- Tormod Friis Pettersen On 11/24/05, Johan van der Meer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I tried the kubuntu 5.10, the disk partitioner didn't start up, it > hanged on the pcmcia, etc... so in the end i got a bit discouraged and went > (again) to centOS. > > But I got the 1280x800 resolution working!!! :-) At least, i think it is > the right resolution since my letters are now much more crispy and clear > looking. > > Is there really a world of difference between cent OS and kubuntu? I've now > subscribed to both debian-laptop and kubuntu mailinglists... and wondered if > i can still get help from these lists. > > Anyway, thanks for the kind help and suggestions, > Cheers, > Johan > > > > On 11/23/05, Johan van der Meer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I´m now downing Kubuntu 5.10. (i386, DVD), to try that one out on my > laptop. > > > > I can translate the spanish ubuntu-on-acer guide on linux on laptops with > babelfish, and go from there. Probably i need to recompile the kernel once > or twice, and figure out the filesystem, but I probably need to do that > anyways to get any linux distribution working. > > > > I'll let you know how kububtu works out. > > > > Johan > > > > > > > > > > On 11/23/05, David Koski <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > On Wednesday 23 November 2005 10:49 am, marc wrote: > > > > Nate Bargmann said... > > > <snip> > > > > Which is quite an adventure for someone "fairly new to Linux". > > > > > > Although I am not new to Linux, installing Debian on my laptop was one > of the > > > most challenging things I have done. Although I tried other flavors of > Linux > > > just to be sure it was not about Debian. Issues I ran into with various > > > distros: no display, touch pad not working, keyboard not working. Of > course > > > these problems prevent the install altogether. Forget Sarge/stable if > you > > > have a newer laptop. However, you will probably be able to install > Ubuntu > > > with the least problems. In fact, because my Debian install still has > > > glitches (such as lo will not come up on boot) I am probably going to do > the > > > same. > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > J.N. van der Meer, PhD-student > > Department of Clinical Neurophysiology > > Academic Medical Centre > > P.O. box 22700 > > 1100 DE Amsterdam > > telephone: ++31.20.566.2965 > > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > J.N. van der Meer, PhD-student > Department of Clinical Neurophysiology > Academic Medical Centre > P.O. box 22700 > 1100 DE Amsterdam > telephone: ++31.20.566.2965 > e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
