Hi, Gerardo, On Nov 17, 5:53 pm, gos_noob <[email protected]> wrote: > ive been thinking about buying theSylvaniaG Netbook, but ive seen so > many post on here about people complaining about this netbook. i was > wondering if there is any way that i can install ubuntu on this > machine?
Yes, you can install Ubuntu Intreid Ibex and things will mostly work :) You'll then have to download the latest Via graphics drivers to get 3D acceleration to work which is also true of gOS 3.0. I also had to recompile alsa to get the headphone jack to work. All in all Ubuntu doesn't handle this netbook terribly well. I should point out that the upgraded version of gOS 3.0 available from Sylvania corrects a lot of problems in 2.92 (a beta) which is installed by default. The Sylvania gOS 3.0 iso is at: http://markezina.com/SYLVANIA/drivers/gos-sylv-804-20080723.iso I've had the best results with Vector Linux 6.0 rc1. X configuration didn't come out right and I ended up with an ugly 640x480 resolution. I then copied the xorg.conf file from gOS 3.0 to /etc/X11/xorg.conf in my Vector installation and changed the video driver from via to openchrome. Then everything worked including 3D acceleration. Another known issue on gOS is CPU frequency scaling. gOS doesn't handle it without a kernel patch (backported from a newer kernel) and the g is permanently stuck at half speed (600 MHz). With Vector it works correctly out of the box and there is even a GUI tool (vcpufreq) to set your CPU parameters. Very nice. If you go with gOS (either 2.92 or 3.0) you will still need the latest Via video drivers. HTH, CMM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
