Have you given any thought to trying Mint 14? With a newer kernel it may give better results, especially with newer hardware.
Roy Using Kubuntu 12.10, 64-bit Location: Canada On 16 January 2013 09:18, frnk.newman <liverpoolscouserma...@yahoo.co.uk>wrote: > ** > > > I have just purchased a Zoostorm PC with an Asus P8H61-MX motherboard, > 8Gb ram, running win 7 (sadly, there are a couple of programs that I > need to use that will not run in Wine [:(] ), with the intention of > dual booting with either Kubuntu or Mint 13 KDE . At first, I had > problems getting any live CD or usb stick to run on this machine but, > after quite a bit of research, I was able to get Mint to run live using > "nomodeset". I had hoped that this would be resolved on a full > installation but the problem still exists - Mint hangs at the splash > screen and I have had to alter the grub.cfg to include nomodeset. > > This is not a very satisfactory solution as I am not sure what I am > losing by using this and I find the cursor movement to be quite choppy > on Mint (fine on Windows obviously!). I am assuming that this is a > graphics problem from the onboard graphics card (which research seems > to suggest is an Intel). I am thinking that the only long-term answer to > this is to buy a dedicated graphics card but before I do, can anyone > suggest any alternative solutions? If it would be best to buy a graphics > card, what brand(s) would you suggest that are well supported by Linux? > > The machine will be used for home and business purposes - no high-end > gaming or intensive video work. > > Many thanks. > Frank > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email linux_newbies-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: linux_newbies-dig...@yahoogroups.com linux_newbies-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: linux_newbies-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/