Sunday, October 10, 2010

Ubuntu 10.04/10.10 Maverick Meerkat

Download | Ubuntu: "Get Ubuntu Desktop Edition Windows installer
You can download Ubuntu Desktop Edition and run it alongside your current Windows system."

Use Wubi then refer to first 10 things.

The temp monitor is not working yet so I don't know if it is running hot. Fan runs and it feels hot even without Compiz. Too bad for laptop. Nice version other than that. I'm convinced it is a poor graphics driver that does not allow the chip to down clock.

I am seeing 10.10 is out but I am sitting at 10.04. Not sure why. Probably a Wubi thing. Ha, had to set the source to "normal updates" and it found 10.10

Driver Hell MSI Raider GE75 17 GE75 Raider 10SFS-225

Bottom line first: If you are having lock-up and/or crashing issues, try the Nvidia Control Panel edits mentioned below. You may end up inst...