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] ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & 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: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
