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    [ubuntu] Re: Linux on alienware-m11x?

    Anyone know anything else about the VGA switching on the fly? Or the Alien FX lite for the lighting controls?
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    [ubuntu] Re: Linux on alienware-m11x?

    Just wanted to add a note:

    In this testing, I've wanted to use two hard drives to go back and forth to simplify going from Win7 and Linux. I didn't get the big hard drive or i'd just dual boot....
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    [ubuntu] Re: Linux on alienware-m11x?

    Soleblaze is correct on the graphics card issue. I experienced the exact same thing when switching the BIOS from DISCRETE to SWITCHABLE. I got the kernel panic as well. I posted a comment to Wattos...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Linux on alienware-m11x?

    When you boot the machine, you can get into the BIOS and you have two options: DISCRETE or SWITCHABLE. If you put it on DISCRETE, it will use the on board card. If you put it to SWITCHABLE, then it...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Linux on alienware-m11x?

    I have my m11x, just came in this week. As soon as I got it, I pulled the hard drive and put in a different one so I could test Linux. I was using Linux Mint 8, not Ubuntu. Close enough to the same...
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