Desktop Hardware Compatibility List.

[praxis22]

Me?

A Lightscribe DVDRW SHW-16H5S

http://www.liteonit.com/global/index...d=31&Itemid=67

[mozkill]

Is anyone running Ubuntu on a "Nvidia Ion" desktop yet?

[usman4514]

HI guys I want to purchase a new laptop. Actually i want to boot my laptop from usb drive on which Linux is installed. I am interested in sony vaio. Is there any body guide me that which sony vaio laptop meet my requirements. thanks

[Daystrom-CDW]

Ubuntu 8.10
Laptop
Dell C400
PIII 1.2Ghz
768MB Ram
20GB HD
Intel 2200 wifi card added (non-standard equipment, taken from a D5xx Dell laptop)

I had to disable COMPIZ otherwise it wouldn't boot after installation.

New Quick Fix
Hit Esc at Grub boot menu
Boot recovery mode
Goto command prompt and run "Xorg -configure" (case sensitive capital "X")
/root/xorg.config.new will be generated
Take ONLY the settings for the "device" section(s) from xorg.config.new and overwrite the "device" section in /etc/X11/xorg.config
reboot

Old Fix (takes a long time)
To boot to console and have a wired network connection working I had to do the following:
Hit Esc at Grub boot menu
Hit e to edit default boot option
Highlight "kernel blah blah..." and hit e to edit
Remove splash and type vga=773 then press enter
Press b to boot
At login prompt hit ctrl-alt-F1 to get console login
To fix COMPIZ issue at the console I ran following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

This took a long time to download and install, I went out to dinner and it had rebooted and was working properly by the time I got back.

Results
There are still some minor video issues but it works. As per Ubuntu 8.10 release notes there are bugs in the intel video driver for these old chipsets. Via the GUI menus System -> Preferences -> Appearances -> Visual Effects Tab -> "None" is the setting you want to disable the COMPIZ effects.

Video Card
description: VGA compatible controller
product: 82830 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]
vendor: Intel Corporation

[neilevan814]

Version Of Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 32 bit
Asus M2N68-VM Motherboard
2gb Corsair XSM2 cl5 ddr2 Ram
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4850e 2.5ghz Processor
Lite-On DVDRW iHAP222-06
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500AAKS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

So far this set up has worked great. I am just now trying to troubleshoot the codecs issue and no being able to view dvd's in totem.

I only have this set up with a Dell CRT vga analog screen, usb logitech mouse, and IBM ps2 keyboard.

No hitches, just the dvd glitch so far

[Niniel]

8.10 Live CD
Dell Dimension XPS D333
PII 333 MHz, 192 MB RAM, nVidia Ti4200, Toshiba CD-ROM, 2 IBM hds on mainboard (10 & 8 GB), 2 more hds on Maxtor PCI100 card (2 x Maxtor 40 GB). MS Natural Keyboard (1st gen., via PS/2), MS optical trackball, Samsung Synchmaster 570V LCD monitor.

Runs without problems, although not surprisingly, slightly slowly.
I just needed GParted to examine/wipe a hd I want to throw away, so on a whim I put in the CD; I'm surprised at how well the OS runs. I don't plan on installing Ubuntu on that machine, but it looks like I could if I wanted to.

[bodcod]

1)Version Of Ubuntu: 8.10 Itrepid Ibex 32bit/9.04 32 bit
2)Type Of Hardware: Wireless pci card
3)Hardware Maker: Edimax
4)Hardware Model: EW-7128G (EU Model)

This is plug and play pretty much.
Ubuntu regonised card , network manger pops up a message saying it has detected wirelees networks, I click on the message bubble up comes my wireless routers ssid , I cick on it enter my wpa2-psk password and it connects all in less than 2 minutes.

[ajm422]

Intrepid Ibex 8.10 64-bit

BIOSTAR TA90GX Motherboard
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz CPU
G.Skill 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066
WD Caviar Black 750GB HDD
Logitech PS/2 Mouse and Keyboard
ASUS VH222H 21.5" Monitor
LG 22x DVD+/-RW SATA DVD Burner

Plugged it all in and it just worked. One minor problem:

The recommended resolution on the monitor is 1920x1080, but if I try to set it as such using the ATI drivers I downloaded it doesn't fill the whole monitor, and leaves black space around the edges. I have to use 1680x1050 for it to fill the whole screen. It's a long term problem I'd like to fix.

[hellsgator]

Acer 5715z
X3100 graphics card
dual core 1.87Ghz
160GB HD
3g RAM

Working just fine. No issue with 8.10, testing 9.04.

[Kevoc]

This system acts as a satellite receiver and media centre.

The system is based on an HP D530 small form factor PC with a microATX mainboard. The board is socket 478, supports 2 SATA devices, one low profile AGPx8 graphics card and has a PCI riser that supports two full height PCI cards. The system uses an 185W PSU, which is pretty amazing considering that the TDP for the CPU is 89 watts.

OS: Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 32 bit/Myth TV
CPU: P4 Prescott 2.8Ghz
HD: Samsung SpinPoint F1 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache – OEM
RAM: 1 Gb, 2x PC2700 sticks
Graphics: PNY GeForce 6200 256MB Low Profile AGP Graphics Card (passively cooled)
DVD: Pioneer DVR-215DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) – OEM
Receiver card: Hauppauge WinTV Nova S Plus
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 2233BW 22”
Networking: Netgear WG311 54Mbps Wireless Desktop PCI Network Adapter
Keyboard/mouse: Keysonic Wireless Keyboard/Touchpad ACK-540RF

I'm still trying to get the remote to work properly (surprise surprise) and need to replace the RAM to better complement the CPU.