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koesjan
November 3rd, 2010, 11:19 PM
I would like to know if someone was able to upgrade/fresh install ubuntu 10.10 maverick on a dell studio hybrid.

First I've tried to upgrade. Everything went well, until the system started. First thing to notice is that the orange was so bright that was almost impossible to look at the monitor. Not a big deal, adjusting some monitor brightness etc.

Second the mouse (usb) stopped for some fraction of a second, or a second, when you click to open a program. It is annoying but it is also a problem that I could wait to find some solution.

Third and worse, it was completely impossible to see videos in vlc or other players, I've tried vlc, xine, etc, the videos was stuttered, choppy. smplayer was able to play them better. I've looked if someone had the same trouble and solutions. I've tried the solution here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1592120&page=5 and it does not work at least for me.

Fourth the fans went completely crazy, running as mainly when I have to use smplayer, I've found some complains about that http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=10065368 but the solution does not apply to my computer.

Then I've tried a fresh install hoping that some of the troubles would not appear. The only trouble solved was the look and feel. Mouse the same trouble, stuttered, choppy videos on vlc, fans running all the time. And now it was impossible to install the wireless proprietary driver Broadcom sta.

The only solution was to come back to Lucid. A fresh install of Lucid and mouse working ok, no troubles seeing videos in vlc, fans working absolutely normal and no troubles to install the wireless driver.

mörgæs
November 4th, 2010, 12:43 AM
You did the right thing. When a release has so many errors, the only sensible cure is to try another. 10.04 runs until 2013, so you are safe...