Anyone know how ASUS K53sv-xr1 runs linux?

[Andyandhisboard]

Hey guys, just wondering before I decide to dual boot, if anyone knew how ubuntu (11.04 i just downloaded) runs on the ASUS K53sv-xr1 laptop.

It's been YEARS since I've ran a linux system, and I've been thinking of going back to dual booting with my new laptop. I just had a few issues with stuff like the way the HDD came. It came with 2 HD, 1 named OS and one named DATA. Would the data one be formatted differently, or would it be fine to partition however much I want for the ubuntu setup?

I tried finding stuff on ASUS laptops, and I saw people were having issues with the i3's and i5's, but no one really had anything bad to say about the i7's. Also, they were talking about some of the controllers with the lack of the north bridge or something in the newer boards asus is using.

Thanks soooo much in advance for any input people have... It's going to be fun being a linux newbie again ( not at all). I remember how much of a pain it was learning all that, gonna have to relearn it all after all these years again lmao!

Thanks again!

[rokytnji]

Best way is to boot your downloaded iso as a live cd or dvd and see what issues may arise. No install needed to test drive a live cd session. Ubuntu will just run off the cd disk. It will be slower than a hardrive install. But you will get a feel on what to expect. Kinda like driving a car as a test drive before buying it,

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

By the way. Don't judge a Linux system just by using Ubuntu. You can try any of the top ten from Distro Watch and run as live sessions. If you want to run as a live usb. Take a look at Lili or Unetbootin

[Andyandhisboard]

Thanks very much rokytnji. I'll test it out asap!!! I completely forgot about using live CD's haha. And as far as ubuntu goes, as much as I can remember, back when I used to run a linux system, ubuntu was always one of the favorites :P. Is that not as much the case anymore?

Thanks again so much!

[Andyandhisboard]

Hey, so I ran a test with the live CD last night, and everything seamed to run pretty damn smooth. A bit slow with certain things, but it was very minimal and I'm guessing that is from running from the CD. The only concern I really have was the benefits of the touchpad. You know, like when i wanna scroll down, i can just scroll two fingers down the touch pad, or to zoom in and out, i just pinch or strech my fingers on the touch pad. Does anyone know of any ways to get this working properly? I will most likely definitely go ahead and throw an ubuntu on my partition should this work

Thanks again
Andu

[rokytnji]

Look for mouspad settings and enable 2 finger scrolling.

I don't run Ubuntu on my netbooks or laptops. I am more of a Debian Testing sort of Linux user. I don't run Gnome, Unity or KDE desktops either. I go for the lighter desktops that are
Icewm, Fluxbox, E17,LXDE, and JWM. Which to a new Linux user are not as feature rich when it comes to configuring the desktop as far as gui tools are concerned. But they are speedier. My gear is old though compared with most US computer users. Hence my reasons for running lighter desktops.

To give you a perspective. KDE, Gnome Desktops are like a Full size Humvee that have air conditioning and bose stereos and seat vibrators with electric windows. Icewm, FluxBox, and JWM are like motorcycles. Fast, but you drive them differently than a Humvee. Xfce and E17 are like mid sized sedans. You have the stereo and air conditioning. But the seats are manual as well as windows and doors., Though I find E17 to be highly configurable if you can sort out the differences like .edj files and such. Ei7 is pretty nice/attractive in my book. (I always like the pretty girls)

After learning how to drive your new wheels and start feeling comfortable doing things with out thinking about it. Like you do in Windows.

Enjoy the ride and check out the scenery . Happy Trails, Rok