Getting Netbook With Intel Cedarview, Need Some Confirmation Please.
Guys,
My girlfriend has Asus eeepc 1015CX netbook with Intel N2600 CPU codenamed Cedarview, of which I've been reading horrible things(mostly outdated) when it comes to Linux graphics support, mostly because of the PowerVR graphics chip. She will be using my laptop for some time as this puny notebook is no more able to handle a proprietary accounting software on Windows 7 which she must use and lags like hell. It just got 1GB RAM, what a shame. And sadly I'll be given this netbook for my browsing and audio/video needs. The last time I tried installing Slackware 14.0 on this netbook using USB, it gave me a blank screen right after installing. I just want to confirm with guys here if the situation has improved with newer kernels(>3.10) for this graphics chip or not? My first priority will be installing Slackware 14.1 32 bit on this and second will be Antix/MX-14. Regards. |
You should be able to get it to work. I have a slightly older atom on a tv that seems to run linux even on hdmi while booted to a usb flash drive.
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We got a user at mepiscommunity.org that uses a netbook with that chipset/video chip combo. I believe that both antix and MX (see my signature) will work with that chipset.
You can try a liveCD or liveUSB to check. |
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The Slackel 14.0 Live USB worked last time but when installed, it just couldn't start x. Regards. |
As with almost all new hardware, linux takes a while to catch up. As to if all the features MS could provide then I'd say linux will not provide all those features. Since you didn't mention what uses you had for the system I simply put it that it should work. I'll even go farther and say you should be able to get functional use out of it. You may have to settle for less performance or features.
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I will also mention that the PowerVR chip is closed source and not included in the kernel, although there is a driver available (according to the arch wiki).
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Hi guys, good news. I'm writing from an almost perfectly working MX-14 on this netbook, which I just installed. Installation was a breeze. Antix guys made a really good OS over there. Also I have read that after Linux 3.3+ kernel guys have added some support for this chip.
Now, how do I find out is the OS is falling back on VGA or using the onboard PowerVR graphics controller which bears the Intel naming. I see this is lspci - Quote:
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try this from the terminal:
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$ inxi -F Code:
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$ inxi -F Also, moderators, please suggest should I open a new thread for problems related to this setup or can continue with this? Regards. |
Marking this thread as resolved as opened a new thread for the issues related to this install :-
asus-eeepc-1015cx-antix-mx14-issues Thanks for all the suggestions. Lets continue in the other thread. Regards. |
Good job, thanks for the update.
I'm not a mod but I'd post a new thread on the issues that remain. They are different than your original question. |
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