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ArchLinux + SMP + X64 + Flash

Thursday, May 29, 2008 13:35 No Comments

So allot of you are experiencing problems with flash and x64 architecture (I suppose you have installed flash for the x64 system following the official Arch wiki: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Install_Flash_on_Arch64 ).

But yet even if everything went fine during the installation you experience problems such as the player dissapears after visiting flash enabled sites, or various crash messages [...]

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Compiz under Archlinux with NVIDIA 9500M GS

Monday, May 26, 2008 10:38 No Comments

So you got your new laptop with the new GeForce 9500M GS and you want to run Compiz?
After you have your Xorg server configured (If you haven’t already check the following article: http://pestilence.insert.gr/installing-archlinux-on-acer-aspire-7720g/ ) and ready for composition then you can proceed.
Before you proceed with installing or configuring anything from this, it would be wise [...]

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Installing ArchLinux on Acer Aspire 7720G

Sunday, May 25, 2008 18:46 1 Comment

Acer Aspire 7720 specs:

Intel Core 2 DUO T9300 @ 2.5GHz
4096MB DDR2
GeForce 9500M GS - 512MB
SATA 320GB Drive
Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG
Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
DVD+/-RW Recorder / BluRay Reader combo drive

Installation
I went with the x86_64 Installation (which I also recommend, since this is a Core [...]

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Arch on the way

Monday, April 7, 2008 14:21 No Comments

I am now (oh well..it’s been actually 3 weeks) a new user of ArchLinux (Arch Linux)…and I must say I am quite impressed by this distribution.
I will be updating later on with a post regarding installation and configuration of Arch under my lappie (Acer Aspire 1694wlmi).
I must admit that Arch gave me back that magic [...]

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