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install ubuntu on a vista laptop

Asked by Busya

i have an hp pavillion dv9420 with vista home premium and it sucks so i want to switch to ubuntu but the problem is the laptop is so new that there are only vista drivers for the hardware! if i install ubuntu i wont be able to use my wireless, cd drive, grph.card, e.t.c. can someone help plz?

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Emanuele Gentili (emgent) said : 		#1

hello, dont worry!

Applications > Accessories > Terminal

and write "lspci"

latere paste here the output.

Cheers,

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Busya (porky-pig) said : 		#2

dont get it

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Busya (porky-pig) said : 		#3

dont get it

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Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#4

typically ubuntu provides its own drivers and does not rely on manufacturers to provide cds with drivers on them like windows does. you can 'test' out ubuntu by downloading the live cd http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu . with the live cd you just run from the cdrom instead of from your harddrive, its slower than installing ubuntu but great for a test to see if everything works as it does not touch your windows install.

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raaguileraa (raaguileraa) said : 		#5

Hey, I have the same idea, but there's a little trouble... Ubuntu live CD doesn't run :(

I also try whit 64 bit version and safe graphics.

Is there any conf I have to do in the BIOS?

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