Linux Versions on A110

I have tried to install so many different versions now I will share my experience with each.

Fedora 10 - Looks beautiful but the package updater is SO SLOW it became unbearable.

Ubuntu Xubuntu Kubuntu 8.10 - All work nicely but wifi needs some tweaking and if you use an SD in the left slot DO NOT
suspend. It will corrupt the system.

Ubuntu 8.04 Netbook Remix - Looks great but installed as ext3. Similar problems with suspend/hibernate.

Linux Mint v6 - Works nicely with same issues as Ubuntu

Opensuse 11.1 - Works very well (quite slow) but power up / down over 3 minutes just too long.

Sabayon V4 - Tricky to install on little SSD but the Live DVD is fantastic. KDE with Compiz is incredible.

 

On my AAO ( A150X B-b ) with openSuSE 11.1 boot till operative is 55 seconds

 

in fedora 10 it's much quicker to use yum from the command line rather than the packagekit gui

 

My Opensuse 11.1 is booting in not more than 50 sec till wifi working and is by far the most responsive distro (KDE3.5.10) with glxgears rating more than 1200fps! Only shutdown is a littele slow but who cares...

 

Can you post your /etc/xorg.conf file?

 

here it is:

Code:

# /.../
# SaX generated X11 config file
# Created on: 2008-12-31T15:14:58+0100.
#
# Version: 8.1
# Contact: Marcus Schaefer <[email protected]>, 2005
# Contact: SaX-User list <https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/sax-users>
#
# Automatically generated by [ISaX] (8.1)
# PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE!
#

Section "Files"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/local"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/URW"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/Speedo"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/PEX"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/cyrillic"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin2/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/latin7/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/baekmuk:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/japanese:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/kwintv"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/uni:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/CID"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/ucs/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/hellas/Type1"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/misc/sgi:unscaled"
  FontPath     "/usr/share/fonts/xtest"
  FontPath     "/opt/kde3/share/fonts"
  InputDevices "/dev/gpmdata"
  InputDevices "/dev/input/mice"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  Option       "AIGLX" "on"
  Option       "AllowMouseOpenFail" "on"
  Option       "ZapWarning" "on"
EndSection

Section "Module"
  Load         "dri"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "freetype"
  Load         "extmod"
  Load         "glx"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "kbd"
  Identifier   "Keyboard[0]"
  Option       "Protocol" "Standard"
  Option       "XkbLayout" "de"
  Option       "XkbModel" "microsoftpro"
  Option       "XkbRules" "xfree86"
  Option       "XkbVariant" "nodeadkeys"
EndSection


Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "synaptics"
  Identifier   "Mouse[1]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Emulate3Buttons" "on"
  Option       "HorizScrollDelta" "0"
  Option       "InputFashion" "Mouse"
  Option       "Name" "Synaptics;Touchpad"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "SHMConfig" "on"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
  Driver       "mouse"
  Identifier   "Mouse[3]"
  Option       "Buttons" "5"
  Option       "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
  Option       "Name" "ImPS/2 Generic Wheel Mouse"
  Option       "Protocol" "explorerps/2"
  Option       "Vendor" "Sysp"
  Option       "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
  DisplaySize  305 229
  HorizSync    30-50
  Identifier   "Monitor[0]"
  ModelName    "AUO LCD MONITOR"
  Option       "DPMS"
  Option       "PreferredMode" "1024x600"
  VendorName   "AUO"
  VertRefresh  43-60
  UseModes     "Modes[0]"
EndSection


Section "Modes"
  Identifier   "Modes[0]"
  Modeline 	"1024x600" 48.96 1024 1064 1168 1312 600 601 604 622
  Modeline 	"1024x600" 43.00 1024 1072 1104 1184 600 603 613 619 +HSync -Vsync
EndSection


Section "Screen"
  DefaultDepth 24
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      15
    Modes      "1024x600" 
    Virtual    2048 1200
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      16
    Modes      "1024x600" 
    Virtual    2048 1200
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      24
    Modes      "1024x600" 
    Virtual    2048 1200
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth      8
    Modes      "1024x600" 
    Virtual    2048 1200
  EndSubSection
  Device       "Device[0]"
  Identifier   "Screen[0]"
  Monitor      "Monitor[0]"
EndSection


Section "Device"
  BoardName    "945 GME"
  Driver       "intel"
  Identifier   "Device[0]"
  Option       "monitor-LVDS" "Monitor[0]"
  Option       "SaXDualHSync" "31-48"
  Option       "SaXDualHead" ""
  Option       "SaXDualMode" "Clone"
  Option       "SaXDualMonitorModel" "1024X768@60HZ"
  Option       "SaXDualMonitorVendor" "--> VESA"
  Option       "SaXDualOrientation" "LeftOf"
  Option       "SaXDualResolution" "1024x768"
  Option       "SaXDualVSync" "50-60"
  Option       "SaXExternal" "Identifier&EXT+VertRefresh&50-60+HorizSync&31-48+PreferredMode&1024x768+VendorName&--> VESA+ModelName&1024X768@60HZ"
  VendorName   "Intel"
EndSection


Section "Monitor"
  HorizSync    31-48
  Identifier   "EXT"
  ModelName    "1024X768@60HZ"
  Option       "PreferredMode" "1024x768"
  VendorName   "--> VESA"
  VertRefresh  50-60
EndSection


Section "ServerLayout"
  Identifier   "Layout[all]"
  InputDevice  "Keyboard[0]" "CoreKeyboard"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[1]" "CorePointer"
  InputDevice  "Mouse[3]" "SendCoreEvents"
  Option       "Clone" "off"
  Option       "Xinerama" "off"
  Screen       "Screen[0]"
EndSection


Section "DRI"
    Group      "video"
    Mode       0660
EndSection

Section "Extensions"
  Option       "Composite" "on"
EndSection

 

Thanks for the post - will see what I can do to my Fedora and Ubuntu xorg.confs

 

The xorg.conf that I posted is right out of the box. No tweaks.

 

unless your making the glxgears window really small i doubt the 1200fps claim,

Code:

[phil@aspire Download]$ glxgears
1599 frames in 5.0 seconds = 319.650 FPS
1646 frames in 5.0 seconds = 329.065 FPS
1602 frames in 5.0 seconds = 320.307 FPS
1635 frames in 5.0 seconds = 326.985 FPS
1608 frames in 5.0 seconds = 321.529 FPS

this is from my Fedora 10 aspire one 150 1GB ram 120GB h/d, so i can't believe that opesuse is getting 5 times the performance in opengl?

 

I tried the Mandriva 2009.0 Live and it worked straight off the CD. Brilliant.
Wifi works , apps, etc., work.
I'm waiting for the Mandriva 2009.1 update and if that works well then I will update to that.


BTW: I use the Macles backup/restore program on a USB external hard disk and it makes recovery/backup really simple.
http://macles.blogspot.com/2008/12/acer ... ackup.html

 

this is my glxgears terminal output after a fresh boot:

Code:

cheffe@AAO:~> glxgears
973 frames in 5.0 seconds = 194.599 FPS
5631 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1126.180 FPS
5717 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1143.375 FPS
5839 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1167.786 FPS
5793 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1158.457 FPS
5659 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1131.666 FPS
5635 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1126.937 FPS
^C

AAO110L/512MB ram.
Opensuse 11.1 is the most snappy distro I found. Much faster than Ubuntu, Mandriva or Fedora. As it is also the "youngest" distro maybe they already have an improved intel video driver.

 

I get those kinds of numbers if I minimise the glxgears window, wondering if that is the case here?

 

normal glxgears window approx 300x300 pixel

 

FWIW I got about 793fps in glxgears with no xorg.conf file and the Fedora 2.6.27.5-117.fc10.i686 kernel. Using the same kernel with sombrero's xorg.conf file I got about 781 fps.

 

I should amend that I use the old kde 3.5 desktop without compiz desktop effects.

 

this is for the threadmaker
I'm curious as to how you managed to
obtain operations of the sabayan v$ operating system
you mention that it required a trick, would you mind sharing ?

 

ok guys there seems to be some major differences between our various aao's, how about we standardise our glxgears command and try again? how about using

Code:

glxgears -geometry 300x300+362+150

and then copying and pasting the output from the console here.