[Ilugc] Linux on Intel Atom CPU based systems ...
- From: knura@xxxxxxxxx (Arun Khan)
- Date: Sun Aug 31 19:54:57 2008
On Friday 22 Aug 2008, Arun Khan wrote:
Anyone tried installing Ubuntu/Linux Mint on an Intel Atom cpu based
system? FWIW, the motherboard model is D945GCLF.
An update:
System setup: D945GCLF mobo, 2GB RAM, 80GB Seagate Barracuda SATA I hdd,
onboard graphics, NIC, and audio.
0. Don't bother buying external case for CD/DVD drives. Could not get
to boot any LiveCD distro. At first I thought the DVDROM was defective.
Got rid of the external case, connected the CD/DVD to directly to the
PATA port - install CDs/DVDs booted.
1. I was able to install Ubuntu 8.04.1 and openSUSE 11.0. All devices
(NIC, Sound, SATA, PATA) work for above distros. The atom 230 CPU is
dual core @ 1.6GHZ with 512K L2 cache for each core.
2. The system boots in about 60 secs from power up to GDM login screen.
3. Using Gnome/Compiz desktop the performance is acceptable. OO writer
loads up in < 10 secs the first time it is invoked.
Quirks:
1. CentOS 5.2 LiveCD - did not boot. I get a kernel panic. Will report
to the CentOS team.
2. Embedded NIC RTL8169 shows a huge number of dropped packets (in
Ubuntu and openSUSE). Not sure what the problem is. I have reported
it to Intel tech support.
Overall, performance is acceptable for an average desktop usage - OO,
FF, email etc.
-- Arun Khan
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