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Re: chipset software

Dutch_Master — Sat May 05, 2012 6:02 pm

Author: Dutch_Master

Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 6:02 pm

No. If you want 64 bit, you'd need to install it straight away. There's no "upgrade" path from 32 to 64 bit...

Re: chipset software

dhester — Sat May 05, 2012 5:57 pm

Author: dhester

Posted: Sat May 05, 2012 5:57 pm

I tried several distros and got a couple to work Chakra 2011.12 and Ubuntu 12.04 both 64bit versions.

I am generally not a fan of Ubuntu but on this time hats off to them for something that worked right first time. Charkra was good but the package management system had problems.

Some 32bit distros worked but I wanted to have 64bit, could I have installed a 32bit distro and "upgraded" it to 64bit?

Re: chipset software

dhester — Fri May 04, 2012 7:05 pm

Author: dhester

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 7:05 pm

I have been trying to install various distros on this new machine but can't get the display to work using the inbuilt graphics.

I will try using an old graphics card I have lying around but would prefer not to have to.

Has anyone got a distro to work on an Ivy bridge chip?

Re: chipset software

Marrea — Fri May 04, 2012 6:53 pm

Author: Marrea

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:53 pm

dhester wrote:

... wondering why it won't work then realizing I am using the keyboard attached to one of my other computers.

Been there, done that!

Re: chipset software

Dutch_Master — Fri May 04, 2012 3:33 pm

Author: Dutch_Master

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 3:33 pm

Darn.... D****d Google

Re: chipset software

nelz — Fri May 04, 2012 10:56 am

Author: nelz

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 10:56 am

Dutch_Master wrote:

How do you know?!

Google Earth

Re: chipset software

Dutch_Master — Fri May 04, 2012 5:44 am

Author: Dutch_Master

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 5:44 am

How do you know?!

Re: chipset software

Ram — Fri May 04, 2012 2:22 am

Author: Ram

Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 2:22 am

Dutch_Master wrote:

I'm not wearing a hat. Let alone a red one. Or black

Think you need to cover up that bald spot though

Re: chipset software

Dutch_Master — Thu May 03, 2012 11:18 pm

Author: Dutch_Master

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:18 pm

I'm not wearing a hat. Let alone a red one. Or black

Re: chipset software

nordle — Thu May 03, 2012 11:08 pm

Author: nordle

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:08 pm

dhester wrote:

That's what I thought.

But I have my stupid hat on today after trying to type the password on the new computer and wondering why it won't work then realizing I am using the keyboard attached to one of my other computers.

We all must shop at the same hat store

Re: chipset software

dhester — Thu May 03, 2012 9:54 pm

Author: dhester

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:54 pm

That's what I thought.

But I have my stupid hat on today after trying to type the password on the new computer and wondering why it won't work then realizing I am using the keyboard attached to one of my other computers.

Re: chipset software

nelz — Thu May 03, 2012 9:48 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:48 pm

All the drivers you need are already installed with your Linux kernel.

chipset software

dhester — Thu May 03, 2012 9:45 pm

Author: dhester

Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:45 pm

Not sure if this is the right place or if it should be under hardware.

I have just put together a new computer with a Gigabyte GA Z77-D3H motherboard, i5-3570K cpu and 8gig ram.

When I installed windows I had to install additional software to use all the facilities of the chipset i.e usb3, the graphics capability of the cpu etc.

If I install Linux Mint 12 for example do I have to get additional software for the chipset. On the gigabyte website it says get drivers from chipset manufacturers, but there is nothing on the Intel site.