Howdy! This is my user page devoted to documenting my transition from Windows to Linux.

Name: Daniel RoeslerBR Location: Austin, TX

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1. My Setup

1.1 Hardware I Have

• Computer: Sager NP6260

• RAM: 1.5GB (512MB on board, 1GB in slot)
• Hard Drive: SAMSUNG MP0804H (80GB @ 5400rpm)

• LCD:

• Chip: Intel Core Solo Processor Ultra Low Voltage (5.5W) U1400 (1.2GHz w/2,048k L2 On-die cache 533MHz FSB)
• Optical Drive: MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-842S (Combo Dual Layer DVD +/-R/RW 5x and 24x CD-R/RW)
• Wireless: (802.11 a/b/g using Intel PRO/Wireless 3945)

• Bluetooth:

• Fingerprint-Reader:

1.2 Operating System Installed

• Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn

2. Problems I Ran Into

• Wireless - [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=423959 Thread]

• DVD playback totem - [http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_add_extra_repositories Add Repositories] [http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#How_to_install_DVD_playback_capability Play DVDs]

• Firefox flash crashing - [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flashplugin-nonfree/+bug/104470 Bug]

• Firefox video plugins - [http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:Feisty#MPlayer_plug-in_.28Installs_MPlayer_media_player_as_well.29 HowTo]

• MicroSD adapter - Replaced motherboard under warranty

• Boot time for "Configuring Network Interfaces" [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=31198 Workaround]

• DVD playback interlacing - VLC does not offer good deinterlacing

• DVD playback VLC - No menu support for VLC

• VLC does not stay on top [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/84098 Bug]

• VLC does not advance playlist when end of streaming content is reached [http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=15170 Bug]

3. Completed Forms

• [wiki:LaptopTestingTeam/SagerNP6260 Laptop Info]