XGL on Dell M1710

[killerfocker]

so does it play pc games or just piece of shit like mac

[Scorpion7substance]

one bad azz laptop A+

[LALOMAN18]

I have both versions of Karoraa XGL OS and I'm going to install it on my new Asus G2S-A4 gaming laptop. I can't imagine how all those fools with Mac's in my class going to react after seeing me play with it during class! The will be in awe for sure!

[phoenixbf]

I suggest a fresh distro such as Kubuntu or Ubuntu or Suse 10.3. They have new and better kernel, plus you can utilize Compiz Fusion without XGL, using direct rendering (nvidia).

[Mat5913]

I must admit that XGL is amazing, way better than Aero, but some visual effects are copied from Exposé and Aqua...

[f5tohell]

how much money did this laptop cost u if u dont mind me asking? i would like to get one myself.

[phoenixbf]

It depends on ur config.

Mine was about 2,600 euro, but this was a year ago. Now it should be cheaper.

[thomazlk]

hi phoenixbf... pls teach me how to get those effects? im getting xps too... those effects r like the macbook right? and how to operate it? thanks

[phoenixbf]

I'm now about to reinstall another distro (maybe *ubuntu) btw installation is quite easy on nvidia cards, and I would install CompizFusion, resulting from reunion of beryl and compiz teams.

These effects are much better than osx on macs

[halojames360]

cool i got windows vista

[SamBraidley92]

Its really cool but my laptop is made by Toshiba and they like to put crappy ATI Graphics cards that don't work with beryl or any other cool linux stuff!

[sexorcist22]

now i know what i want for Christmas.. wait! fuck it, i want it now! bye guys

[bangelo1]

What kind of specs does your machine have? Do you have the 256 meg video card or the 512? how much ram?

[phoenixbf]

it's a 7900 gtx with 512 and 2 gb RAM

[yottabyte21]

i dont know about 63 bit. i ran 64 bit for like 2 days, then ran into lack of support. so im running Ultimate 32 bit.

[yottabyte21]

hey, take a look at that key in between your CTRL and ALT key. what is on it? oh, yeah, thats what i thought, the Windows logo, don't you forget it. PS, Vista Ultimate wins.

[DrunkBillionaire]

lmao

[peletheking]

I jus' bought this pc with win Vista Ultimate 64-bit... lovin' it:D

[Ballena1337]

Looks nice

[poonaka37]

fake

[GenCollado]

how is that fake poonaka?

[DevilDog90]

is that macintosh?

[phoenixbf]

No.

It's my Dell XPS M1710 with SuSE Linux + XGL + Compiz

[TehRealMrPwnage]

oh i almost forgot.. why did ur screen go all watery? and I saw some other XGL Programs where when it was a cube it was translucent.. can you do that on urs?

[phoenixbf]

@ the video end I'm showing the water fx, a compiz plugin.

yes I saw other cool effects :-) At the moment I have "old" XGL + Compiz duo, so when I'll install new Suse (10.2) I'll push on Beryl and related cool fx, such as the fire thing and other.... :-)

[TehRealMrPwnage]

hey i was just wondering how i download this on my m1710? is there a website?

[hidegrp]

This notebook is quiet?

[phoenixbf]

sure.

fans are very silent, and after hours of full usage it's still quite cold.

[phoenixbf]

I think HD rpms do not influence so hard XGL performance, graphic card DOES... btw my HD is 100Gb @ 7200 rpm, the best choice IMHO: I mean, if u need more space, just buy an external HD... :-)

[Imaroth]

Does the speed of the HD matters with such performance? I ordered everything high and 2.16 Ghz, 512 MB GO GTX videocard and all, but accidently picked the wrong HD.

[brianlo777]

sweet

[x32x64]

como haces para el tamaño dl cubo al girarlo ?

todavia no encuentro ese detalle.

[SgtXbox360]

OH NEVER MIND, THANKS FOR REPLYING

[SgtXbox360]

sorry man the message u sent wont appear, can u sen it again?

[SgtXbox360]

im getting one soon!!! one question ive heard that u can change the colors of the XPS and side thingy is taht true?

[phoenixbf]

yes, u can change fan, speakers and rear lights in different ways with various colors.

Actually I've a windows program that swithces to red those green speaker-lights u see in the video when my XPS is doing some I/O stuff...

[phoenixbf]

yes, that's right: you can run 3D programs *inside* xgl-rendered-windows. If u plan to use it for 3d modeling (win or linux) I think it's the best choice.

ciao!

[kidROBOT343]

were you running a 3d program as well? I'm waiting for my XPS M1710 to be shipped. I'm mainly going to be using it for 3D modeling and doing displacement maps in zbrush.