Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha?

Wolfie276 · 18-08-2009, 08:31 AM

the title says it all.. anyone? how was it? is it good? i personally dont want to test the pre-beta releases

**Chef** · 20-08-2009, 07:51 AM

I have and its laggy as hell. It BSOD's as usual because its Linux.

Wolfie276 · 03-09-2009, 08:07 PM

lol riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight i prefer to think u use windows in this case as BSOD is included to the NT kernel, not linux ^^

sychial · 25-09-2009, 10:27 PM

It seems like the boot is a wee bit quicker and I think it runs a lot smoother than Intrepid and Jaunty. I did have a small problem with an older nVidia card that I had, unlike previous releases of Ubuntu, but it wasn't nothing that couldn't be resolved. If you think about it though, most older nVidia cards give you problems anyways, but I'm not sure why I had the problem on this version. The ext4 file system gave me a bit of surprise on its speed, way more speedier than the ext3 file system. I also like that GRUB2 is default too. I believe Ubuntu is definitely on to something. But, with all alpha/beta releases, they are just that... a peak into what is to come. I'll be waiting for the final release on Oct 24th.

Wolfie276 · 01-11-2009, 10:04 AM

thanks, running ubuntu 9.10 now and it seems to boot slower than jaunty on my netbook, however every other comp boots it faster, might be the kernel, though it does shutdown extremely fast

i would give ubuntu 9.10 a recommended for ubuntu users rating

it runs smoother, actually it seems to be more efficent with GMA500 with the jaunty backports than jaunty was, boots faster, has a nice login screen (

) is usable, wine runs very fine on it etc, uses much less RAM when shared memory (my netbook has shared)

LOTS of performance out of this OS

**Ryan Ashbrook** · 04-11-2009, 11:23 PM

How is the support for Wireless Cards?

Every Linux distro I've run into has little to no support out of the box for Wireless cards.

**Strider** · 05-11-2009, 10:50 AM

Ryan, which Wireless card are you using?

Wolfie276 · 08-11-2009, 08:50 AM

its repository has alot of wireless drivers, besides wireless is not such a pain in the ass as it used to be, Fedora 11, ubuntu 9.04 -> 9.10 and the newest mandriva has good support for wireless, i myself had linux run on several laptops, netbooks and wireless cards without a problem

EDIT: oh and ATi seems to really straighten up their drivers

18-08-2009, 08:31 AM	#1
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20-08-2009, 07:51 AM	#2
Chef Hardware Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: C:/Program Files/Games/ Age: 17 Posts: 965 Thanks: 65 Thanked 52 Times in 49 Posts Rep Power: 13 OS:	Re: Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha? I have and its laggy as hell. It BSOD's as usual because its Linux. __________________

03-09-2009, 08:07 PM	#3
Wolfie276 Advanced Member (250+) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: /etc/init.d/ Posts: 441 Thanks: 15 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha? lol riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight i prefer to think u use windows in this case as BSOD is included to the NT kernel, not linux ^^

25-09-2009, 10:27 PM	#4
sychial Junior Member (25+) Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha? It seems like the boot is a wee bit quicker and I think it runs a lot smoother than Intrepid and Jaunty. I did have a small problem with an older nVidia card that I had, unlike previous releases of Ubuntu, but it wasn't nothing that couldn't be resolved. If you think about it though, most older nVidia cards give you problems anyways, but I'm not sure why I had the problem on this version. The ext4 file system gave me a bit of surprise on its speed, way more speedier than the ext3 file system. I also like that GRUB2 is default too. I believe Ubuntu is definitely on to something. But, with all alpha/beta releases, they are just that... a peak into what is to come. I'll be waiting for the final release on Oct 24th.

01-11-2009, 10:04 AM	#5
Wolfie276 Advanced Member (250+) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: /etc/init.d/ Posts: 441 Thanks: 15 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha? thanks, running ubuntu 9.10 now and it seems to boot slower than jaunty on my netbook, however every other comp boots it faster, might be the kernel, though it does shutdown extremely fast i would give ubuntu 9.10 a recommended for ubuntu users rating it runs smoother, actually it seems to be more efficent with GMA500 with the jaunty backports than jaunty was, boots faster, has a nice login screen ( ) is usable, wine runs very fine on it etc, uses much less RAM when shared memory (my netbook has shared) LOTS of performance out of this OS Last edited by Wolfie276; 01-11-2009 at 10:07 AM..

04-11-2009, 11:23 PM	#6
Ryan Ashbrook Support Staff Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Age: 21 Posts: 17 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha? How is the support for Wireless Cards? Every Linux distro I've run into has little to no support out of the box for Wireless cards. __________________ Regards, Ryan Ashbrook TechTalkz Support Staff

05-11-2009, 10:50 AM	#7
Strider Founder Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Last City Zion! Posts: 3,539 Thanks: 287 Thanked 345 Times in 298 Posts Rep Power: 62 OS:	Re: Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha? Ryan, which Wireless card are you using? __________________ Want to ask a question? Try This! A guide on how to post a question, reply to a post etc.

08-11-2009, 08:50 AM	#8
Wolfie276 Advanced Member (250+) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: /etc/init.d/ Posts: 441 Thanks: 15 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: Anyone tested Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala alpha? its repository has alot of wireless drivers, besides wireless is not such a pain in the ass as it used to be, Fedora 11, ubuntu 9.04 -> 9.10 and the newest mandriva has good support for wireless, i myself had linux run on several laptops, netbooks and wireless cards without a problem EDIT: oh and ATi seems to really straighten up their drivers

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