Damn it Intel

[Majora]

Short version: What Linux distros will ZC run in? For example, if ZC runs in debian then it will likely run in all debian derivatives, no?


Long version: ZC won't run under windows on my netbook because intel made shitty, god-awful drivers for it. Atom N2600 w/ GMA 3600 integrated. As far as netbooks go, the hardware is outstanding. It's the drivers that are garbage. So! I aim to switch to linux on it to see if I have better luck there, but APPARENTLY (I am in the midst of google research) only a couple kinds of Linux have any decent support. And these are not debian nor ubuntu.

[Saffith]

It ought to work on pretty much anything fairly recent without too much difficulty. I haven't heard about it not working on any distro.

[Chris Miller]

It will run on both Mint and Arch for sure.
What issues is it giving you in Windows, and what's your netbook model?

[Majora]

LT4009u is the netbook. ZC/Q will "run" if I drag them out of the screen's bounds a tiny bit. but otherwise the window never fills with any graphics and on occasion I get a BSoD.

Ubuntu seems to be recommended by the internet as a good netbook OS so I will give that a spin and see how it goes.

[LinktheMaster]

For Windows, you'll probably need to run it in full screen for large mode or use small mode. The problem is that ZQuest (and possibly ZC for you as well) are too big for the typical netbook resolution (1024x600). This can have it blow up. It's just a theory, but I've had problems with that.

[Saffith]

You might check out Linux Mint, too. It's like Ubuntu minus the last two years of Canonical trying to reinvent the desktop.

[Ventus]

Well Linux Mint is an Option, But I would recommend Lubuntu. Its much lighter on hardware then Linux Mint and Ubuntu.

[Chris Miller]

I was going to suggest XP Pro over Windows 7 Starter, but there don't seem to be any drivers for it.
If ZC won't run in XP, then there's got to be a hardware issue!

[Majora]

I kind of wanted to try TinyXP but I doubt that would end well

[Gleeok]

Does it run better at all if you fudge around with some settings? ;xp compat mode/fullscreen/"double_buffer=1"/ ...something;