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Originally Posted by yamawho  Linux Mint is based on ubuntu so you could try another distro that isn't ...
Fedora - Mandriva - Mepis - SuSe etc ...
Try running it from the live cd before you install it as well.
I have found the they run better on intel hardware out of the box and AMD systems need tweaking.
This experience comes from running linux over the last 9 years ...
Also, I don't install the OS on the same hdd ... I find it better to add a 2nd hdd and run it off that.
Good luck  |
Hi, I dual boot XP and Linux and plan on doing the above when I get Windows 7.
I am not inclined to agree about differences in hardware although there are claims of newer AMD hardware having issues when the computer is in AHCI mode, I think.
I think a USB wired keyboard would normally not be a problem. Try another USB port and reboot. Does the keyboard work or not? If you still have a problem, maybe reinstall although you shouldn't have to.
I have installed a lot of distros and currently have five installed with XP as the other option. I don't use a fancy keyboard but haven't had a problem.
If you can, download a flavor of Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, OpenSUSE LiveCD or whatever you like and try it out before installing. Good Luck.