Linux, especially Gentoo (which I also prefer) is an amazing system if you want to learn a lot about how your computer works. I heard ATI is supposed to be releasing a much-updated driver for its video, and also considering making it open source.

But, for all I may want to, i can't get rid of Windows. Linux is great if you don't mind doing lots of research trying to get stuff to work. But when you just need it to plain work now...I've found it very difficult, much like left-handed people must find a right-handed world.

I don't understand this...Asus does provide Linux drivers for their motherboards? All my Gentoo systems have been based on Asus motherboards? Why would the Gentoo people not like Asus?

Strange that you have been having issues. I have none of your described problems. Been running various ATI cards on Linux for years (And I have NVidia cards too that I have run, but haven't bought a new NVidia card in probably 3 to 4 years though). Yes, I use the proprietary driver versions, but they work find for me. No crashing, no nothing. 3D works perfectly.

THen again, I always run Gentoo which is specifically tailored / compiled to my systems instead of being open generic installs, so that might have something to do with it.

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I really wish Ubuntu had support for FAT32 and NTSF hard drive formats.

It does or should. Never seen a Linux distro that didn't at least read/write FAT32 (This is how you dual boot anyway), and at least read NTFS. The kernel should have built in support for reading and writting all forms of the FAT files systems, but you may have to add support for NTFS - rebuild your kernel and add it.

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Here you go Letum - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=217009

THat should take care of your NTFS woes on Ubuntu. I run Gentoo and just compile in support into the Kernel so I've never had the issue as you have had.

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thanks a lot! :D

np

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