30 Nov
2016
30 Nov
'16
3:11 a.m.
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016, Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 11/29/2016 12:32 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
so Linux offers decent drivers but quite possibly Microsoft and/or
Asus would not.
the person who got Mint on board said there only hitch was the using
the functional keys for dimming or brightening the screen, which could
be gotten around with xbacklight.
I'm considering the zenbook ux330ua.
I'd prefer Windows 7 on it instead of Windows 10. I see no one who's
undertaken this and no drivers on Asus's site.
can I infer from the fact that Linux will install that Windows 7 will LIKELY
install also? or a complete leap in the dark?
Closer to the "leap in the dark" category. No doubt 7 will install, but if
Asus doesn't have drivers for it, you'd have to check with the OEMs of
whatever hardware is in the machine, and they probably won't have drivers
for 7 either. So you may end up with nonfunctional ethernet, wifi, video
(will work but with generic driver), USB ports, etc., etc. Activating Windows 7 would be another issue, but you
may have that under
control.
I'd be using a legit copy of Windows 7. got a cheap license.
f.
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Felmon Davis
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