hey,
I'm considering the zenbook ux330ua.
I've found people online saying they successfully installed Mint or some other Linux variant; so I'm confident about Trinity. (I got Trinity on a ux305f, no problem, also Windows 7.)
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?
I'm also considering the Thinkpad Carbon x1 which is likely no problem at all; older but maybe more functional.
f.
On 11/29/2016 12:32 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
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.
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016, Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 11/29/2016 12:32 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
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.
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.
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.
On 11/29/2016 07:11 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
so Linux offers decent drivers but quite possibly Microsoft and/or Asus would not.
Basically, yes. The problem is that they keep coming out with new chips for all the internals. (Ethernet? Wifi? They've been making those with the same capabilities for how many years, why do they need a new chip? But I digress.) Then they don't bother making drivers for the new stuff for older versions of Windows. If you really want Win7 and that machine, you could find out exactly what hardware it has and try to find drivers before buying.
Or you could install Linux, and run Windoze in Virtualbox.
On Tue, 29 Nov 2016, Dan Youngquist wrote:
On 11/29/2016 07:11 PM, Felmon Davis wrote:
so Linux offers decent drivers but quite possibly Microsoft and/or Asus would not.
Basically, yes. The problem is that they keep coming out with new chips for all the internals. (Ethernet? Wifi? They've been making those with the same capabilities for how many years, why do they need a new chip? But I digress.) Then they don't bother making drivers for the new stuff for older versions of Windows. If you really want Win7 and that machine, you could find out exactly what hardware it has and try to find drivers before buying.
guess the main things would be video and wifi (there's no ethernet). also guess I'm assuming usb, card reader, and whatever would be generic enough for Windows 7. I don't use touchpads.
seems like a real construction project.
Or you could install Linux, and run Windoze in Virtualbox.
it's got an i7 and 8gb ram. never really fooled with VB.
oh well. love is a sometime thing.
f.
On Wednesday 30 November 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
Or you could install Linux, and run Windoze in Virtualbox.
it's got an i7 and 8gb ram. never really fooled with VB.
oh well. love is a sometime thing.
I'm running Linix Mint on my Zenbook UX305FA and Win 7 in a virtual box and it runs nicely!
Gerhard
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016, Gerhard Zintel wrote:
On Wednesday 30 November 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
Or you could install Linux, and run Windoze in Virtualbox.
it's got an i7 and 8gb ram. never really fooled with VB.
oh well. love is a sometime thing.
I'm running Linix Mint on my Zenbook UX305FA and Win 7 in a virtual box and it runs nicely!
encouraging! I may try it on my UX305F which now dual-boots Trinity and Windows 7. if that works, maybe I'll go for the ux330ua.
I'm eyeing the Thinkpad e460 instead though. I know there're no problems there and in some ways it's better.
but I do love the display on the ux305f and its light weight.
f.
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016, Gerhard Zintel wrote:
On Wednesday 30 November 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
Or you could install Linux, and run Windoze in Virtualbox.
it's got an i7 and 8gb ram. never really fooled with VB.
oh well. love is a sometime thing.
I'm running Linix Mint on my Zenbook UX305FA and Win 7 in a virtual box and it runs nicely!
Gerhard
against my better instincts I decided to try the Zenbook. will attempt a dual install.
we'll see.
f.
On Thu, 1 Dec 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016, Gerhard Zintel wrote:
On Wednesday 30 November 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
Or you could install Linux, and run Windoze in Virtualbox.
it's got an i7 and 8gb ram. never really fooled with VB.
oh well. love is a sometime thing.
I'm running Linix Mint on my Zenbook UX305FA and Win 7 in a virtual box and it runs nicely!
Gerhard
against my better instincts I decided to try the Zenbook. will attempt a dual install.
we'll see.
f.
reporting back after long last.
I had bought the Zenbook ux330ua and was wanting to run Windows 7 and Linux on it. it has been returned to the seller.
Linux ran rather smoothly on it.
I couldn't get Windows 7 to see past some kind of uefi limitation. secure-boot was turned off and the 'legacy boot' utility csm was on but I got an error about failing 'acpi compliance' which I could not overcome.
I did run Windows 7 in a VM for a while but I'd rather be able to boot to Windows directly. I realized I couldn't stand the thought of running Windows 10 - I'm unhappy about the forced update policy among other things.
I also didn't like the fact the unit had two regular-size usb and one micro. the ux305f I had bought previously has three regulars.
I haven't yet experimented with 'booting' a Windows partition on the hard-drive into a VM.
f.
On Tue, 27 Dec 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Thu, 1 Dec 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
On Wed, 30 Nov 2016, Gerhard Zintel wrote:
On Wednesday 30 November 2016, Felmon Davis wrote:
Or you could install Linux, and run Windoze in Virtualbox.
it's got an i7 and 8gb ram. never really fooled with VB.
oh well. love is a sometime thing.
I'm running Linix Mint on my Zenbook UX305FA and Win 7 in a virtual box and it runs nicely!
Gerhard
against my better instincts I decided to try the Zenbook. will attempt a dual install.
we'll see.
f.
reporting back after long last.
I had bought the Zenbook ux330ua and was wanting to run Windows 7 and Linux on it. it has been returned to the seller.
I just remembered: the computer finally failed to boot. you could see some dull illumination on the screen if you pressed an arbitrary key. I tried running out the battery.
since I was already unhappy with it for reasons already reported, I was glad to have this definitive reason to return it.
f.
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