CentOS - Apr 2016 - Any CentOS 6 Issues on Lenovo Y700?

Hello Brain,

for such new software you go with Centos 7. The older version is more rocket
stable,
but in case you use such new laptop the newer one is the better / best choice.

You need to upgrade the kernel, there is no  way out. Centos  deliver ?only? 
2.6 or 3.10.

http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-lt or http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml
can fix this.

- Totem and multimedia isn?t work fully. Gstreamer is cut down.

Yesterday I installed my laptop with new hardware and most of it  fully work,
but it was hard to go. Why ? Take a look at my private repo
http://centos.cms4all.org/centos/7/
What it does? Update Kernel, Drivers, Mesa , GStreamer, Gutenprint (printers).
I?m
liite bit of centos 7 and in this parts I?m on my own.

Don?t flame me - Ubuntu LTS 16.04 is on the way and this should work for you.

The new nvidia series 9 will come with kernel 4.5 as i know (open source part)

Greatings

Andy
> Am 28.04.2016 um 05:47 schrieb Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at
kicp.uchicago.edu>:
> 
> 
> On Wed, April 27, 2016 10:07 pm, Brian Bernard wrote:
>> Oh, I wouldn't flame you.
>> 
>> Hmm, I didn't think of using a virtual machine. The Lenovo has a
NVidia
>> 960MX, so I wonder if it would fully work under a virtual machine.
> 
> Probably not. Normally virtual machine does not have that level of
> possession of hardware. At least Sun-Oracle Virtual Box doesn't.
Somebody
> may correct me if I'm wrong here. If I were to do it, I would choose as
> host system the system your software requiring OpenGL is available for.
> And add other systems you need in virtual machines. Laptops, though
> powerful these days, still not the best choice for virtual machines IMHO.
> 
> Valeri
> 
>> 
>> The reason why I ask is that I do systems adminstration with
>> meteorological
>> software that requires OpenGL 2.0 and at least 2GB of video ram.
>> 
>> Thank you for your reply, Mike.
>> 
>> Brian Bernard
>> On Apr 27, 2016 10:43 PM, "Mike Mohr" <akihana at
gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Don't flame me, but I really recommend using Ubuntu on laptops.
If you
>>> really want CentOS, you should go with version 7. Many new laptops
won't
>>> work well with that either though.
>>> 
>>> CentOS 6 only works well these days on older hardware or on virtual
>>> machines.
>>> On Apr 27, 2016 7:27 PM, "Brian Bernard"
<brian.brianbernard at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> I'm looking at buying a Lenovo Y700 Notebook, and wondering if
it would
>>> work with CentOS 6. Or if anyone has experience with using it under
>>> CentOS
>>> 6. I assume that the WiFi could be an issue as it uses an Intel
8260
>>> card.
>>> I want to make the correct decision.
>>> 
>>> Thank you,
>>> 
>>> Brian Bernard
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> CentOS mailing list
>>> CentOS at centos.org
>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> CentOS mailing list
>>> CentOS at centos.org
>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>> _______________________________________________
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>> 
> 
> 
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Thank you, Andreas and Valeri for your replies.

Brian Bernard

On Apr 28, 2016 2:41 AM, "Andreas Benzler" <andreas at
benzlerweb.de> wrote:
>
> Hello Brain,
>
> for such new software you go with Centos 7. The older version is more
rocket stable,
> but in case you use such new laptop the newer one is the better / best
choice.
>
> You need to upgrade the kernel, there is no  way out. Centos  deliver
?only?
> 2.6 or 3.10.
>
> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-lt or http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml
> can fix this.
>
> - Totem and multimedia isn?t work fully. Gstreamer is cut down.
>
> Yesterday I installed my laptop with new hardware and most of it  fully
work,
> but it was hard to go. Why ? Take a look at my private repo
http://centos.cms4all.org/centos/7/
> What it does? Update Kernel, Drivers, Mesa , GStreamer, Gutenprint
(printers). I?m
> liite bit of centos 7 and in this parts I?m on my own.
>
> Don?t flame me - Ubuntu LTS 16.04 is on the way and this should work for
you.
>
> The new nvidia series 9 will come with kernel 4.5 as i know (open source
part)
>
> Greatings
>
> Andy
>
> > Am 28.04.2016 um 05:47 schrieb Valeri Galtsev <galtsev at
kicp.uchicago.edu
>:
> >
> >
> > On Wed, April 27, 2016 10:07 pm, Brian Bernard wrote:
> >> Oh, I wouldn't flame you.
> >>
> >> Hmm, I didn't think of using a virtual machine. The Lenovo has
a NVidia
> >> 960MX, so I wonder if it would fully work under a virtual machine.
> >
> > Probably not. Normally virtual machine does not have that level of
> > possession of hardware. At least Sun-Oracle Virtual Box doesn't.
Somebody
> > may correct me if I'm wrong here. If I were to do it, I would
choose as
> > host system the system your software requiring OpenGL is available
for.
> > And add other systems you need in virtual machines. Laptops, though
> > powerful these days, still not the best choice for virtual machines
IMHO.
> >
> > Valeri
> >
> >>
> >> The reason why I ask is that I do systems adminstration with
> >> meteorological
> >> software that requires OpenGL 2.0 and at least 2GB of video ram.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your reply, Mike.
> >>
> >> Brian Bernard
> >> On Apr 27, 2016 10:43 PM, "Mike Mohr" <akihana at
gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Don't flame me, but I really recommend using Ubuntu on
laptops. If you
> >>> really want CentOS, you should go with version 7. Many new
laptops
won't
> >>> work well with that either though.
> >>>
> >>> CentOS 6 only works well these days on older hardware or on
virtual
> >>> machines.
> >>> On Apr 27, 2016 7:27 PM, "Brian Bernard"
<brian.brianbernard at gmail.com
>
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I'm looking at buying a Lenovo Y700 Notebook, and
wondering if it
would
> >>> work with CentOS 6. Or if anyone has experience with using it
under
> >>> CentOS
> >>> 6. I assume that the WiFi could be an issue as it uses an
Intel 8260
> >>> card.
> >>> I want to make the correct decision.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you,
> >>>
> >>> Brian Bernard
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> CentOS mailing list
> >>> CentOS at centos.org
> >>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> >>> _______________________________________________
> >>> CentOS mailing list
> >>> CentOS at centos.org
> >>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> CentOS mailing list
> >> CentOS at centos.org
> >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
> >>
> >
> >
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > Valeri Galtsev
> > Sr System Administrator
> > Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
> > Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
> > University of Chicago
> > Phone: 773-702-4247
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > _______________________________________________
> > CentOS mailing list
> > CentOS at centos.org <mailto:CentOS at centos.org>
> > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos <
https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>
> _______________________________________________
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> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

On Thu, April 28, 2016 1:40 am, Andreas Benzler wrote:
> Hello Brain,
>
> for such new software you go with Centos 7. The older version is more
> rocket stable,
> but in case you use such new laptop the newer one is the better / best
> choice.
>
> You need to upgrade the kernel, there is no  way out. Centos  deliver
> ???only???
> 2.6 or 3.10.
>
> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-lt or http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml
> can fix this.
>
> - Totem and multimedia isn???t work fully. Gstreamer is cut down.
>
> Yesterday I installed my laptop with new hardware and most of it  fully
> work,
> but it was hard to go. Why ? Take a look at my private repo
> http://centos.cms4all.org/centos/7/
> What it does? Update Kernel, Drivers, Mesa , GStreamer, Gutenprint
> (printers). I???m
> liite bit of centos 7 and in this parts I???m on my own.
>
> Don???t flame me - Ubuntu LTS 16.04 is on the way and this should work for
> you.
Ubuntu is clone of Debian. Don't flame me, I'm just mentioning.

Valeri
>
> The new nvidia series 9 will come with kernel 4.5 as i know (open source
> part)
>
> Greatings
>
> Andy
>
>> Am 28.04.2016 um 05:47 schrieb Valeri Galtsev
>> <galtsev at kicp.uchicago.edu>:
>>
>>
>> On Wed, April 27, 2016 10:07 pm, Brian Bernard wrote:
>>> Oh, I wouldn't flame you.
>>>
>>> Hmm, I didn't think of using a virtual machine. The Lenovo has
a NVidia
>>> 960MX, so I wonder if it would fully work under a virtual machine.
>>
>> Probably not. Normally virtual machine does not have that level of
>> possession of hardware. At least Sun-Oracle Virtual Box doesn't.
>> Somebody
>> may correct me if I'm wrong here. If I were to do it, I would
choose as
>> host system the system your software requiring OpenGL is available for.
>> And add other systems you need in virtual machines. Laptops, though
>> powerful these days, still not the best choice for virtual machines
>> IMHO.
>>
>> Valeri
>>
>>>
>>> The reason why I ask is that I do systems adminstration with
>>> meteorological
>>> software that requires OpenGL 2.0 and at least 2GB of video ram.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your reply, Mike.
>>>
>>> Brian Bernard
>>> On Apr 27, 2016 10:43 PM, "Mike Mohr" <akihana at
gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Don't flame me, but I really recommend using Ubuntu on
laptops. If you
>>>> really want CentOS, you should go with version 7. Many new
laptops
>>>> won't
>>>> work well with that either though.
>>>>
>>>> CentOS 6 only works well these days on older hardware or on
virtual
>>>> machines.
>>>> On Apr 27, 2016 7:27 PM, "Brian Bernard"
>>>> <brian.brianbernard at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I'm looking at buying a Lenovo Y700 Notebook, and wondering
if it
>>>> would
>>>> work with CentOS 6. Or if anyone has experience with using it
under
>>>> CentOS
>>>> 6. I assume that the WiFi could be an issue as it uses an Intel
8260
>>>> card.
>>>> I want to make the correct decision.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you,
>>>>
>>>> Brian Bernard
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> CentOS mailing list
>>>> CentOS at centos.org
>>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> CentOS mailing list
>>>> CentOS at centos.org
>>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> CentOS mailing list
>>> CentOS at centos.org
>>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>>>
>>
>>
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Valeri Galtsev
>> Sr System Administrator
>> Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
>> Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
>> University of Chicago
>> Phone: 773-702-4247
>> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> _______________________________________________
>> CentOS mailing list
>> CentOS at centos.org <mailto:CentOS at centos.org>
>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
>> <https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos>
> _______________________________________________
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>

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Valeri Galtsev
Sr System Administrator
Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
University of Chicago
Phone: 773-702-4247
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 07:48:11AM -0500, Valeri Galtsev
wrote:
> On Thu, April 28, 2016 1:40 am, Andreas Benzler wrote:
> > Don???t flame me - Ubuntu LTS 16.04 is on the way and this should work
for
> > you.
> 
> Ubuntu is clone of Debian. Don't flame me, I'm just mentioning.
I'm surprised that no one has suggested Fedora instead of Ubuntu.
You've got the same bleeding-edge software, but in something that's a
lot more familiar for CentOS users.  I use Fedora 23 on my laptop, and
many of out-of-tree packages I maintain build side-by-side with
CentOS7. 

-- 
Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>