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  1. [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 : Wireless disconnects after a while with netgear wn111 v2

    well, the issue still remains. I thought blacklisting the internal driver for the laptop helped, but I was wrong. Since then I have been using ethernet.

    This is becoming a very annoying problem....
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    [ubuntu] upside down ternet problems

    I followed the how-to on the ubuntu wiki and it would crash squid.

    did a little research and came to the conclusion that squid needed the location of perl.

    I modified the line so it read:
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  3. [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 : Wireless disconnects after a while with netgear wn111 v2

    Just want to say that I blacklisted the laptops wlan adapter. sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-wifi.conf added the line "blacklist rtl8187" rebooted and everything, within my own scenario with...
  4. [ubuntu] Re: Ubuntu 10.04 : Wireless disconnects after a while with netgear wn111 v2

    I would like to add to this thread that I am using a dlink dwa-160 and 10.04 loads the ar9170usb f/w. After several minutes go by I notice that the link dies. Many have referred to this as the module...
  5. [ubuntu] Re: RTL8187B, works on 8.10, but still has problems

    I have the same problem, the signal strength is horrid.

    be careful following that guide because it's dated and for earlier kernel's. if your running 8.10 it works out of the box, but still the...
  6. [ubuntu] Re: Is there a way to easily install latest ATI driver?

    Yes there is. I found a guide before on installing the ATI driver and it worked out great! However the link to the guide escaped me. Do a search for installing ATI drivers. Go to the ATI website...
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    [ubuntu] Re: No screens found error

    if your using 8.10, when you get to the ubuntu menu screen, start the recovery mode, ubutu will detect the no screens error and will prompt if you want it to try and fix xorg. Select yes, and it will...
  8. [ubuntu] Re: Computer failed entirely. HDD problem? Trying to rec. with LiveCd/ubuntu

    sounds like baaad sectors. Did you drop your laptop? muahaha. I dropped my laptop being silly once and had heck of a time using windows. I ended up returning the laptop to the manufacture to get a...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Intel Pro /Wireless 3945

    There really should be no problem connecting with WEP. It's quite interesting because people usually have trouble connecting using WPA. What I would find out is what type of security your school is...
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    [all variants] Realtek 8187b Source here

    I'm not sure if these have already been postd or not, but here are the linux drivers for the rtl8187b
    attached. Compile it, try it and tell everyone if they work. If so, lets get it in the repo.
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  11. [all variants] Re: HOWTO: Get RTL8187B (ID: 8197) Working. Step by Step

    This is all good and dandy IF you want to use ndiswrapper.

    I managed to find source code for the drivers somewhere, cannot remember where though. Well, I'm pretty sure they are source, or maybe...
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    Re: Howto : GfxBoot ( Grub like suse )

    Am I missing something here? I am reading posts that describe commands and such that are not even listed in the tutorial. Is the tutorial incomplete? I find it amazing that there are 49 pages of...
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    Re: HOWTO: Send and Receive Hotmail through Evolution

    I'm wanting to try this, however, I think it's quite out dated, and probably risky. I could be wrong though. The new windows live mail application seems to work just fine to access hotmail, because...
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    Re: Req: glossy button

    oh wow, thanks guys. I'll try both and see how they look. And thanks for the link to the gimp guide.
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    Re: Animated Ubuntu Logo!

    link's broken
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    Re: Req: glossy button

    :) nevermind, I figured out how to create one myself using an Adobe Photoshop video tutorial. (www.luv2help.com) and applying it to Gimp.

    I will post what I did in case anyone else wanted it. I...
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    Req: glossy button

    I am new to linux, and even newer to Gimp. I just cannot seem to grasp it. I've used Photoshop for many years and through MY perception, creating something as simple as a glossy button like the Vista...
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    Re: HOWTO: Kernel Compilation for Newbies

    "Scroll down the text until you find (and highlight with the keyboard) “Enable DMA only for disks” and disable it by pressing N (now the “*” beside it should disappear, this means it is not selected...
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    Re: HOWTO: gmailfs automount in edgy

    Come on guys. help. heh

    Running Edgy 6.10, used mssever's scripts.

    One thing you forgot to mention when adding a launcher button, that in the command properties you have to put in sudo as part...
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    Re: HOWTO: gmailfs automount in edgy

    I'm wondering if you can be more clear on your script. I copied everything exactly and when I press the launcher to run the script I get an error message saying cannot unmount ""

    update: ok, I...
  21. Thread: Custom ubuntu

    by lotacus
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    Re: Custom ubuntu

    ahh. this looks handy. If this also allows you to install to hard drive, this could definitely cut down on customization that was necessary with the generic live cd.
  22. Re: What would cause one to leave Windows for Ubuntu?

    Well, I left Windows because I was bored of it. All the different versions of Windows used to suffice my boredom, however, this time wasn't the case. I tried a few different distro's and there was...
  23. Re: As a linux user, I have got to show you this:

    it doesn't matter how old that video is, I always get a chuckle watching it. Especially when Bill says "That's probably why we're not shipping windows 98 yet"
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    Poll: Re: Would you implant a chip into your brain?

    if it allows learning like in the matrix, then hell ya!
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    Re: Mechwarrior 4 Mercs

    Wine is legacy, from what I heard what was once wine is now Cedega and Crossover is a fork of wine. Actually I think both Cedega and Crossover are butchering wine and sharing their code with each...
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