@chili555 woooooo!!!! It's working, you're a genius. You wouldn't believe the amount of other threads there has been with the same problem and no solution. You give me a couple of lines of code and...
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@chili555 woooooo!!!! It's working, you're a genius. You wouldn't believe the amount of other threads there has been with the same problem and no solution. You give me a couple of lines of code and...
That's what I was saying my ethernet was working and now it's not. I can't get it back working. I really wish I talked to you before I read those other threads. Can you troubleshoot the ethernet?
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sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter firmware-b43-installer
In the process of reading another thread with a similar problem I tried some other commands (I can't find that thread anymore) and I lost...
My first install of any linux system. The wifi was detected but had no drivers and so with a bit of trouble I found some terminal commands that would install them. I reboot and the drivers show up in...
Right so I was able to get the drivers installed with terminal commands and I've restarted but now but the wifi card is no longer detected now so i found 2 solutions 1. turn the wifi switch on and...
I tested the memory and it's fine and I checked the disk for defects and it's also fine. So i'm not really sure what else it could be...
EDIT: I selected not to install third party software and...
All right so I boot from the xubuntu cd I see the nice graphics, it ask's me to run from cd or install. I choose install, select the language. The next screen has the checks for 4.4GB hard drive...
@ahallubuntu All right I'm feeling better about this now. I'm actually doing this for my mothers old laptop too, that's why I'm so reluctant to go ahead and just jump in. One last question can I...
Great thanks. If I were to install the LTS Xubuntu instead will the same fixes work or will I have more trouble?
Oh I haven't wiped Vista yet, so that's a good idea, some recovery discs... I...
This will be my first time installing Linux and I'm completely getting rid of Vista. What I want to know is which is the latest version of ubuntu or xubuntu that has a tried and true method with the...
@JollyRoger1 I just installed puppy linux on it last night. No hassle doing that. I definitely need more RAM if I want to move forward with any other heavier distro. I've only got 192mb in it. I...
@Blasphemist So of all the light versions of Linux, Slitaz is the no. 1 pick. Is there a general consensus on that viewpoint or is it your own personal recommendation.
Thanks for the help mate.
@Blasphemist So you reckon that gig of ram is the cure to the Linux installation blues.
@Blasphemist Oh I have a very nice Macbook Pro. This is just a secondary old laptop I was going to throw away but I thought it would be fun to set it up with Linux and give it a new lease of life.
So I've also got these F6 options but I'm afraid to touch them because I don't know what they mean.
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IMG_2503 by C.P. O'Donnell, on...
@3602 No luck. The first 3 options all give me the same scrolling screen as before.
So I tried the Lubuntu disk and I finally got something
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IMG_2502 by C.P. O'Donnell, on Flickr
So I tried the test memory and...
@3602 I'm about to go out and get myself 1GB of ram because that's the most it can take. Now when I put this in will I be able to run the latest version of Ubuntu or will the rest of my spec's let me...
OK, just for the sake of completeness. That screen has finally stopped scrolling after hours and it shows the following. (I'm unsure whether this is even useful but, no stone left unturned, you...
Cool, I'd rather do something with it than throw it out. Thanks for the suggestions. I'll give those a try.
@dino99 How would I add that Dino?
Lubuntu it is. I don't know if I will upgrade it, I've got a nice macbook pro all spec'd out. This is just an old laptop I was going to throw out and I thought it might be nice to throw linux on it....
@Miljet Yes I definitely burned it and not just copied the files. I'm 100% sure of that.
@3602 Sorry we live in different timezones. I'm just up now, so I'll go check those distros and see what...
@3602 So I burned it at the slowest speed on a different laptop just in case and it's the same old story the only difference is the 0.124007 has changed to 0.120006 (I'm not sure what is useless...
They keep rolling on and on. I can't even read them, the camera was just quick enough to catch it.
I'm unsure how to check or fix you first scenario but I will go try and burn the iso at the...