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So, just to make sure I have this right; the problem lies with Lucid's partition creation? So if I create the partition with an older version of Ubuntu, then load 10.4 into the newly created...

I'm having the same issue with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.4 final. I shrunk the Windows partition using Windows, but I still get the "unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition" error when I...

Upgraded Windows first, then deleted the linux partition and installed 9.10 from scratch.

I recently upgraded my Vista partition to Windows 7, and Ubuntu to 9.10. Now when I select Windows 7 from the GRUB menu, the computer will occasionally reboot. I just have to keep selecting Windows...

That did it, thanks! I only wish the author explained the code, but thankfully I understand enough to change the appearance. Also, the method listed above removes the current month and year from...

Any progress along these lines?

Howdy all,
I'd love to configure Conky so that the current date is highlighted. Currently, I just have the generic calendar displaying. I've scoured the net to the best of my ability, but have yet...

So I discovered (at least for me) that if you maximize the save dialogue window, the problem is resolved. I was also having the "frozen window" issue with Thunderbird, and maximizing the window also...

I'm having the exact same issue running 8.10 on an HP G60-125NR. At first I thought the problem was only occuring with programs that connect to the internet, because I first noticed it trying to...

When you open the fstab file, try this command.


sudo gedit /etc/fstab

Hopefully that will allow you to save it after adding the additional line. Hope that helps!

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I got my mom running Ubuntu 8.04 on her laptop after much frustration with Vista. My parents use a Lexmark 4200 series printer, which was easy to set up on Hardy. However, when printing a...

Huzzah, everything works! As I wrote in the previous post, wired internet is working. All I had to do after that was run updates (System->Administration->Update Manager for newbies), then I opened...

SUCCESS!!! :guitar:

I ran an ethernet cable from the router to the laptop, typed in the terminal command...


sudo update-pciids; lspci grep Ethernet

and I'm online! I'm currently...

After running sudo pppoeconf, I get this:

"Sorry, I scanned 3 interfaces, but the Access Concentrator of your provider did not respond. Please check your network and modem cables. Another reason...

The command "sudo dhclient eth0" tells me (among other things) "No DHCPOFFERS received" and "No working leases in persistent database".

As for the router, I've circumvented it by plugging directly...

Network Settings tell me I've got roaming mode enabled for the wired connection, so dead end there.

Here's what I get from running "ifconfig" in the terminal:


laptop:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:08:74:e9:fb:28
inet6 addr: fe80::208:74ff:fee9:fb28/64...

My friend's Dell Inspiron 2650 was on it's last leg with Windows (massively infected with viruses and adware), so I offered to load Ubuntu to revive it. I loaded heron successfully, but I'm having...

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Can anybody help a guy out?

My friend's dinosaur of a laptop became so overloaded with spyware and viruses, it was totally unusable. I offered to load Ubuntu onto it, and everything installed okay, but it won't access the...

This tutorial has helped me in the past, but after reinstalling 7.10 (I was giving 8.04 a try but decided to go back) it no longer works. I am able to complete every command successfully except...

Well, thanks for attempting to help me out everybody, but I think I'm just gonna go back to 7.10 for the time being. In addition to to the graphics slowdown, I'm also having issues displaying flash...

Tried the solution posted in the thread you linked to, but all it did was switch me to "normal" in visual effects, which I wasn't having any trouble with.

I'm still encountering the same glitchy...

Much thanks! Here's what I get:

01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS300M AGP [Radeon Mobility 9100IGP]

So is my best bet to google search for drivers for this?