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I had a similar issue when connecting my Samsung netbook to a Panasonic 42inch HDMI TV with VGA. Initially I just got 4:3 options too.

I now do the following:

1) Power off the netbook.
2)...

I think the most obvious conclusion is that your Ubuntu 10.04 installation is incompatible with your new motherboard.

There are two clear options:

1) Get an external USB HDD (always useful for...

Actually I remember I did use an NTFS format once for an external disk, but that was in Debian Squeeze to export a VirtualBox setup (came to 7GB). This worked ok in Debian, and I could import it back...

You could also investigate laptop-mode-tools for better disk management and power use. It has helped power use on Lenovo G570, but good Firefox management (ie quit when not using) also has an impact.

See this link for some info about mounting an external hdd:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/177825/how-to-mount-an-external-hdd

As noted, sudo fdisk -l will list connected drives and tell you...

Not sure I fully follow your issues, but here is my take:

Not seeing your external usb hdd in "VMPlayer Ubuntu" may well be an issue relating to the VMPlayer setup. However, I would put VMPlayer...

I don't know if this will help, but I have thought that dropbox has some sort of interaction with grub files (for example I deleted a partition with another distro, and dropbox had to be re-connected...

Don't know if this will be useful, but I read that linux kernel 3.7 has better support for arm processors:

http://www.zdnet.com/linux-3-7-arrives-arm-developers-rejoice-7000008638/

I doubt if...

I used to have a Canon all-in-one printer and had much difficulty getting it to work.

I found this information:

http://www.iheartubuntu.com/2012/02/install-canon-printer-for-ubuntu-linux.html...

I encode my CDs using flac to an external hdd, then use "sound_converter" to deliver listening formats (eg MP3 to use with ipods, usb sticks, or occasionally Ogg for a laptop). I arrived at this...

Keith Jarrett "The Koln Concert"

I would also suggest trying Ubuntu 12.04 LTS first. If the Unity launcher is set up with all the user's favourite programs then they can often take to it very quickly.

If your Dad still hankers...

My experience is that Debian isn't really well suited to trying out on a live cd - the full set of drivers will probably not be there, hence your black screen with white text. Debian iso images are...

I also like Cinnamon on Ubuntu. Having tried Unity, Gnome 3, and the desktops with the Ubuntu variants Kubuntu, Xubuntu, and Lubuntu, I have found that Ubuntu with Cinnamon provides an intuitive...

Thanks XBMC Old School and Euroman - I shall look into those suggestions.

I should note that I have now got Me-TV running on Precise. There is a development repository for it on launchpad which...

I'm afraid I don't know much about windows so will have to leave this to others. The first thing I did with a new laptop was to use clonezilla to create a backup image of the windows disk...

This is probably all right. The datasheet for the G570 says just "802.11bg/bgn WiFi", but lspci returns "Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter". Though there...

Meant to say that Lenovo's are known to be linux friendly - that's why I opted for one.

Same here. G570 works fine with 12.04 - except for the onboard microphone, but that's no big deal.

Asus Eeepc 1015px netbook works fine with 12.04.

Though the upgrade from 10.04 should work OK, if you have any doubts and have all your Ubuntu data copied or backed up, a new install (say from a 12.04.1 iso disc) should give you a perfect...

Hi - not sure that the Vivaldi will actually run Ubuntu. I believe that there are plans to have Ubuntu running on tablet(s) within about 18 months or so.

But why not try an Android tablet...

There is a chance (as mentioned above) that your data will be windows specific or not usable. However, before things get too complicated, boot up with a live Ubuntu CD, or a live Ubuntu USB stick,...

I try to use Ubuntu for most stuff. I was never a Windows user really however - I have a five year old MacBook that I now use for recording TV programmes and films which links by wifi to a Sony...

Hi

Isn't it the case that each windows installation will include details of the cpu, graphics cards and other configuration details, so that if you connect the hard disk to another configuration...