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passwd [old user name]

and hit enter. Then input whatever your old password was. that may help.

what file are you editing exactly?

I virtually agree with many, if not all of your statements. But to clarify the reason for so many cynical views and comments aimed at windows from linux users derives from the fact that Microsoft is...

alright, thank you
-Svensk

Ok, this may be a dumb question, but I have three HDD's
/dev/sda = Windows Vista (for valve games and photoshop)
/dev/sdb = Ubuntu 9.04
/dev/sdc = Experiments with other linux OS's

So right...

Well when exactly did you order it?
Because there are many factors that come into play when ordering anything online.
1) Stock
2) Warehouse Location
3) Your Location
4) Shipping company
5)...

If you would have kept them plugged in at the same time during your Ubuntu installation, you could have had Ubuntu added to your MBR, and all you would have to do is highlight which OS to boot into...

why not just use the method that works?

from this point. All i can think of is that you have some hardware incompatibility issues, and I honestly don't have enough experience to help you any further. Sorry and good-luck

at the welcome boot screen, try running an install with the safe graphics mode, and with ACPI turned off

Have you tried using an alternate install cd? It has no live session and is text-based I believe. try that.

hmmm...
My suggestion is to poke around the forums for some proper help.
Sorry I couldn't assist you further

start by checking System > Administration > Hardware Drivers

also Lightdancer, if you for some reason dont like Xbuntu, there is an Ubuntu Derivative called "#! Crunchbang Linux", that uses the Openbox window-manager as a standalone. It is extremely...

I love the analogy haha

There is no laptop version.
Just the bi-annual releases and the LTS releases that come out every 2 years, they are meant for both desktops and laptops and they can either be 32-bit or 64-bit...

Aw man In my desktop I have two HD Radeon 3870's and getting them and their drivers to co-op was a pain.
My laptop however uses Nvidia and I have never had a single problem. Plus I have more good...

Yes Xbuntu would be a much better choice for your computer. XFCE is a lot lighter and it is pretty nice too.

Which version of Ubuntu are you trying to install?

I would poke around the various threads in the wirless forum. There is already a plethrea of help there.

But just for my clarification. type the following in your terminal, then paste the results...

When you say you can't get the live cd to work, to you mean the disc as a whole won't work, or just the live user session?

Because If the disc itself still boots up, just select "install" from the...

Just re-install over it. It will get deleted when it reformats your partitions.

You might have a bad .iso file, which in turn results in a bad install disc. Try downloading a new .iso, preferably a torrent, and re-burn the disc. You might also have to use the "safe graphics...

I don't know of one off the top of my head, but look through the Add/Remove applications and select "All Open Source Applications" then just look under the sound & video section. There should be...

before jumping the gun, try a downloading a new .iso and burning it, I have gotten bad .iso's before. Torrenting the .iso is supposedly a lot more bullet proof and can be faster than a conventional...