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  1. [SOLVED] Re: Another won't boot after upgrade to 11.04...

    Thanks for the help Hedge. :)

    After several grub purges and installs and a couple of aborted attempts to install my system was in rough shape. I could see the partition where my os had been using...
  2. [SOLVED] Re: Another won't boot after upgrade to 11.04...

    Hello (The? :D ) Hedge,
    Thanks for the help. I executed the two commands you suggested. When I boot now I come up to a screen that shows the following introduction...





    GNU GRUB version...
  3. [SOLVED] Another won't boot after upgrade to 11.04...

    After doing the auto upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04 my computer laptop won't boot. I ran the boot info script as suggested in so many other As you can see below, I have a dual boot, Vista-Ubuntu.
    When...
  4. [SOLVED] Re: HELP!! ubuntu wont boot after upgrading from 10.04 to 10.10 HELP!!!!!!!

    Hello,
    I'm having a similar problem with an upgrade from 10.10 to 11.04. Do you mind if I post my questions here or should I start a new thread?

    Thanks,
    Cal
  5. [ubuntu] laptop specific wireless connection problems an rfkill issue?

    Hello,
    Since upgrading to 10.04, and maybe since 9.10 but it has been a while, my laptop started having wireless connection issues. Many, many other users are posting with the same problems,...
  6. [ubuntu] Re: NetworkManager doesn't recognize WPA Password (10.04)

    Hello Mike,
    I'm having a similar problem. Have you received any response or figured out the solution?

    Thanks,
    Cal
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    Re: Think Linux Rules on Netbooks?

    So here I am, mostly a newbie who likes to do things the hard way. I started getting into this so I can take old, donated, PIIIs, Dells and clones so far, spruce em up and give them away to families...
  8. [ubuntu] Re: Impossible to boot after install on an iMac G3

    @Jujuland. Hello. I'm also, now, trying a Xubuntu install on a powerbook G4 550 MHz 512 MB ram. The details in your xorg.conf file look like the ones that I got when I did a reconfigure using...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Impossible to boot after install on an iMac G3

    JujuLand and tiresia,
    Again, thanks for your work in this thread. I'm using my install on my imac G3 as a linux "homework" project. My main goal is to learn more about being a good linux user and...
  10. [ubuntu] Re: Impossible to boot after install on an iMac G3

    Hello, Thanks for all the work you two are doing on this issue. I've been installing Xubuntu Ibex (on a 333 MHz, 256 MB ram, 20 GB HD, imac G3, tray loader) and have had all of the same issues and...
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    Poll: Re: Fully functioning linux laptop?

    Toshiba Satellite. My first laptop, $400.00 for Christmass off of Newegg!!! woo hoo. Dual booting Vista and Xubuntu.

    I have two issues that have come up since my installs, first tried Kubuntu for...
  12. [xubuntu] Re: Wont connect to wireless, Passkey works fine in Windows

    Hey. I'm finding the exact same problem. Can connect wep 128 at home but not here in the coffee shop.

    Toshiba Satellite 2.1 GHz p4 dual
    Atheros AR something or other. (I installed the correct...
  13. [xubuntu] [Closed] looking for a working xorg.conf for imac g3

    Hello all... I've been spending the last month or so getting Xubuntu Intrepid running on a 333 MHz g3 imac with 256 MB ram, tray loading. I'm getting very close to having it working and it has been a...
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    Re: Free Beginners Guide

    Ditto! I'm trying to get a bunch of old machines up and running for folks without money to buy new computers, old imacs, compaqs, etc... This is just the help I need. Thank you.

    cal:popcorn:!
  15. [ubuntu] Re: 3Dfx Voodoo 3 won't go beyond 800x600 resolution

    I think I found my solution on

    http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=907272&highlight=3dfx+voodoo3&page=1

    Thanks...
  16. [ubuntu] Re: 3Dfx Voodoo 3 won't go beyond 800x600 resolution

    Hi. I also have an old machine with a 3dfx voodoo3 card in it. Has this question/thread been solved? If so, how?

    I'm just trying to take a free, old Compaq from one friend and install Xubuntu on...
  17. [ubuntu] Re: 3Dfx Voodoo 3 won't go beyond 800x600 resolution

    Hi. I also have an old machine with a 3dfx voodoo3 card in it. Has this question/thread been solved? If so, how?

    I'm just trying to take a free, old Compaq from one friend and install Xubuntu on...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Driver and hardware chooser?

    :popcorn:
    Thanks for the help you guys. I found Screens and Graphics in /usr/share/applications. It was just what I wanted. As I get better at this I'm going to help some friends setup...
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    [ubuntu] [SOLVED] Driver and hardware chooser?

    When I was trying to get my screen resolution up I followed the procedure of editing the xorg.conf file. When I rebooted my laptop I got an error that said Ubuntu was going to run in low graphics...
  20. [ubuntu] Re: display issues inspiron 4000 ati mobility 128 correct drivers???

    Well, never mind. After letting the laptop sit for 18 hours, I just booted it up and it came up with the screen looking fine.

    :)
  21. [ubuntu] [SOLVED] display issues inspiron 4000 ati mobility 128 correct drivers???

    Hello all,
    I'm learning about/how to/etc Ubuntu (and Xubuntu) by installing and running it on an old Dell Inspiron 4000 laptop.
    As with some others I'm having trouble with the display. I've spent...
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    [ubuntu] Re: another ati driver question/problem

    My bad, please ignore this reply.
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    [ubuntu] another ati driver question/problem

    Hello, I'm brand new, to Ubuntu, and I've installed ubuntu-8.04-desktop-i386, from the CD .iso, on an old Dell Inspiron 4000 that has an ATI Mobility 128 AGP 2x video adapter.

    I can't get the...
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