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Snotrag — Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:26 pm

Author: Snotrag

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 4:26 pm

I'll try the BIOS update. The Mobo has an integral NIC, and I placed a PCI NIC in for routing. The PC has removable HDD's for separate Windows & Linux.

- Linux is cool, Windows pays the bills.

Jason Watkins

RE: A-thing

A-Wing — Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:09 am

Author: A-Wing

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 7:09 am

It is happening due to a problem talking to your network card or network. Does it unhang after a long period of time (say 10 minutes or so?). I am guessing you are using an onboard nforce2 chip which as far as I am aware has no known problems.
A BIOS update may fix the problem. Or disable the net chip, install, download the updated kernel (which has several net fixes), install it and switch the chip back on.

A-thing

Snotrag — Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:02 am

Author: Snotrag

Posted: Fri Aug 12, 2005 2:02 am

yes I am perfectly able to divulge, the hardware that exceeds Ubuntu's min. requirements. Home-Built PC, Athlon XP 2600, 1GB PC2700, GeForce FX 5700 256MB, 40GB WD HDD, nForce 2 chip-set. Let the answers flow, please...

- Snotty

RE: Ubuntu Coasters as well

A-Wing — Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:23 pm

Author: A-Wing

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:23 pm

Are either of you actually able to give us any hardware details so we can diagnose the problems?
If you think the problem is related to te disc you burned have you tried at a lower speed?

Ubuntu Coasters as well

Snotrag — Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:20 pm

Author: Snotrag

Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 9:20 pm

I got farther in my Ubuntu attempt. I used Ultra-ISO to build the image in WS2003, but during the install, the network detection hangs, and interrupts the whole setup routine.

This occurred on two different machines.

- Jason

Re: Ubuntu! Wow!

Nobber — Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:04 pm

Author: Nobber

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 2:04 pm

I've never been able to get Ubuntu working on my machine either. Strangely, I can't get past the bit where you prepare the partitions on the hard disk, because it refuses to recognise the partitions that are already there, so I can't select the one I want to install on...

I gather some people think the distro is quite spiffy, however.

Re: Ubuntu! Wow!

Eionmac — Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:55 pm

Author: Eionmac

Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 12:55 pm

sirs,
20050722
Regretably, I also have Ubunto coasters.

It did not detect my video card (HP form of NVideo G Force 2MX) and came up at a screen resolution that obscured the bottom half of page and would not accept or go to any other resolution. As my (Hewlett Packard) HP Pavilion 1940 is a year 2000 buld I did not think it outdated for Linux.

Knoppix 3.7 and Slax 5 detect and work well.

Regards
eionmac

Re: Ubuntu! Wow!

towy71 — Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:02 am

Author: towy71

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:02 am

nelz wrote:

What makes you think you have to burn the ISO in Windows?

what he said!

in file manager: right click ISO >Actions>Write CD image with k3B....

job done

this from a point and click expert

Oh and this was KDE (Kinky Desktop Easy)

Re: Ubuntu! Wow!

M0PHP — Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:00 am

Author: M0PHP

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:00 am

1slipperyfish wrote:

because i'm thick?
paul

The most truth you've ever spouted, Paul

No no Paul, really.. joking aside, nobody is thick (outside the government) - you just need, I don't know ... guidance?

Re: Ubuntu! Wow!

1slipperyfish — Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:35 pm

Author: 1slipperyfish

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:35 pm

because i'm thick?
paul

Re: Ubuntu! Wow!

nelz — Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:27 pm

Author: nelz

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 10:27 pm

What makes you think you have to burn the ISO in Windows?

Re: Ubuntu! Wow!

1slipperyfish — Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:54 pm

Author: 1slipperyfish

Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 8:54 pm

i have 2 coasters so at least mine make a feature on my pc desk i don't see why you have to burn the iso in windows
paul

Ubuntu! Wow!

logandi — Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:27 pm

Author: logandi

Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2005 10:27 pm

I went to the trouble of burning a disc from the DVD to have a look before moving to 64bit gentoo. The installation went fine until the reboot, when it stopped with a grub error. Hurrah for ease-of-use! Now I have a coaster with ubuntu written on it.