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CCP Tuxford
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Posted - 2008.08.25 22:13:00 -
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I installed Ubuntu a while back and as far as I remember it was extremely smooth sailing. No "sorry your graphic/network/audio/whatever card isn't supported as I usually have. It's usually very doable to get this working but it usually involves intense googling and some knowhow.
Originally by: Jim McGregor Edited by: Jim McGregor on 24/08/2008 09:01:59
Originally by: Titus Vulso 8800 GTS, so nothing fancy.
Cool. I have the 9800 GTX which is about the same speed. Also I have ordered a 24" screen. It really was about time. 19" doesnt cut it anymore.
I tried the Linux Eve version on a old computer but couldnt get it to work at all. Turns out I was trying with a Geforce 4200 graphics card which isnt supported.
Careful with monitors (and TVs for that matter). You can't really go smaller again. I've got a 24" monitor at work but have been mainly working from home on my 19" monitor. For the first month of two I felt really... claustrophobic is probably best describes it. Although I'm not claustrophobic so how would I know _______________ |
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Posted - 2008.08.25 23:14:00 -
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Wow. My Ubuntu experience was hideous. I had a Ubuntu box for testing of the Linux EVE client, and I attempted to get Beryl to work on it; it made my head implode. And after it didn't work and I removed it, my nVidia drivers had disappeared and would no longer give me a decent resolution.
I've no idea what made my experience of Ubuntu so different, but it honestly didn't inspire me to try again. Windows might be a piece of shit, but I know where I stand when I want to install stuff and just get it working.
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CCP Tuxford
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Posted - 2008.08.28 21:48:00 -
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See what you guys have done, you've forced me to start tinkering with linux again. I've spent most of my evening trying to get my dvd player to work, I keep getting
Buffer I/O error on device sr0
when trying to install from the cd.
I finally gave up and am now trying to do something called "install inside windows" which sounds destined to make the earth spin out of its orbits and plunge into the sun.
When you all die in the raging inferno think fondly of me. _______________ |
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CCP Tuxford
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Posted - 2008.08.29 21:56:00 -
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Originally by: Bish Ounen
Originally by: CCP Tuxford I keep getting
Buffer I/O error on device sr0
when trying to install from the cd.
That indicates a bad burn. You might want to try again, Unless wubi really did work for you, in which case, never mind.
Yeah it was probably a bad burn. I tried running the cd from windows and "install inside windows" but got stalled on checksum thingie.
I simply downloaded the wubi installer and put it in the same directory as the iso image of ubuntu and it worked like a charm. Actually discarding the faulty cd problem then this has been the smoothest linux install for me,... almost takes the fun out of it _______________ |
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