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Ubuntu 7.10

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Dacalo

Diamond Member
Currently using Windows Vista, and I tried to install Ubuntu 7.10 just to see how it works etc.

Downloaded the image, burned it to a CD, and boot the computer. I select install Ubuntu at the menu, and then the whole screen just goes black and I notice my monitor going to sleep mode. WTF. I wait a bit longer and a menu pops up indicating that it's running in safe video mode. Fine.

I then click continue and it's stuck at DOS screen, nothing on the screen. Yay. Problems even before it's installed.

Have 8800GT, perhaps it's too new for it?

/lame rant.
 
Spotty video card support here as well, it refuses to boot once I put the restricted driver on there for my ATI Radeon x1950 Pro 512mb AGP. I can only get generic 2D only drivers to work thus far.

The geforce 7900 GS in my laptop runs it fine (with the restricted nvidia drivers), but no sound (known problem with the Conexant Waikaki on Toshiba notebooks)🙁

(Anyone able to suggest a good distro for newbies that is not based on Debian?)
 
I started using PCLinuxOS a few years ago, & still have it on my laptop w/Nvidia gpu, & highly recommend it. Forums are helpful & install is relatively easy. Originally based on Mandrake 9 (now called Mandriva), though it has gone its own way for awhile now.

PCLinuxOS has become very popular lately (at least according to Distrowatch.com), & suffers somewhat from fanboy spats w/ some Ubuntu users, but is probably one of the best distros for a new user.

Check it out at http://www.pclinuxos.com/

HTH,
-Brian

Oh, Schadenfroh, meant to say thanks for all your work & help in the security sections!
 
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

(Anyone able to suggest a good distro for newbies that is not based on Debian?)
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Possibly Vector Linux or Zenwalk. I'm going to be putting Vector 5.9RC3 on one of my test beds friday evening. They're both based on Slackware. Be warned though, Vector's installation is text based and required quite a bit of user input. Its not the GUI based, 'Click Next' type of installation seen in Ubuntu or Fedora.

http://www.vectorlinux.com/

http://www.zenwalk.org/
 
Originally posted by: bf1035
I started using PCLinuxOS a few years ago, & still have it on my laptop w/Nvidia gpu, & highly recommend it. Forums are helpful & install is relatively easy. Originally based on Mandrake 9 (now called Mandriva), though it has gone its own way for awhile now.

PCLinuxOS has become very popular lately (at least according to Distrowatch.com), & suffers somewhat from fanboy spats w/ some Ubuntu users, but is probably one of the best distros for a new user.

Check it out at http://www.pclinuxos.com/

HTH,
-Brian

Oh, Schadenfroh, meant to say thanks for all your work & help in the security sections!
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Thanks for that link, I will definitely check that distro out.
 
Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Spotty video card support here as well, it refuses to boot once I put the restricted driver on there for my ATI Radeon x1950 Pro 512mb AGP. I can only get generic 2D only drivers to work thus far.

The geforce 7900 GS in my laptop runs it fine (with the restricted nvidia drivers), but no sound (known problem with the Conexant Waikaki on Toshiba notebooks)🙁

(Anyone able to suggest a good distro for newbies that is not based on Debian?)
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SUSE
 
Originally posted by: dartworth
POS...lol

sounds like the problem is between your chair and your keyboard...
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:thumbsup:

Sounds like you did zero preparation. Did you try booting Ubuntu off the CD to see if it recognised your hardware? The official forums are full of information and advice too.
 
I installed it on my system, here's my evaluation of this "POS"

booted to cd tested it out, was alright so I installed it. Didn't have to really do anything for the install, I told it where and it did everything automatically.
came back maybe 15 minutes later it was done, booted to xwindows and EVERY ONE of my devices was working, wireless card, printer, Audigy, video card. Never had a MS OS install every driver, and probably never will.
noticed it was bare software wise, so I found where you select what programs you want installed. Chose like 15 I wanted, it installed them all with 1 click!

Best POS I've ever used, sorry your experince didn't go well, but the install for me any ways was way faster and way easier than anything MS has ever put out.

 
Originally posted by: QueBert
I installed it on my system, here's my evaluation of this "POS"

booted to cd tested it out, was alright so I installed it. Didn't have to really do anything for the install, I told it where and it did everything automatically.
came back maybe 15 minutes later it was done, booted to xwindows and EVERY ONE of my devices was working, wireless card, printer, Audigy, video card. Never had a MS OS install every driver, and probably never will.
noticed it was bare software wise, so I found where you select what programs you want installed. Chose like 15 I wanted, it installed them all with 1 click!

Best POS I've ever used, sorry your experince didn't go well, but the install for me any ways was way faster and way easier than anything MS has ever put out.
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My experience was identical.

Except I cant run nor do 75% of what I use my PC for. Other than that it's a great OS. I dual boot into it about once a month.
 
Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Originally posted by: dartworth
POS...lol

sounds like the problem is between your chair and your keyboard...
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:thumbsup:

Sounds like you did zero preparation. Did you try booting Ubuntu off the CD to see if it recognised your hardware? The official forums are full of information and advice too.
Click to expand...

Zero preparation? Yes I did visit the forums.

Originally posted by: dartworth
POS...lol

sounds like the problem is between your chair and your keyboard...
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Yea, because following the instructions at Ubuntu's website didn't help. It's not like I have exotic computer parts. Q6600, Abit IP35 Pro, 4GB RAM, 8800GT.

Oh well, PClinux works fine though.
 
Originally posted by: Dacalo
Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Originally posted by: dartworth
POS...lol

sounds like the problem is between your chair and your keyboard...
Click to expand...

:thumbsup:

Sounds like you did zero preparation. Did you try booting Ubuntu off the CD to see if it recognised your hardware? The official forums are full of information and advice too.
Click to expand...

Zero preparation? Yes I did visit the forums.

Originally posted by: dartworth
POS...lol

sounds like the problem is between your chair and your keyboard...
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Yea, because following the instructions at Ubuntu's website didn't help. It's not like I have exotic computer parts. Q6600, Abit IP35 Pro, 4GB RAM, 8800GT.

Oh well, PClinux works fine though.
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8800gt is the latest card, not surprised Ubuntu doesn't support it well, hell I hear people running VISTA complaining about 880gt's not running well for them either 😉 Your stuff might not be exotic but it's cutting edge
 
Originally posted by: QueBert
8800gt is the latest card, not surprised Ubuntu doesn't support it well, hell I hear people running VISTA complaining about 880gt's not running well for them either 😉 Your stuff might not be exotic but it's cutting edge
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What is considered "exotic" when it comes to PC hardware?
 
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