Since my 500Gb sata HDD failed on me this morning, is going to sent away to Seagate for replacement and since xp is not liking my IDE drive i decided to download ubuntu and install that. Now before ubuntu is finished downloading and before i go to install it i'm wondering if there advice i might need since I've never really worked with Linux before and i'm trying to find out how i can install various drivers and stuff. Cheers
I found installing linux a lot less painful then I thought it would be, it will do a basic install out of the box (so to speak) installing drivers for wifi wasn't too hard as there are lots of good linux groups around and someone has probably asked the question before. It does involve using sudo a lot and realising that linux can be a pain sometimes entering in long commands... however I have a ps3 specific version of ubuntu 9.something on my PS3 and I have installed it onto work computers to run MAME and the like.
I think its 9.04 i've got and so far the install is going quite well. I found out my card is known working so from what i've read i have got NDISWRAPPER and the drivers needed to install the card as well as a guide for a different card with same chipset. Also got other drivers i need like sound and video.
What is the error message? If you've not already done so, check the Ubuntu Forums and the Ubuntu Wiki - both are very valuable sources of information.
What's the error code? I had one the first time I tried to install 9.04 - turns out you can't really install it at the end of a partition on a second drive, it doesn't really like it. My opinion is that, ignoring all the hype and FUD that comes with Ubuntu, it is still a pain for non-tech people to use. Hell, I've been a Linux admin for over 5 years and a PC user for 14, and I get stumped by it sometimes. Linux has come a long way in 5 years, and it's a damn sight more user friendly than it ever was. The problem is that the majority of people developing for it are the kind of people who'll spend until the end of eternity tweaking their computers and dropping into the command line whenever something doesn't work the way they want. They are the kind of people who bitch and moan that software should be free to be fiddled with and remarketed with the same name (google the Firefox vs. Iceweasel debate for proof of this). However, the Ubuntu community is fantastic, and as long as you have patience you'll be able to get over any roadblock. You should always expect to take a more hands-on approach to it, though, as it's not an easy ride. I don't commonly use Ubuntu out of the XP, Vista and MacOS machines I have - not because I don't like the experience, but because I either spend far too much time making tiny adjustments every time I start it up, or that things fail on me at the most inopportune moment, or that it's so easy to change one tiny thing and find that your entire system won't boot because of a typo somewhere.
The error is a "read error", got a post on on the ubuntu forums just now. I't doesn't give me a code or anything just says read error.
Probably the CD image is corrupted. Try downloading it again and copy it at a slow speed, 12-16x should be slow enough (or 4x if you're copying it to a DVD) to avoid any kind of errors. EDIT: I forgot, I'm pretty sure the ubuntu installation disc includes a CD check tool, you should give it a try just to be sure that the CD is the problem...
It's a known bug some time now and they just don't fix it. It is something with the graphical interface of the installation. If you desperately need to instal ubuntu, redownload the text based install cd and use this to make a fresh installation, http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/downloadmirrors#alternate
Checked the disc and it says there are no errors on it so i got the Alternate text install cd and will try that. I really just need ubuntu to work then have sound and internet via wifi so i can have a basic system which i can use.
I'm still getting a stage 1.5 error installing with the text install CD although i get no error number. I did run the check on the CD before doing an install and it said it was fine with no errors or anything. *Edit* i'm now getting an error 18
I couldn't get Ubuntu to work so i tried fedora which i got installed and booted up fine and can use my motherboards LAN port straight away to get on-line so that makes it easier for me to work out stuff and then do it. Just doing a little yum update right before i do anything else.
Oh yes. Now connected to my network/internet via a USB wifi device on fedora, also got sound. Took a bit of time but i actually found that i picked up some useful info when searching forums/guides and although slightly frustrating when things weren't working it was fun learning new stuff..
Hehe another happy customer Although when i also couldn't get ubuntu to work i just went for his daddy [debian] Intalled it with the first try and everything worked very nice and smooth
I find that despite Ubuntu's good reputation, it craps out a lot. I use Debian as well. Rock solid stable...in spite of the fact that the software is a little bit outdated.
