Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Top 5 to do when you upgrade to Ubuntu Linux 10.10 and your computer won't start

Here is top 5 to do list when you upgrade to Ubuntu Linux 10.10 and your computer won't start

Okay, first thing first, most likely you'll need to wipe everything and install Ubuntu again but as mentioned previously, I hope you have a backup for everything.

2nd step is: Boot from Ubuntu LiveCD and DO NOT install, just choose "try without installation".

3rd step: while you're on the live session, try to use GParted to format the root (/) partition and format the swap partition too.
If you have /home partition then keep it, DO NOT format it.

4th step: Try to install Ubuntu again. Try 8.10 or 10.10. I'd recommend to try 8.10 as 10.10 has lots of issues lately.

If nothing changed then ...

5th step: boot into the liveCD, choose "try ubuntu without installation" and use GParted to wipe everything. Remember, you need a backup for your important files before anything.

Source : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?s=2076883a093347c5b16f9ad6c194d78d&t=1600910

Thursday, October 14, 2010

How to get WIFI working in MSI Winf U160 with Ubuntu 10.10 Linux

How to get WIFI working in MSI Winf U160 when installing Ubuntu 10.10 Linux ? What you can do is select System>Administration>Hardware Drivers. Once you click Hardware Drivers, it will present drivers not activated. Click the desired driver(s) and click Activate.

Another possibilities to get WIFI working in Ubuntu 10.10 :

- temporarily hard-wire your laptop to the router
- open a terminal window (Applications/Accessories/Terminal) and type:

sudo apt-get update When promted, enter your normal password (it won't show on the screen). Let this step finish before moving on.

- NOW do as suggested - look in System/Adminnistration/Hardware Drivers and see if a driver is listed for your adapter - if so, enable it. It may download something from the net then.

- physically disconnect the hard-wire connection to your router

- right-click the network manager icon - be sure "Enable Wireless" is checked

- left-click the network manager icon and see if wireless networks now show

- remember that if you use encryption you will need to supply the type and the password/passphrase when you try to connect

- if you use MAC filtering on the router, be sure to update the table to include the MAC of this laptop

If you can't do the above, then please do the following:

- open a terminal window (Applications/Accessories/Terminal)
- type each of the following and post the outputs back here in a reply:

lscpi

lsusb

ifconfig

iwconfig

lshw -C network

Soucer : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1591546

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Tips Get The Mobile Broadband Software To Work In Ubuntu

If you have broadband modem, you can run it with Ubuntu. Tips Get The Mobile Broadband Software To Work In Ubuntu, here is a possibility that you can just plug the modem in, wait a minute for NM to detect it, select "New Mobile Broadband Connection" from the NetworkManager menu, pick your country and network and it'll just work.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Ubuntu boot problems when upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10

Good morning Ubuntu Lovers, some people having problems when upgrade ubuntu from 10.04 to 10.10. Lucky for me that I have no problems upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 to 10.10 in my laptop (Acer Travelmate 2420).
May be this link will help you :

How to Upgrade from 10.04 to 10.10?

Monday, October 11, 2010

Installing Ubuntu 10.10 and Windows 7

Some people trying to install Ubuntu 10.10 side by side with Windows 7. When you found Windows 7 crash, bellow some possible to solve the propblems :

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...0from%20LiveCD

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1437155

Boot from your Windows repair disc/system disc/recovery disc and choose repair your computer. It probably won't fix it but then go to the command prompt and type
bootrec.exe /fixmbr and hit enter then type
bootrec.exe /fixboot and hit enter.
Reboot and hopefully Windows will boot again.

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Download and installing Ubuntu 10.10, Day 1

Day 1, Download and installing Ubuntu 10.10 from office. As we all know that Super-fast and great-looking, Ubuntu Linux is a secure, intuitive operating system that powers desktops, servers, netbooks and laptops. Ubuntu Linux is, and always will be, absolutely free.

Click picture bellow to download Ubuntu 10.10 Linux


Minimum computer requirement for installing Ubuntu 10.10 :

700 MHz x86 processor
256 MB of system memory (RAM)
3 GB of disk space
Graphics card capable of 1024×768 resolution
Sound card
A network or Internet connection.