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Shadowduck wrote:You're braver than me, I usually avoid betas! I know my way round the OS reasonably well-ish* so I can try to help if you need it.
much appreciated, will try it in vmware first though and see how it runs, but whats a partition format between friends anyway....0 -
Were you in VMware when you had the network problems? I'm wondering if that might have been part of the problem - I'd boot from the Live CD instead if you want to check compatibility. Just my 2p.BoredHousewife wrote:*snip* ... will try it in vmware first though and see how it runs .... *snip*Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.0 -
no, had it installed properly a few times, just using vm at the mo because of the network issue,it just wouldn't connect, it saw the network but wouldn't play ball???0
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Most of the networking problems I've had have been down to DHCP on the router not giving an IP out. If you've already connected with Windows, your router will have your Windows hostname associated with your wireless card MAC address and a leased IP - when the hostname changes because you're running a different OS it confuses the router and it doesn't assign an IP.
You could try turning the IP leasing period on your router to minimum / off and waiting a bit, resetting your router completely or (my preferred solution) assigning a static IP in the Ubuntu network properties. Worth a try.
*this is a hijack, fly this thread to Ubuntuland!*Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.0 -
tried static ip to no avial, 50% through dl at the mo so will let you know how I get on, this new version may 'just work' mac stylee..............or not
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I had a (potentially) similar problem.BoredHousewife wrote:I would use it but it can't figure out my wireless
Under 6.06 and 7.04, I could connect to WEP WLANs fine(ish) but not unsecured or WPA ones. All I could find was other people having the same problems.
I've no idea what it's like in 7.10, I lost interest in Ubuntu after trying 7.04...
I'm not meaning to start a religious war, but I really can't see Gnome having a 'nice minimalist feel'. Minimalist, yes, but not nice.Shadowduck wrote:KDE is perhaps a more familiar environment for those converting from Windows (I used it when I first switched), but Gnome has a nice minimalist feel without so many unnecessary options and settings.
Have you tried IceWM or Fluxbox? Both manage to be no less user friendly than Gnome, but far lighter. XFCE does a good job of lighter-than-Gnome-but-just-as-friendly, but was buggy as hell last time I tried it (just after the first 4.x release early this year), though it might be better now.0 -
Meh, each to their own. I started Linuxing with KDE on Mandriva so if anything I should have been biased that way! I know some people are evangelistic about one over the other, but I think KDE is a good environment too. I just find the pages and pages of preferences and configurations a bit distracting - some people like that, it's just not for me.Big Red S wrote:I'm not meaning to start a religious war, but I really can't see Gnome having a 'nice minimalist feel'. Minimalist, yes, but not nice.
Have you tried IceWM or Fluxbox? Both manage to be no less user friendly than Gnome, but far lighter. XFCE does a good job of lighter-than-Gnome-but-just-as-friendly, but was buggy as hell last time I tried it (just after the first 4.x release early this year), though it might be better now.
I went through a phase of trying all the different environments a year or so ago. Xfce was about my favourite of the also-rans (ie anything other than Gnome & KDE) but Gnome was the one I kept going back to. I can't go into extended detail about why I prefer Gnome, it's just the one I feel most comfortable with. I guess it doesn't get in the way of whatever I want to do!
The most important thing is - with Linux, you have a choice!Even if the voices aren't real, they have some very good ideas.0 -
