Comments on: This Ubuntu install is TRYING to make me angry … http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html The last stop on the information superhighway. All traffic must exit in 500 feet. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:20:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jon Money http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8160 Jon Money Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:52:06 +0000 http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8160 I've used Ubuntu with good results. Like you, I didn't care for the orange colors. I did notice there are some issues with the system resolution not going higher than 800X600. It can be corrected by downloading one of several helper apps thru the package manager. They all work so take your pick of which one you want to use. When making config changes, make sure you have write access to the proper directories where the config files reside or the settings won't keep. There are a couple of other flavors you might look at as well. Given the age of your computer, you might consider Xubuntu. It is based on the "X-Window" system and is written with a lightweight software footprint in mind. I installed Xubuntu on an AMD processor machine running at 400 MHz with a motherboard whose BIOS date is somewhere around the year 2000 and it worked wonderfully. It will utter a few words similar to one of the other posts saying your "ACPI fails to make the cutoff date" and to "try ACPI-FORCE" to make it work. I just looked at the words and thought "Hmm..." and went on. It installed and runs beautifully. I am running with 128 megs of RAM though it says Xubuntu will run on as little as 32. If you don't like Ubuntu or Xubuntu, you might try Kubuntu instead. It has more of a Windows Vista look and feel to it but it requires a bit more processor and RAM to run efficiently. I currently have Kubuntu installed on an AMD processor machine running at 3.2 GHz and 2 gigs of RAM and an 80-gig SATA HDD. Runs great! I got stuck at 800X600 resolution but switched to a newer monitor (it must've been "plug and play") and the resolution problems went away. Video card is NVIDIA GEForce 7100. Quite frankly I'm suprised you are having so many problems with Ubuntu. If all else fails, get a second drive and slave it off of the Windows drive and install Kubuntu or Xubuntu or Ubuntu there. If there is any way to update your BIOS, you might look into that also; but I hardly think that will be the cause of the problems you're having. By the way, there is a version of Avast! Antivirus for Linux at www.avast.com. It works great, although it doesn't seem to run in the background. All scans and virus pattern updates have to be done manually. Another neat thing I've noticed about the Ubuntu family: Let's say you install PHP, Apache2 and MySQL (they call the whole package "LAMP".) Linux will update your Apache config file for you automatically when you add PHP and it all works perfectly together. You know how to get ahold of me; feel free to do so if you continue to have problems. ~Jon I’ve used Ubuntu with good results. Like you, I didn’t care for the orange colors. I did notice there are some issues with the system resolution not going higher than 800X600. It can be corrected by downloading one of several helper apps thru the package manager. They all work so take your pick of which one you want to use. When making config changes, make sure you have write access to the proper directories where the config files reside or the settings won’t keep.

There are a couple of other flavors you might look at as well. Given the age of your computer, you might consider Xubuntu. It is based on the “X-Window” system and is written with a lightweight software footprint in mind. I installed Xubuntu on an AMD processor machine running at 400 MHz with a motherboard whose BIOS date is somewhere around the year 2000 and it worked wonderfully. It will utter a few words similar to one of the other posts saying your “ACPI fails to make the cutoff date” and to “try ACPI-FORCE” to make it work. I just looked at the words and thought “Hmm…” and went on. It installed and runs beautifully. I am running with 128 megs of RAM though it says Xubuntu will run on as little as 32.

If you don’t like Ubuntu or Xubuntu, you might try Kubuntu instead. It has more of a Windows Vista look and feel to it but it requires a bit more processor and RAM to run efficiently. I currently have Kubuntu installed on an AMD processor machine running at 3.2 GHz and 2 gigs of RAM and an 80-gig SATA HDD. Runs great! I got stuck at 800X600 resolution but switched to a newer monitor (it must’ve been “plug and play”) and the resolution problems went away. Video card is NVIDIA GEForce 7100.

Quite frankly I’m suprised you are having so many problems with Ubuntu. If all else fails, get a second drive and slave it off of the Windows drive and install Kubuntu or Xubuntu or Ubuntu there. If there is any way to update your BIOS, you might look into that also; but I hardly think that will be the cause of the problems you’re having.

By the way, there is a version of Avast! Antivirus for Linux at http://www.avast.com. It works great, although it doesn’t seem to run in the background. All scans and virus pattern updates have to be done manually.

Another neat thing I’ve noticed about the Ubuntu family: Let’s say you install PHP, Apache2 and MySQL (they call the whole package “LAMP”.) Linux will update your Apache config file for you automatically when you add PHP and it all works perfectly together.

You know how to get ahold of me; feel free to do so if you continue to have problems. ~Jon

]]> By: Monika Dramen http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8064 Monika Dramen Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:44:15 +0000 http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8064 I can´t help you much there I´m afraid.. I never have much success when it comes to software installations. I couldn´t even update my anti-virus software last night.. ridiculous. I had a look on the net and there are a few forums about that could probably help you out. Have you tried typing "Ubuntu installation problems" into Google? Hope you get it sorted. Monika I can´t help you much there I´m afraid.. I never have much success when it comes to software installations. I couldn´t even update my anti-virus software last night.. ridiculous. I had a look on the net and there are a few forums about that could probably help you out. Have you tried typing “Ubuntu installation problems” into Google? Hope you get it sorted.

Monika

]]> By: Starre http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8054 Starre Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:50:22 +0000 http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8054 Did you burn a cd or get it from canonical? I had some problems with installation, but they subsided after burning a new disk. Did you burn a cd or get it from canonical? I had some problems with installation, but they subsided after burning a new disk.

]]> By: sl http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8053 sl Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:50:04 +0000 http://otherendoftheinter.net/archives/2008/11/entry_1005.html#comment-8053 While it's booting, you can pres control + alt + f1 to see more information (so you don't just see the bouncing orange bar) On my system, it gets stuck unless I add the kernel option acpi=force google your motherboard model name + linux, you might find some people with the same board who already figured it out. You can also see what errors or strange messages you get in the boot (after pressing ^!f1). this usually look like starting network manager [OK] if it workd While it’s booting, you can pres control + alt + f1 to see more information (so you don’t just see the bouncing orange bar)
On my system, it gets stuck unless I add the kernel option acpi=force

google your motherboard model name + linux, you might find some people with the same board who already figured it out. You can also see what errors or strange messages you get in the boot (after pressing ^!f1). this usually look like
starting network manager [OK]
if it workd

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