Well, the good news is that I installed Ubuntu 10.1 and I'm now able to connect to the Internet. I'm posting this message from Linux. The bad news is that I have no sound with the newer version whereas I had sound with version 10.04! Errrgggg.
Now I have to figure out how to get the sound card to work, how to install Adobe Flash so that I can watch videos on Youtube, and how to install codices so that I can listen to MP3's, etc. The adventure continues! ~Kaz --- In [email protected], "kazman1914" <kazman1...@...> wrote: > > Well, I installed the package using sudo but it didn't work. Apparently the > driver for my ethernet card wasn't among those included. I'll try > downloading the latest version of Ubuntu and see if that does it. > > Any recommendations for other Linux distros I can try that might work? I had > success with Freespire in the past, but I'm not sure if updated versions of > that distro are available. Also, if memory serves, it's default instillation > was as "root" which isn't recommended. If not, perhaps I'll reformat the > Linux partition as NTFS and use it for storing data from Windows. I'd like > to expand my horizons but perhaps I need something that's dummy-proof. > > ~Kaz > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Scott <scottro@> wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jan 09, 2011 at 02:51:47PM -0000, kazman1914 wrote: > > > Hi Scott, > > > > > > "Question--does Ubuntu definitely see the ethernet card. That is, if you > > > open a terminal (In Ubuntu, I think it's under Applications=>Accessories) > > > and type ifconfig eth0 > > > Does it show something?" > > > > > > This is the message I got when I typed ifconfig eth0: > > > > > > eth0: error fetching interface information: Device not found > > > > > > Sounds like Ubuntu can't read my ethernet card, right? > > > > There's your problem. > > > > A quick google gives > > > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=9449490 > > > > Post number 6 seems to give the solution. Interesting though, especially > > if it worked in the older version. Although Linux shooting itself in > > the foot with upgrades is nothing new. > > > > You can try running it with the newer one, 10.11 or whatever it is, to > > see if it's fixed. (Or try other distributions, to see if they support > > it. > > > > -- > > Scott Robbins > > PGP keyID EB3467D6 > > ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) > > gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 > > > > Cordelia: What's her saga? > > Xander: She's freaking. > > Cordelia: About what? > > Xander: The mayor is gonna kill us all during graduation. > > Cordelia: Oh. Are you gonna go to 5th period? > > > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
