Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
Dear Philip, Yes I'm still using Zenwalk 6.0 on a Hi Grade notebook with just under half a gigabyte of RAM (don't ask me any more questions about spec. - I haven't got a clue!). I've tried putting on Zenwalk 6.2 and 6.4, Xubuntu and UNR all of which fail on the reboot. Ububntu succeeded, but I think that the spec. is a bit low for it. I must say that I really like Zenwalk (if it worked properly!), it's nice and simple, my wife can't DO with spending her time trying to understand the technology, she just wants it to work. The main problems are that I can't get a wordprocessor to work on it without glitches and (really annoying) about a third of the time we have to reboot as it doesn't seem to make the proper internet connection (I know what your thinking, but it's nothing to do with the 'signal' strength as it fails to find any, wired or wireless, signals). Anyway, as you can probably tell, I'm pretty clueless about it all. Ben. From: Philip Stubbs phi...@stuphi.co.uk To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Sent: Fri, 6 August, 2010 18:04:52 Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help On 6 August 2010 14:38, Benjamin Ashton benashtonlakel...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Hi, If anyone is willing then I could do with some help. Our version of linux sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on some of the basics. Any attempts that I've made putting on a different distro usually end in failure. Ben Hi Ben, I can't come round, I am afraid. Actually, I could but not now. Also, I have learnt that I am a rubbish teacher. Anyhow, in case nobody else can help in person, here are a few questions that would help the good folk here guide you a little. * Are you currently still using Zenwalk? * What alternative distro did you have in mind? * Are you still using the same hardware? * What are the hardware specs? * What have you tried? * How did it fail? Hope this helps. -- Philip Stubbs -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk -- -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
[Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
Hi, If anyone is willing then I could do with some help. Our version of linux sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on some of the basics. Any attempts that I've made putting on a different distro usually end in failure. We live up near Southampton University. If someone is close enough to drop by to give advice then I would be most grateful. Payment could only be tea/coffee and biscuits/cake and, of course, I will be your your humble servant, following you to the ends of the earth, like the Black Moor in Kevin Costner's Robin Hood. Unless that's a bit OTT and embarrassing. Ben -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
Hi Ben, On Friday 06 Aug 2010 14:38:56 Benjamin Ashton wrote: Hi, If anyone is willing then I could do with some help. Our version of linux sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on some of the basics. Any attempts that I've made putting on a different distro usually end in failure. We live up near Southampton University. If someone is close enough to drop by to give advice then I would be most grateful. Why don't you come along with your machine to the next Bring a Box meeting in Southampton? We're a friendly bunch and I'm sure there'd be people willing to help you out. Cheers Mark -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
Hi Ben. I live overseas so can't help physically but I remember my early days with Debian (ask Hugo :) Keep plugging away its worth it in then end. You have my moral support anyway. Great help Huh? Kind regards Mike Hi, If anyone is willing then I could do with some help. Our version of linux sort-of works but is also really annoying and seems to fail on some of the basics. Any attempts that I've made putting on a different distro usually end in failure. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
oops sorry about the top post :( -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
Re: [Hampshire] Slight Plea For Help
Philip Stubbs wrote: Hi Ben, I can't come round, I am afraid. Actually, I could but not now. Also, I have learnt that I am a rubbish teacher. Anyhow, in case nobody else can help in person, here are a few questions that would help the good folk here guide you a little. * Are you currently still using Zenwalk? * What alternative distro did you have in mind? * Are you still using the same hardware? * What are the hardware specs? * What have you tried? * How did it fail? Hi Ben If you have another (newer?) machine or laptop try a live CD and have a look around. You will find most of the modern live CD's are very good at detecting hardware and you can be assured that you leave you working OS intact. Recommended are: Ubuntu http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/download Fedora http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FedoraLiveCD -- Damian -- http://interlinux.co.uk - Interlinux Services DIASER RoadMap http://bit.ly/1Vtdp5 -- This message has been scanned by MailScanner. -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --
