Got Gutsy DVDs?

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 03:56:04PM -0700, NoOp wrote:
> 1. A friend only has access to dial-up & attempts to actually install on
> that type of connection, or indeed no connecion, fail. I've attempted to
> have her "install" from CD w/ the alternate CD, but for some reason that
> doesn't work without an actual internet connection. For the record, I've
> tested an alternate CD install (Feisty) without an internet connection
> and couldn't get it to work without the connection either.
>   I'm downloading the DVD now to see if perhaps I can actually install
> _without_ an existing connection. If so, I'll send her the DVD to try.

All of the installation options (except, of course, netbooting) are meant to
work without a network.

The DVD contains the installer used on the alternate CD as well as the
installer used on the desktop CD.

> 2. Installed Gutsy on an IBM T21 laptop for my son. Worked fine here
> with a direct connect DSL, but when he gets home 200 miles away he finds
> that the Linksys WUSB11-B Ver 2.8 wireless USB device he has isn't
> recognized by the T21 (the device works just fine on his Feisty desktop
> & he has no other internet connection but the wireless).
>   I don't know for sure -- it's difficult to troubleshoot over the phone
> & college kids have other priorities -- but I suspect that I might end
> up having him install a few added packages to get it working. Packages
> that may, or may not, be included on the DVD mind you, I haven't figured
> that part out yet.
>   Had I the foresight to provide him with the DVD with the T21, I
> _think_ that at least I'd have a chance of finding what I need on the
> DVD to get him working.  However at this point he's out of the water
> with the laptop & the only other options are to: 1) have him go and find
> another wireless adaptor, one that may, or may not, work either or, 2)
> wait & bring the laptop & adaptor back to me so that I can test &
> install locally :<(

It's unlikely that the extra packages on the DVD would have helped.  We
explicitly include the things which are likely to be needed in this case in
the default installation (or in some cases, on the CD repository), for this
very reason.

For example, kernel headers, a C compiler, ndiswrapper, etc.

-- 
 - mdz