ubuntu studio and ubuntu 7.10

Fri Oct 26 22:49:19 BST 2007

Matt, I'm glad that it worked out for you.  If you are interested,
here is a great resource (one of many I'm sure) for Linux commands
(this is associated with bash, but most of these commands will also
work with other shells too):
http://www.ss64.com/bash/

Cheers!

- Darrin

On 10/26/07, Matt Henry <mhenry35 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Darrin,
>
> Well, I downloaded the regular Ubuntu Gutsy live CD, installed it clean and
> tested it out - I don't think Compiz Fusion is terribly interesting, so I
> reinstalled from the Ubutu Studio CD (clean install again) and tested with
> just the laptop, then with the 22" widescreen attached.  If I use the
> 'intel' driver, it works great on the laptop screen, but doesn't allow me to
> turn off the internal display when using the external monitor, this is the
> same situation I had in Feisty, so I switched to i810 and put in a shell
> script to set both modes, now the switch is transparent.
>
> Then I started tackling the wifi issue - The clean install works great, it's
> after I connect and apply the current updates that it breaks down, so this
> time while I was online, before applying any updates, I went out and got a
> program called WICD and installed it.  After I applied the updates, I tested
> on reboots, etc and it's working fine.  I was also able to install the
> screens and graphics package, and that works too, although I won't be doing
> much with it at this time, I'm hoping they come up with a new intel driver
> that solves the rest of the video issues with Intel chipsets.
>
> Looks like everything is good right now, thanks for your help, I'm just not
> familiar enough with all the Linux commands to be at the level I was at with
> Windows.  I've printed out a few manuals and I keep them handy when I start
> crashing the system and X won't load.
>
> The good thing I've noticed about Gutsy is that it does seem to run cooler
> on my Dual Core laptop, it used to get pretty hot under Feisty.
>
> Anyway, thanks for your help, I'll save those commands in case I get stuck
> again.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Darrin Goodman <darrin.goodman at gmail.com>
> To: Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion
> <ubuntu-studio-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 6:04:22 PM
> Subject: Re: ubuntu studio and ubuntu 7.10
>
> Oops, I forgot to include starting up dhcp into the commands.  Got
> ahead of myself.  Here it is again (also, this is assuming that your
> wireless interface is ath0; it could easily be something else, like
> ra0, or eth1. etc.... to see what your interface is, use iwconfig):
>
> $ sudo su
> $ ifconfig ath0 up
> $ dhclient ath0
> $ iwconfig ath0 essid yourRouterNameHere key routerWepKey
>
> Also, in place of the second and third line, you could instead use:
> $ ifdown ath0 && ifup ath0
> This will bring down your wireless interface, bring it back up, and
> will start dhcp.
>
> If the Network Manager is not cutting it for you, try out Wifi Radar;
> it can be installed with Synaptic.
> http://wifi-radar.systemimager.org/
>
> Good luck!
>
> - Darrin
>
>
>
>
> On 10/24/07, Matt Henry <mhenry35 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hi Darrin,
> >
> > Thanks for the info, I'll give this a try.  My issue was that I could see
> > the network, but was unable to connect beyond just to the local access
> > point.  I use the internet from wifi hotspots, so typically I connect to a
> > webpage, log in, and then that grants me access to the outside world.
> >
> > I was getting the local login prompt, but after putting in my info, I
> never
> > got the response back.  I've seen the same problem reported on the forums,
> > but I didn't see anyone post a clear fix or workaround.  I did see one
> > person suggest removing network manager and using a different tool - so
> I'm
> > also going to get the details on that and give Gutsy one more try.
> >
> >
> >
> > Darrin Goodman <darrin.goodman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Some of you have mentioned wifi issues with Gutsy. When I upgraded to
> > 7.10, when I added the Network Manager to my top panel, I noticed that
> > it did not give me any wireless options, which means that I was not
> > able to use the gui in order to connect to a wireless network. Not
> > sure why this was the case since I am assuming that things generally
> > only get better with upgrades, rather than digress. I was able to
> > manually connect to wifi with the following:
> > $ sudo su
> > $ ifconfig ath0 up
> > $ iwconfig ath0 essid yourRouterNameHere key routerWepKey
> >
> > However, now my Network Manager seems to be properly displaying my
> > wifi networks and allows me to connect/disconnect to/from them as
> > needed. The only thing that I changed was that I installed wifiradar,
> > although I have not used it yet. Perhaps there was an update that was
> > pushed out that solved the Network-Manager issue.
> >
> > For those of you who stated that you cannot connect to wifi, I wonder
> > if you mean that your Network Manager is not working properly, or if
> > you cannot manually connect to wifi using the commands that I listed
> > above?
> >
> > - Darrin
> >
> > On 10/24/07, Pietro Bergamo wrote:
> > >
> > > Thank you for the hints.
> > > Best regards,
> > > Pietro
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