[ubuntu-uk] Netbook Ubuntu v. plain Ubuntu

[John MM]

Hi, I have an Acer Aspire One, and I am running Ubuntu 10.10. Since 
upgrading to this version, I am getting the same problem, I cant use USB 
sticks and I cant plug in my external dvd rewriter. It gives an error 
'unable to mount usb stick, not authorised'. It seems to be a Ubuntu 
problem, and so far I havent been able to find a fix for it. I want to 
do a fresh install, but I cant because it wont accept both.






On 07/02/11 12:56, gazz wrote:
>
>
>> On 4 February 2011 21:22, Dianne Reuby <pramclub at yahoo.co.uk 
>> <mailto:pramclub at yahoo.co.uk>> wrote:
>>
>>     A friend has asked me to look at her husbands netbook, which is
>>     running
>>     Linux. He bought it from Tesco two years ago, so I think it probably
>>     *is* Ubuntu.
>>
>>     His problems are mainly that it doesn't recognise USB devices when
>>     they're plugged in, and it downloads updates but doesn't install
>>     them.
>>     He wants to do more than email and web browsing, which is all he
>>     feels
>>     he can do at the moment (it has shortcuts on the desktop for
>>     email and
>>     firefox).
>>
>>     If it's two years old, and he hasn't upgraded, will it be
>>     pre-Unity? As
>>     I've never used a netbook, only Ubuntu on desktops and laptops,
>>     will I
>>     be able to find my way around it?
>>
>>     She thinks his cunning plan is to break it so he can buy a new
>>     one, but
>>     I don't want to be the one that breaks it! :)
>>
>>     TIA
>>
>>     Dianne
>>
>>
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> Doesn't sound like Ubuntu - but the laptop would run a full 
> installation of Ubuntu. Where are you? Is there anyone running 
> installation workshops near you?
>
> Paula 

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