[ubuntu-uk] Another example of how the manufacturers conspire to ensure that if you don't use Windows you're screwed

[Rowan Berkeley]

On 05/02/13 11:55, Rowan Berkeley wrote:
>
> No, the machine is running 12.10, but I downgraded the kernel to
> 3.5.0-22 because I broke 3.5.0-23's Ethernet interface somehow with my
> tinkering. So, before proceeding with your suggestion, I decided to
> reinstall 3.5.0-23 and see if it worked. And when I restarted with
> 3.5.0-23, I found I'd lost the Ethernet connection again. Really, I need
> to fix that first.

I've given the machine a complete 12.10 reinstall from the USB stick, so 
as to start again without the ill effects of whatever I did previously, 
fixing which could have gone on forever. In a minute I shall be able to 
see what I've got and what I've not.