[Ubuntu Chicago] A reasonable request for Ebuntu.

[Chad Sutton]

Ditto what Randy said. I'd be happy to help with any problems you have. 
Just drop me an email, or look for Chadarius on any of the instant 
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Randy Wilson wrote:
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> Kendall,
> Go download and burn to a disc the new Ubuntu Feisty Fawn's beta Live
> CD (http://www.ubuntu.com/news/Ubuntu704Beta). Put the CD in and
> reboot (you might have to configure your PC to boot from CD, but it
> sounds like you've already got that working.)  Anyway, let us know how
> far that gets you. I don't really see anything unusual about your
> setup. However, you do seem to get stuck at points that might be doing
> something on the network and you didn't provide the network hardware
> information (which might be hard to find, too). The cool thing about
> the Live CD is that if it works, you're good to go, and if it doesn't,
> no harm done.
>
> Also, if it locks up at the login again, try pressing "Ctrl-Alt-F2",
> this will put you at the command line. If the computer responds, then
> you haven't really locked up and we can give you some things to try.
> Also, "Alt-F7" gets you back to the GUI.
> - -Randy
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> Kendall Brown wrote:
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>> Hey Guys:
>>
>> I've been reading a lot about Linux and all of the different forms
>> it comes in but I'm very frustrated about not being able to install
>> it on the only computer I have.  I've tried every variation of the
>> operating system I could find but none have gotten past the install
>> process.  I basically gave up for the past two months on ever
>> getting to see what this OS could really do until I read an article
>> in the paper, saying the Dell was about to offer Linux on it's
>> computers very soon.  I don't own a Dell but if a big company like
>> that is starting to get on board with Linux then maybe developers
>> of it will start making copies with a larger selection of drivers
>> for a broader range of computers.  That brings me to my request.
>> Is there any way I can get a copy of Ebuntu Linux that has been
>> tested and shown to work on my computer configuration?
>>
>> Gigabyte K8NSNXP Socket 754 320GB, IDE  120GB, ATA XFX GeForce
>> 6600GT Ultra 2GB Dimm RAM Sempron +3400 X-Fi Creative Sound Card 2
>> DVD ROM 1 CD Burner
>>
>> That's about everything I have inside of the box.  I have an Epson
>>  CX5000 printer and a LG plug & play monitor.  I've already tried
>> installing Ebuntu after removing the sound card with no success.
>> The install process usually hangs on the install process when it
>> gets to the firewall setup, with Fedora but Ebuntu actually let me
>> get to the login prompt before it locks up.  My motherboard has two
>> built-in LANs and I'm curious if that may be causing the problem.
>> Is there a way I can get a copy of Ebuntu with all the available
>> drivers I need to get this working?
>>
>> Kendall Brown
>>
>>
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Later,
Chad Sutton
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http://chadarius.com
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