[NYLoCo] Ubuntu-us-ny Digest, Vol 8, Issue 36

Zach Stern zach at wordrockets.com
Mon Oct 22 02:46:14 BST 2007 

Really? What do you use the modem for?

Welcome to 1993.

On 10/21/07, Jesse Smith <jessedylansmith at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My conexant modem driver survived the update just fine on my dell
> laptop. I use the modem as part of my daily work routine.
>
>
>
> On Oct 20, 2007, at 7:30 PM, ubuntu-us-ny-request at lists.ubuntu.com
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> >   1. Re:  Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/installing!
> >      (Harrison Powers)
> >   2. Re:  Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/installing!
> >      (hendrixski)
> >   3. Re:  Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/installing!
> >      (peterpatalano at gmail.com)
> >   4. Re:  Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/installing!
> > (Herzog)
> >   5. Re:  whoops ( Zach Stern )
> >   6. Re:  Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/installing!
> >      (David Quist)
> >   7. Re:  Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/installing!
> >      (lovestofail at gmail.com)
> >
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 1
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:24:42 -0400
> > From: "Harrison Powers" <harrisonpowers at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before
> >    upgrading/installing!
> > To: "US New York LoCo Team" <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID:
> >    <110ddd810710200724o2f95edafi50595cd6ed2a179c at mail.gmail.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> > Anyone know how to dual boot with vista on T60?
> >
> > On 10/19/07, Jeffrey Knight <jeffrey.knight at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> If you are running an Lenovo T60, you will NOT get both suspend and
> >> the ATI driver working at the same time out of the box. I upgraded
> >> today and lost suspend.
> >> It seems to be a significant problem:
> >>
> >>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653
> >>
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:18:38 -0400
> > From: hendrixski <hendrixski at storsint.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before
> >    upgrading/installing!
> > To: US New York LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>,
> >    harrisonpowers at gmail.com
> > Message-ID: <471A2A5E.1000701 at storsint.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> > Harrison,
> >
> > Probably the same way you dual-boot any other computer. You install
> > the
> > Ubuntu CD, and select the option where it says to partition HALF of
> > the
> > disk (not the first option for the entire disk, because that will
> > permanently remove Vista... which I would recommend you do, but some
> > people find comfort in having dual boot).
> >
> > If you would like some help installing, please let us know where you
> > are
> > from, and we may know somebody in your area who can sit down with you
> > and help you make the dual boot install.  If not, there is no shortage
> > of documentation on Google.
> >
> > - Hendrixski
> >
> >
> > Harrison Powers wrote:
> >> Anyone know how to dual boot with vista on T60?
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 3
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:51:36 +0000
> > From: peterpatalano at gmail.com
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before
> >    upgrading/installing!
> > To: "US New York LoCo Team" <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID:
> >    <
> 1786188597-1192906285-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1735388029- at bxe104.bisx.prod.on.blackberry
> > >
> >
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> > Yes, you just have to have vista first in line on a partition on
> > your hard disk. Otherwise vista will no be able to boot. So
> > essentially you must install vista first and make partition to
> > insall ubuntu on.
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "Harrison Powers" <harrisonpowers at gmail.com>
> >
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:24:42
> > To:"US New York LoCo Team" <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/
> > installing!
> >
> >
> > Anyone know how to dual boot with vista on T60?
> >
> >
> > On 10/19/07, Jeffrey Knight <jeffrey.knight at gmail.com <mailto:
> jeffrey.knight at gmail.com
> > > > wrote: If you are running an Lenovo T60, you will NOT get both
> > suspend and
> > the ATI driver working at the same time out of the box. I upgraded
> > today and lost suspend.
> > It seems to be a significant problem:
> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653
> > <
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653
> > >
> >
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> > Message: 4
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 15:05:17 -0400
> > From: Herzog <herzog at frontiernet.net>
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before
> >    upgrading/installing!
> > To: US New York LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <471A516D.5010902 at frontiernet.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> > A knowledgeable fellow  said that Ubuntu update has problems.
> > I got horrible news for you. Yesterday I read on the Linux-laptop list
> > that stuff quits when you "upgrade" or change to Ubuntu 7.10
> > That is 7 th year, and 10 th month. It was on a Linux-desktop list.
> > His point was to await the fix, but not update.
> > Driver stuff might have been involved, and internet was a part of it.
> > I think that  Driver stuff might have been involved, and internet
> > was a
> > part of it.
> > Wil
> >
> > Harrison Powers wrote:
> >> Anyone know how to dual boot with vista on T60?
> >>
> >> On 10/19/07, Jeffrey Knight <jeffrey.knight at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> If you are running an Lenovo T60, you will NOT get both suspend and
> >>> the ATI driver working at the same time out of the box. I upgraded
> >>> today and lost suspend.
> >>> It seems to be a significant problem:
> >>>
> >>>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653
> >>>
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> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 5
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 21:36:27 +0000
> > From: " Zach Stern " <zach at wordrockets.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] whoops
> > To: "US New York LoCo Team" <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID:
> >    <
> 139435580-1192916183-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-2083989665- at bxe105.bisx.prod.on.blackberry
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> >
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
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> > Oh noes, the modem!
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Herzog <herzog at frontiernet.net>
> >
> > Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:40:36
> > To:US New York LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: [NYLoCo] whoops
> >
> >
> > Ubuntu ain't home free yet!? Note this list is Dell address, and I
> > guess that Hull, msg 1, is one who picked Ubuntu..
> > Also there is an Ubuntu-accessability list.
> > There are lots of people who could use your expertise.
> > Wil Herzog
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Linux-Desktops Digest, Vol 13, Issue 10
> > Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:00:01 -0500
> > From: linux-desktops-request at dell.com <mailto:
> linux-desktops-request at dell.com
> > >
> > Reply-To: linux-desktops at dell.com <mailto:linux-desktops at dell.com>
> > To: linux-desktops at dell.com <mailto:linux-desktops at dell.com>
> >
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> linux-desktops at dell.com
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> > Topics: 1. Warning: Conexant Modem Driver Not Yet Available for
> > Ubuntu 7.10 (John_Hull at Dell.com <mailto:John_Hull at Dell.com> ) 2. Re:
> > Warning: Conexant Modem Driver Not Yet Available for Ubuntu 7.10
> > (Gabriel.)
> > ---
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Message: 1 Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:27:28 -0500 From: &lt;John_Hull@
> Dell.com
> > &gt; <mailto:John_Hull at Dell.com> Subject: Warning: Conexant Modem
> > Driver Not Yet Available for Ubuntu    7.10 To: &lt;linux-
> desktops at lists.us.dell.com
> > &gt; <mailto:linux-desktops at lists.us.dell.com>
> Message-ID:    &lt;DB90A70CBE045B46A2AB86EE2A8B57DA84409A@
> ausx3mps316.aus.amer.dell.com
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> DB90A70CBE045B46A2AB86EE2A8B57DA84409A at ausx3mps316.aus.amer.dell.com
> > > Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1" For those
> > customers currently using Ubuntu 7.04 on a Dell laptop, please be
> > warned that the Conexant hsfmodem driver that we made available for
> > 7.04 does not work with Ubuntu 7.10. If you upgrade a 7.04
> > installation to 7.10, your modem will no longer work. We are
> > currently testing a new modem driver for 7.10, but that testing is
> > not yet complete, and the driver is not yet available to customers.
> > If you need your modem to work, please do not upgrade to 7.10 until
> > we have made the new driver available. We expect to have it
> > available for download in the next few weeks. John John Hull
> > Manager, Linux Engineering Dell, Inc. ------------------------------
> > Message: 2 Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:02:50 -0300 From: "Gabriel."
> > &lt;gabriel.schwartz at gmail.com&gt;
> > <mailto:gabriel.schwartz at gmail.com> Subject: Re: Warning: Conexant
> > Modem Driver Not Yet Available for    Ubuntu 7.10 To: "
> John_Hull at dell.com
> > " <mailto:John_Hull at dell.com>  &lt;John_Hull at dell.com&gt; <mailto:
> John_Hull at dell.com
> > > Cc: linux-desktops at lists.us.dell.com <mailto:
> linux-desktops at lists.us.dell.com
> > > Message-ID:    &lt;71203cf0710181702l1d1b26e7l147e30723a493be0@
> mail.gmail.com
> > &gt; <mailto:71203cf0710181702l1d1b26e7l147e30723a493be0 at mail.gmail.com
> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" but, i use
> > opensuse.Is opensuse 10.3 working hsfmodem driver ? thanks a lot --
> > (c) copyright 2007 <gabriel.schwartz AT gmail DOT com> On 10/18/07,
> John_Hull at dell.com
> >  <mailto:John_Hull at dell.com>  &lt;John_Hull at dell.com&gt; <mailto:
> John_Hull at dell.com
> > >  wrote: > > For those customers currently using Ubuntu 7.04 on a
> > Dell laptop, please > be warned that the Conexant hsfmodem driver
> > that we made available for > 7.04 does not work with Ubuntu 7.10. If
> > you upgrade a 7.04 installation to > 7.10, your modem will no longer
> > work. We are currently testing a new modem > driver for 7.10, but
> > that testing is not yet complete, and the driver is > not yet
> > available to customers. If you need your modem to work, please do >
> > not upgrade to 7.10 until we have made the new driver available. We
> > expect > to have it available for download in the next few weeks. >
> > > John > > > John Hull > Manager, Linux Engineering > Dell, Inc. > >
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> > Message: 6
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:22:23 -0400
> > From: David Quist <davidquist at earthlink.net>
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before
> >    upgrading/installing!
> > To: US New York LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID: <471A8DAF.8030405 at earthlink.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> > Herzog wrote:
> >> A knowledgeable fellow  said that Ubuntu update has problems.
> >> I got horrible news for you. Yesterday I read on the Linux-laptop
> >> list
> >> that stuff quits when you "upgrade" or change to Ubuntu 7.10
> >> That is 7 th year, and 10 th month. It was on a Linux-desktop list.
> >> His point was to await the fix, but not update.
> >> Driver stuff might have been involved, and internet was a part of it.
> >> I think that  Driver stuff might have been involved, and internet
> >> was a
> >> part of it.
> >> Wil
> >>
> >> Harrison Powers wrote:
> >>> Anyone know how to dual boot with vista on T60?
> >>>
> >>> On 10/19/07, Jeffrey Knight <jeffrey.knight at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> If you are running an Lenovo T60, you will NOT get both suspend and
> >>>> the ATI driver working at the same time out of the box. I upgraded
> >>>> today and lost suspend.
> >>>> It seems to be a significant problem:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653
> >>>>
> >>>> --
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> > So far my experience has been good.  In fact, peripheral and wireless
> > network problems that showed up when I upgraded to Feisty have been no
> > issue at all with Gutsy.  I haven't noticed Firefox being any slower
> > on
> > my system, contrary to some other experiences noted on the list.  The
> > only odd thing is that Gnucash will seem to "hang" (only briefly) when
> > generating a report, and I've had what seems to be a short "hang" a
> > couple of time while shutting down.
> >
> > For what it's worth, I'm running 7.10 as the only OS on a c. 1-year-
> > old
> > System 76 Gazelle laptop.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > Message: 7
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:28:59 +0000
> > From: lovestofail at gmail.com
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before
> >    upgrading/installing!
> > To: "Ubuntu List" <Ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Message-ID:
> >    <
> 105882001-1192922971-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-181177016- at bxe038.bisx.prod.on.blackberry
> > >
> >
> > Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> > A fellow Gnucash user! Who else uses Gnucash? And what are our most
> > useful applications? Sometimes, there are two or three different
> > free, open source apps that do the same job, and that can be
> > confusing for even an experienced user. What if we put togethe best-
> > of lists for different situations (eg family desktop, home office,
> > etc). We could even theoretically offer meta-packages on launchpad...
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Quist <davidquist at earthlink.net>
> >
> > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:22:23
> > To:US New York LoCo Team <ubuntu-us-ny at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NYLoCo] Gutsy on T60: take note before upgrading/
> > installing!
> >
> >
> > Herzog wrote:
> >> A knowledgeable fellow  said that Ubuntu update has problems.
> >> I got horrible news for you. Yesterday I read on the Linux-laptop
> >> list
> >> that stuff quits when you "upgrade" or change to Ubuntu 7.10
> >> That is 7 th year, and 10 th month. It was on a Linux-desktop list.
> >> His point was to await the fix, but not update.
> >> Driver stuff might have been involved, and internet was a part of it.
> >> I think that  Driver stuff might have been involved, and internet
> >> was a
> >> part of it.
> >> Wil
> >>
> >> Harrison Powers wrote:
> >>> Anyone know how to dual boot with vista on T60?
> >>>
> >>> On 10/19/07, Jeffrey Knight <jeffrey.knight at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> If you are running an Lenovo T60, you will NOT get both suspend and
> >>>> the ATI driver working at the same time out of the box. I upgraded
> >>>> today and lost suspend.
> >>>> It seems to be a significant problem:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/121653
> >>>>
> >>>> --
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> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> > So far my experience has been good.  In fact, peripheral and wireless
> > network problems that showed up when I upgraded to Feisty have been no
> > issue at all with Gutsy.  I haven't noticed Firefox being any slower
> > on
> > my system, contrary to some other experiences noted on the list.  The
> > only odd thing is that Gnucash will seem to "hang" (only briefly) when
> > generating a report, and I've had what seems to be a short "hang" a
> > couple of time while shutting down.
> >
> > For what it's worth, I'm running 7.10 as the only OS on a c. 1-year-
> > old
> > System 76 Gazelle laptop.
> >
> >
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