Upgrade to 7.10 from 7.04 via online upgrade-more info-same problem with LIVE-CD on DELL e-1505

[Charles J. Lingo]

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Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:03:50 -0700
From: "Charles J. Lingo" <c.j.lingo at basicisp.net>
Subject: Upgrade to 7.10 from 7.04 via online upgrade
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
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I upgraded a system built on an Asus 5VPA board with an AMD K6-2/400 and 
320 MB RAM which had been used by my grand daughter for web surfing and 
schoolwork. It had had no problems, but the reports that I had seen 
indicated that 7.10 was faster than 7.04. I expected the upgrade to 
require me to answer questions and then indicate "GO" and forget the 
computer until the upgrade was complete. Since the DSL line that I am 
using is only slightly better than a good 56K modem, according to 
KNetStats, I started at about 11 PM and checked in again in the morning. 
I found the computer waiting for my permission to delete files that were 
"obsolete". this happened again several times before the installer ran 
and completed the install.

Since the upgrade, I have found only one major problem. The same 
internet connection, Quest supplied Actiontec modem and Encore Model No. 
ENRTR-104 10/100 Mb router, allows only one connection per instance of 
Firefox. It does not allow links to be followed from a search engine, or 
even from the "Bookmarks". When trying to follow a link the load bar at 
the lower right corner goes quickly to half way and STOPS. I have not 
tried the full email sytem, as I am only on the system for 
administration purposes.

Any ideas on fixing this without just downloading an iso of 7.10 and 
reinstalling from it would be appreciated

Chuck_36

I tried a full download and CD burn for the LIVE-CD. I ran it on my relatively new DELL E1505 laptop. I had exactly the same problem. The Internet connection was the same except for the ethernet line connecting the computers to the Internet. After dumping the LIVE CD and rebooting my E1505, everything returned to normal. 

I now think that the problem is between Gutsy and one or both of the pieces of hardware at the end of the ethernet line. 

Chuck_36