[Hardy] Hint List

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thanks for this useful info

NoOp wrote:
> In working with Hardy, including upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy Alpha 6,
> and doing fresh installs w/Hardy Beta, I've come across a few things
> that, for now, might be of some help to others:
> 
> 1. OpenOffice.
> 
> OpenOffice does not come fully installed. Apparently there is a "lack of
> space" on the Alternate install CD that prevents providing critical OOo
> components from being initially installed, namely things such as:
> - openoffice.org-java-common
> - openoffice.org-base
> - openoffice.org-math
> - openoffice.org-filter-<x>
> - openoffice-evolution
> etc. As a result, the wizards won't work and any other java required OOo
> componets won't work.
> 
> To resolve:
> 
> sudo apt-get install openoffice.org openoffice.org-evolution
> 
> That will bring in the missing bits. See:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openoffice.org/+bug/93546
> 
> 2. Sound -386 kernel.
> 
> If you are using the -386 kernel (restricted module) instead of the
> -generic module, and applied by only installing the restricted module,
> sound doesn't work. It does work in -generic. To resolve:
> 
> sudo apt-get install linux-386
> 
> [That pulls in the complete kernel, including the missing
> linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-<currentrev>-386 modules.]
> 
> See:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/204667/
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/192005/
> 
> 3. ltmodem.
> 
> If you are using the -386 kernel (restricted module) instead of the
> -generic module for ltmodem support - make sure that you are upgraded to
> 2.6.24.12-14.32. Note: also for nvidia & fglrx issues.
> 
> See:
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24/+bug/210652>
> 
> Perhaps others can add more to this list in order to help others make
> the Hardy transition easier & we can keep it going until Hardy is
> reasonably stable. If so, please include a link to the bug report that
> resolved the problem. A list of Hardy specific bugs is located here:
> http://people.ubuntu.com/~ogasawara/hardy-buglist.html
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