Bring Ubuntu To LIFE!...please

[Colin Law]

On 8 July 2012 11:39, mischa falkenburg
<because_productions at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
> On 07/08/2012 03:39 AM, Colin Law wrote:
>>
>> On 7 July 2012 23:22, mischa falkenburg
>> <because_productions at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello All,
>>>
>>> Recently I was forced to upgrade to a new motherboard. OK, that came with
>>> a
>>> disk for installing the XP drivers. XP does all that it usually does.
>>>
>>> Ubuntu was installed from within Windows, but that disk didn't "do"
>>> anything
>>> for it. It works fine, but it doesn't see the network and can't get
>>> online.
>>> We're running 10.04.4, and if the solution is to use the disk for
>>> recovery,
>>> at what point should the disk engage - when the boot choice is made in
>>> GRUB?
>>
>> Not sure what you mean.  Are you trying to boot off the CD?  In which
>> case it should never get to the grub boot options as it should boot
>> directly from the CD without accessing the hard disc at all.  Check in
>> the BIOS to make sure that you have boot from CD as the first option
>> (or at least above boot from hard disc).
>>
>> Colin
>>
>>> Thanks-in-advance,
>>> Mischa
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>
> Sorry for the misunderstanding...
>
> The boot process is fine. In GRUB I have the choice for either OS.
>
> The question is, in order for Ubuntu to work, ie. get online, it "needs to
> know" - just like Windows did - that there is new hardware.

It should work it out for itself generally, unless you have unusual
hardware.  Are you running a proper dual boot system or running wubi?
Are you trying to connect by wire or wifi?

These may be helpful
https://help.ubuntu.com/10.04/internet/C/troubleshooting-lan.html
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide

Colin