Bring Ubuntu To LIFE!...please

[mischa falkenburg]

On 07/08/2012 08:21 AM, Colin Law wrote:
> 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
>
This is WUBI and by wire.

M.